Baroque and Classical period vocabulary

Luthier

maker of stringed instruments

Opera Buffa

A light hearted opera in Italian, during the classical period

Opera Seria

A more serious opera in Italian, during the classical period

Singspiel

A German opera, more like a musical with lines of song

Lieder/Lied

Piano and/or Vocal works based off of poetry in german

Sonata-Allegro form

exposition, development, recapitulation

String Quartet

A group of four instruments, including 2 violins, 1 viola, and a cello. Made by Haydn, perfected by Beethoven

Symphony

A three or four movement work written for an Orchestra

Concerto

A type of composition for a soloist with an orchestra

Cadenza

A short section of a concerto that is meant to demonstrate the soloist's prowess

Libretto

The words/script of an opera

Librettist

One who writes words/scripts for operas

Recitative

An opera song style made to show the action of the story

Aria

An opera song style made to show the emotions and ideas of the characters

Oratorio

An opera-esque religious work. Tells religious stories, but without any staging or costumes.

Dance Suite

A collection of baroque dances (songs for dances) composed for small entertaining groups

Fugue

A polyphonic composition form that uses motives and counter-motives

Motive/motif

A melodic/musical idea

Ripieno

Section of the baroque orchestra with the higher voiced instruments (violin, recorder, voice)

Continuo

Section of the baroque orchestra with the lower voiced instruments (cello, bass, lute)

Terraced dynamics

An abrupt style of dynamics where it goes quickly from soft to loud with no variance (made for the harpsichord)

Caravaggio

Artist of Narcissus, David and Goliath, and Calling of St. Matthew. Known for his extreme tenebrism.

Vermeer

Artist of Girl with a Red Hat, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Woman holding a Balance. Known for his trademark gold and blue motif.

Fragonard

Racoco artist who made The Swing, The Young Girl Reading, and The Meeting

Le Brun

Artist of two Marie Antoinette portraits, and her own Self portrait.

Bernini

Sculptor of Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, David, and Medusa.

David

Artist of Death of Socrates, and Napolean Crossing the Alps

Elements of the Dramatic (over the top/fancy)

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Major and minor Harmonies (Tonality!)

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Bouncy

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String centered (violins, violas, basses, cellos)

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Highly Ornamented (Trills, variations, arpeggios)

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Harpsichord

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Rules about Composition

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Use of form

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Use of Sequence and Imitation

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Bach

Who made the Fugue form?

Baroque

Which period was Bach from?

Baroque

Which period was Beethoven from?

Rococo

Which period was Fragonard from?

Rococo

Which period was Le Brun from?

Rococo

Which period was Watteau from?

Classical

Which period was Shubert from

Baroque

Which period was Vermeer from?

Baroque

Which period was Velazquez from?

Baroque

Which period was Ruych from?

Neoclassical

Which period was David (the artist) from?