music quiz 3

da capo aria

three part aria forms (A-B-A’)

libretto

text or script of the opera

ritornello

short insrumental refrain, exchanges with voice, recurring instrumental passage

masque

stage plays with music and dance, popular amongst aristocracy

church cantata

lutheran, multimovement work for singers and orchestra, “musical sermon”, integral part of church service

oratorio

sacred vocal form, large scale dramatic genre, similiar to opera, performed in concert without sets or costumes

concerto

genre in several movements for solo instrument (or instrumental group) and orchestra

Purcell

genre: masque, short life, taught at girls boarding school

Bach

figure of baroq style, german composer, devout lutheran, 19 chilren, genre: cantata

Handel

genre: english oratorio, worked in germany, italy, england. made italian operas, found royal academy

Vivaldi

has 500 concertos, from Venice, the red priest, music master

what medium is purcells

vocal

what medium is bach

vocal

what medium is handel

vocal with instrumental

what medium is vivaldi

instrumental

Medieval (Middle Ages)

500-1450

Renaissance

1450-1600

Baroque

1600-1750