3.11 Baroque Vocal Music
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Cantata
a piece of moderate length for voices and instruments
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3 musical institutions of Baroque vocal music
church, court, opera house
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Coloratura
singing technique with "fast, brilliant runs, scales, high notes, vocal cadenzas, all stressing technique" (showed off virtuosos)
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Opera seria
serious opera with plots derived from ancient history
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Secco recitative
"dry" recitative with only continuo accompaniment
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Accompanied recitative
recitative with some type of orchestra accompaniment
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Affects
emotions
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Castrati
men with alto or soprano ranges due to young castration, often singing in churches
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Oratorio
Sacred vocab music, basically opera without scenery, costumes, or acting, and with a chorus
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Chorale
Lutheran hymns, commonly memorized
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