Chapter 21 - Listening Guide Quiz 11: Strozzi: Amor dormiglione
This line shifts briefly to _____ meter and begins the ______ of the aria, admonishing Cupid for being _____.
1) Duple 2) B 3) Lazy
Amor dormiglione is an aria in_______form, which consists of an A section, a _____ section, and then a repeat of the _____ section. The song is clever in the way that the text is gender-neutral, which allowed a _____ singer to engage with the topic of _____ in a meaningful way.
1) de capo 2) B 3) A 4) female 5) love
Listen to each excerpt in its entirety and place the cards correctly on the form diagram
A - Excerpt 2 B - Excerpt 1 A - Excerpt 3
What is the language of the text of this aria?
Italian
Who and/or what is the singer addressing?
love, personified by Cupid
Which of the following describes this passage from Amor dormiglione?
word-painting of "arrows" and "fire"
Which of the following describes the harmony of the aria?
Consonant, with some chromaticism
Listen to each excerpt from the first section of Strozzi's aria below, then drag the cards to where they belong on the text.
Excerpt 3 - Amor, non dormer più! Sù, sù Excerpt 2 - ché mentre dormi tu dormi le gioie mie Excerpt 1 - Strali strali, foco, foco!
This aria would have been performed in church.
False
Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Strozzi's Amor dormiglione.
Rhythm - Mostly triple meter Melodic motion - melodic shape often expresses the text Texture - homophony
This aria is performed by a soprano and bass lute in this recording.
True
Which of the following statements regarding Strozzi's Amor dormiglione are true and which are not?
True - 1) It is a text about love. 2) It is a da capo aria. 3) It is in Italian. False - 1) It is sung a cappella. 2) It is in quadruple meter.
Which of the following statements describe the excerpt heard here and which do not?
True - 1) The text expresses trying to rouse Cupid from his sleep. 2) The harmony is mostly consonant. 3) This serves as both the opening and the ending section of the piece. False - 1) There is little-to-no word-painting. 2) The texture is polyphonic.
