Music History 2 Exam 3 (Baroque) VOCAB

passion oratorio

a narrative dramatic work that tells the story of Christ’s passion through 1 of the 4 Gospels, includes narrative (secco recitative & turba chorus), communal response (4-part chorales), and personal response (accompanied recitative and aria)

Lutheran church cantata

a multi-movement work consisting of recitatives and arias that set contemporary religious poetry, usually framed by choral movements that set Bible verses or chorale texts.

Chorale prelude

short setting for organ of a chorale melody, used as an introduction for congregational singing or as an interlude in a Lutheran church service

Chorale motet

chorale setting in the style of a 16th century motet

Cantional style

Part of Lutheran church cantata; a manner of setting chorales in chordal homophony with the melody in the highest voice

Contrafactum

Replacing the text of a vocal work while the music remains the same

Anthem

a polyphonic sacred work in English for Anglican services

Metrical psalm

Metric, rhymed, and strophic vernacular translation of a psalm, sung to a relatively simple melody that repeats for each strophe

Secco recitative

recitative accompanied by continuo

Turba chorus

Polyphonic chorus sung by a group (only found in passion oratorio)

Who pioneered the Lutheran church cantata?

Neurmeister, 1704. Italian influence, added operatic drama, multiple movements, combined biblical texts with new poetry, set text to previous Lutheran cantata melodies

Fugue

Exposition (set of entries of the subject), Answer (second entry/answer of the subject, usually on the dominant), Episodes (passage of counterpoint between statements of the subject)

Chorale cantata

subtype of Lutheran church cantata but different in that the entire cantata is based on a single chorale—all the recitatives and arias are paraphrasing chorale texts

Passion oratorio: narrative

secco recitative & turba chorus.

Passion oratorio: communal response

4-part chorales

Passion oratorio: personal response

Accompanied recitative AND aria

Where is the text of a passion oratorio dervied from?

Mix of the Gospel, Lutheran chorales, and modern poetry

Movements in Passion Oratorio

Secco recitative, turba chorus;

4-part chorales;

Accompanied recitative, aria

Movements in Lutheran church cantata

Chorales

Arias

Recitatives