Introduction to Music

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1 Introduction to Music

2 Review Music in Baroque Society Fugue Baroque Dance Concerto Grosso and Ritornello Form

3 Opera an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text (called a libretto) and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance.

4 Opera Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment

5 Opera Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment Text called libretto

6 Opera Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment Text called libretto Can be serious, comic, or both

7 Opera Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment Text called libretto Can be serious, comic, or both Recitative presents plot material

8 Opera Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment Text called libretto Can be serious, comic, or both Recitative presents plot material Aria expresses emotion usually a show-off vehicle for the solo singer

9 Opera Drama sung to orchestral accompaniment Text called libretto Can be serious, comic, or both Recitative presents plot material Aria expresses emotion usually a show-off vehicle for the solo singer Three or more singers make up an ensemble

10 Opera Chorus: groups of actors playing crowd parts

11 Opera Chorus: groups of actors playing crowd parts The prompter gives cues to singers

12 Opera Chorus: groups of actors playing crowd parts The prompter gives cues to singers Orchestra pit sunken area in front of stage

13 Opera Chorus: groups of actors playing crowd parts The prompter gives cues to singers Orchestra pit sunken area in front of stage Prelude or overture preludes for opera acts

14 Opera Chorus: groups of actors playing crowd parts The prompter gives cues to singers Orchestra pit sunken area in front of stage Prelude or overture preludes for opera acts Modern questions concerning text in opera

15 Opera Chorus: groups of actors playing crowd parts The prompter gives cues to singers Orchestra pit sunken area in front of stage Prelude or overture preludes for opera acts Modern questions concerning text in opera Translation of text and effects upon text painting

16 Opera Chorus: groups of actors playing crowd parts The prompter gives cues to singers Orchestra pit sunken area in front of stage Prelude or overture preludes for opera acts Modern questions concerning text in opera Translation of text and effects upon text painting Supertitles displays libretto above the stage

17 Opera in the Baroque Era Roots in the Camerata in Florence

18 Opera in the Baroque Era Roots in the Camerata in Florence First known opera: Euridice (Peri 1600)

19 Opera in the Baroque Era Roots in the Camerata in Florence Orfeo (Monteverdi 1607) First known opera: Euridice (Peri 1600)

20 Opera in the Baroque Era Roots in the Camerata in Florence Orfeo (Monteverdi 1607) First known opera: Euridice (Peri 1600) Opera composed for court ceremonies

21 Opera in the Baroque Era Roots in the Camerata in Florence Orfeo (Monteverdi 1607) First known opera: Euridice (Peri 1600) Opera composed for court ceremonies First public opera house in Venice 1637

22 Opera in the Baroque Era Roots in the Camerata in Florence Orfeo (Monteverdi 1607) First known opera: Euridice (Peri 1600) Opera composed for court ceremonies First public opera house in Venice 1637 Rise of virtuoso singer chief was castrato

23 Opera in the Baroque Era Roots in the Camerata in Florence Orfeo (Monteverdi 1607) Secco vs accompanied recitative First known opera: Euridice (Peri 1600) Opera composed for court ceremonies First public opera house in Venice 1637 Rise of virtuoso singer chief was castrato

24 Claudio Monteverdi Italian early Baroque composer

25 Claudio Monteverdi Italian early Baroque composer Wrote first great operatic work, Orfeo

26 Claudio Monteverdi Italian early Baroque composer Wrote first great operatic work, Orfeo Worked last 30 years at St. Mark s in Venice

27 Claudio Monteverdi Italian early Baroque composer Wrote first great operatic work, Orfeo Worked last 30 years at St. Mark s in Venice Composed both sacred music and secular music for the aristocracy

28 Monteverdi: Act 1, Scene 3 from L incoronazione di Poppea Poppea and Nero s first duet, after a night of passionate love. She begs him not to leave, and flatters his over-bloated ego in the hope of extracting a promise that he will repudiate Ottavia and marry her. Note extensive use of secco recitative

29 Monteverdi: Act 1, Scene 3 from L incoronazione di Poppea

30 Henry Purcell English composer

31 Henry Purcell English composer Highly regarded, held court positions

32 Henry Purcell English composer Highly regarded, held court positions Buried beneath the organ in Westminster Abbey

33 Henry Purcell English composer Highly regarded, held court positions Buried beneath the organ in Westminster Abbey Composed Dido and Aeneas, famous Baroque Opera

34 Henry Purcell Ground Bass

35 Henry Purcell Ground Bass Repeated musical idea in bass

36 Henry Purcell Ground Bass Repeated musical idea in bass Variation form melodies above change

37 Henry Purcell Ground Bass Repeated musical idea in bass Variation form melodies above change Also called basso ostinato

38 Henry Purcell Ground Bass Repeated musical idea in bass Variation form melodies above change Also called basso ostinato Recitative followed by aria

39 Henry Purcell Ground Bass Repeated musical idea in bass Variation form melodies above change Also called basso ostinato Recitative followed by aria Aria makes use of ground bass

40 Purcell: Dido s Lament from Dido and Aeneas

41 Baroque Sonata Multi-movement instrumental piece for one to eight instruments

42 Baroque Sonata Multi-movement instrumental piece for one to eight instruments Trio sonata

43 Baroque Sonata Multi-movement instrumental piece for one to eight instruments Trio sonata Basso continuo and two melodic lines above

44 Baroque Sonata Multi-movement instrumental piece for one to eight instruments Trio sonata Basso continuo and two melodic lines above Three parts performed by four players

45 Baroque Sonata Sonata da chiesa church sonata (dignified)

46 Baroque Sonata Sonata da chiesa church sonata (dignified) Sonata du camera chamber sonata (more dance-like, intended for court performance)

47 C.P.E. Bach Son of J.S. Bach

48 C.P.E. Bach Son of J.S. Bach Late Baroque, early Classical

49 C.P.E. Bach Son of J.S. Bach Late Baroque, early Classical Works are transition between his father s Baroque style and new Classical aesthetic

50 C.P.E Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & basso continuo in D minor Polyphonic texture

51 C.P.E Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & basso continuo in D minor Polyphonic texture Multi-movement work

52 C.P.E Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & basso continuo in D minor Polyphonic texture Multi-movement work Contrast between movements

53 C.P.E Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & basso continuo in D minor Polyphonic texture Multi-movement work Contrast between movements First movement Binary form

54 C.P.E Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & BC in D minor

55 Antonio Vivaldi Late Baroque Italian composer

56 Antonio Vivaldi Late Baroque Italian composer Il prete rosso (red priest)

57 Antonio Vivaldi Late Baroque Italian composer Il prete rosso (red priest) Taught music at girls orphanage in Venice

58 Antonio Vivaldi Late Baroque Italian composer Il prete rosso (red priest) Taught music at girls orphanage in Venice Wrote sacred and secular vocal and instrumental music

59 Antonio Vivaldi Late Baroque Italian composer Il prete rosso (red priest) Taught music at girls orphanage in Venice Wrote sacred and secular vocal and instrumental music Famous as a virtuoso violinist & composer

60 Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons Concerto for violin and string orchestra

61 Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons Concerto for violin and string orchestra Polyphonic texture & ritornello form

62 Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons Concerto for violin and string orchestra Polyphonic texture & ritornello form Baroque program music

63 Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons Concerto for violin and string orchestra Polyphonic texture & ritornello form Baroque program music Descriptive effects (trills for bird songs, string tremolos for thunder)

64 Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons

65 Looking Ahead Johann Sebastian Bach Baroque Suite Organ Music Oratorio George Frideric Handel Chorale and Church Cantata

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