Music History I Final

Da capo aria

ABA aria, ornamentation at 2nd verse

Tragedies en Musique

French Opera

Divertissement

French opera interlude with dancing and possibly choral singing

French overture

AAB, developed by Lully, features dotted rhythm

Agrements

French ornamentation

Petit motet

French small sacred concerto

Grand motet

French large sacred concerto, soloist and choir

Concerto grosso

Big group of soloist with orchestra

Concerto

1-2 soloists with orchestra

Orchestral concerto

No soloists, features violins and basses

Ritornello form

Concerto faster movement form, soloist and orchestra “compete” with each other.

Ripieno

Orchestra in concerto grosso

Concertino

Soloist in concerto grosso

Catch

Body English canon usually performed at bars

Masque

English entertainment with music and dance.

Goldberg varitations

Set of 30 variations for Russian Nobleman

Well-Tempered Clavier

Equal temperament, 24 songs (one for each key)

Art of the Fugue

Set of 18 canons and fugues, Bach showing now write fugue.

A Musical Offering

Fredrick’s Theme written for keyboard/trio sonata.

Brandenburg’s Concertos

Wrote for governor of Brandenburg

Messiah

English oratorio written in 24 days

Traite de l’harmonie

Book on treatise on harmony by Rameau

Dido and Aeneas

One of the first English operas by Henry Purcell

Water Music

Handel, played for the King as they go up down the timms (plays three times)

Music for the Royal Fireworks

Handel, orchestral suite to accompany London fireworks.

Henry Purcell

English baroque composer

Giuseppi Torelli

Italian composer who brought up the concerto (specifically Trumpet)

Antonio Stradivari

Violin/viola/cello maker

Dieterich Buxtehude

Organist/composer, German, influenced Bach

Jean-Phillipe Rameau

Composed opera, flute things for amateurs and professionals

Georg Philipp Telemann

German instrumental music, Paris Quartets