Graduate Music History Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from MUS 630 Graduate Music History Review syllabus and Exam 2 study guide.

MUS 630

Graduate Music History Review, a 3-credit course taught by Ed Hafer surveying Western art music traditions from the Middle Ages to the present.

Craig Wright and Bryan Simms

Authors of the recommended textbook 'Music in Western Civilization' (2006).

Timothy Roden et al

Authors of the required 'Anthology for Music in Western Civilization', volumes 1 and 2 (2006).

Exam 1

An essay and listening exam worth 30% of the grade scheduled for Sept. 22 covering Medieval and Renaissance material.

Exam 2

An essay and listening exam worth 30% of the grade scheduled for Oct. 27 covering Baroque and Classical material.

Final Exam

A cumulative exam worth 40% of the grade held on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 10:45am to 1:15pm.

XF Grade

A transcript notation signifying 'Failure due to academic misconduct', assigned for severe academic integrity violations and preventing course withdrawal.

Artificial Intelligence Statement (MUS 630)

Course policy establishing that the use of generative AI tools for creation of classwork content is prohibited and subject to the Academic Integrity Policy.

Copyright Statement (MUS 630)

Syllabus policy indicating that instructor lectures, tests, outlines, and materials are exclusive property of Ed Hafer and unauthorized distribution or uploading is academic misconduct.

Student Accessibility Services (SAS)

USM office located in McLemore Hall Room 112 that provides reasonable accommodations to students with covered disabilities under the ADA.

Florentine Camerata

A late 16th-century group of humanists, musicians, poets, and intellectuals in Florence whose discussions led to the development of monody and early opera.

Le nuove musiche

A 1602 collection of monodies (solo songs with basso continuo) composed by Giulio Caccini.

Monody

A vocal style of the early 17th century featuring a solo singer accompanied by a basso continuo line.

Basso Continuo

A continuous bass line driving the harmony in Baroque music, performed by a bass instrument alongside a chord-playing instrument.

Figured Bass

A system of numerical notation written under a bass line indicating the harmonies to be improvised by a continuo player.

Prima Pratica

The traditional polyphonic style of Renaissance counterpoint (associated with Zarlino and Palestrina) where music takes precedence over the text.

Seconda Pratica

Claudio Monteverdi's modern Baroque compositional practice where contrapuntal rules are broken to serve the emotional text.

Sprezzatura

A term highlighted in Caccini's 'Le nuove musiche' referring to a nonchalant, flexible rhythmic freedom in vocal performance.

Cori Spezzati

A polychoral technique of using spatially separated choirs performing responsively, associated with Venetian Renaissance and Baroque style.

Concerto Grosso

A Baroque orchestral genre featuring a contrast between a small group of soloists (concertino) and the full ensemble (ripieno).

Ritornello

A recurring thematic section played by the full ensemble (ripieno) in Baroque concertos and vocal movements.

Ripieno

The full orchestra or ensemble in a Baroque concerto grosso, contrasting with the soloists.

Da Capo Aria

A vocal aria form prominent in Baroque opera seria consisting of an ABA structure where the repeated A section is embellished.

Doctrine of the Affections

The Baroque aesthetic belief that music should depict single, specific human emotional states or passions.

Style Galant

An 18th-century transitional musical style emphasizing elegant, light textures, simple melody, and balanced phrasing.

London Symphonies

A set of twelve classical symphonies (Symphonies Nos. 93-104) composed by Joseph Haydn for performance in London.

Esterházy

The prominent Hungarian noble family that employed Joseph Haydn as resident composer and court musician.

Sonata Form

A structural movement format prominent in the Classical era featuring an Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation.

String Quartet

A chamber music ensemble comprising two violins, one viola, and one cello, or a multi-movement piece written for this instrumentation.

Opera Seria

An 18th-century Italian genre of serious, dramatic opera dealing with classical mythology or ancient historical themes.

Opera Buffa

An 18th-century Italian comic opera style featuring contemporary comic situations, bass soloists, and ensemble finales.

Singspiel

A German opera genre characterized by spoken dialogue integrated with musical numbers, songs, and arias.

Lorenzo da Ponte

The Italian librettist who authored the texts for Mozart's major operas, including 'Le nozze di Figaro'.

Castrato

A male soprano or alto singer castrated prior to puberty, featured prominently in 17th- and 18th-century Italian opera seria.

Oratorio

A dramatic sacred narrative work for vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra, performed without staging, costumes, or sets.

Intermezzo

A comic musical entertainment performed between the acts of a serious play or opera seria.