Music appreciation test 2 AUBURN UNIVERSITY
da capo aria
Lyric song in ternary, or A B A, form, commonly found in operas, cantatas and oratorios
opera
Musical drama
Handel- Messiah No. 18 Aria "Rejoice Greatly" No. 44 Chorus "Hallelujah"
- amazing musician, but his music didn't really sell -says words in it. every happy and danceish (1741) - says hallelujah, know this song from church - lived 1685 to 59
Haydn- "Military" Symphony (No. 100 in G major), 2nd movement
- only one movement and slow -1794 (end of classical era) -military- happy with flute. very jumpy sounding in the beginning -2nd movement- slow and fluid, possible trumpet, could put you to sleep
chamber music
- the string quartet - cello, violin (2), and viola
Bach- Cantata No. 140 "Wachet auf" (Sleepers, awake) No. 1 Chorale Fugue No. 4 Unison Chorale
-140- same note in the beginning then going on slowly, then singing -1- cello -4 flute weird sounding
Beethoven- Symphony No. 5, complete (4 movements)
-1770-1827 -German composer and pianist -very separate from society - died at 57 -lost hearing -1st- know, dark, dum dum dum dummm -2nd- soft and loving with flutes and growing -3rd- trumpets, sounds like a marching army or someone is going to die, dramatic
cantata
-5 to 8 movements -many movements based on choral numbers, recitatives, and art
Vivaldi- "Spring" from The Four Seasons, 1st movement
-Italian violinist & composer - conservatorio del' ospedel - wrote four seasons music - 1725 - birds chirping -flute, heard before, danced to, happy (1678-1741) greatly grows song
ensemble
a group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together
aria
a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio
castrato
a male that was castrated as a very young age so he could have a very high angelic voice
serenade
a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover
chorale
unifying thread of protestant
word painting
using the words to paint a picture in the reader or viewers mind (songs) (music)
recitative secco
"dry", accompanied only by continuo
Mozart- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement/ 3rd movement
-most gifted prodigy in music history -his dad was a "stage dad" and forced him to play and travel to make money -1756-1791 (1787) -composer, violinist, pianist -freelance musician at 25 -1st (hum hum hum hum humhumhumhum) -drawn out hums sound like you would hear in the nutcracker party scene
concerto (solo & grosso)
-one force is instrument in contrast with others -Solo=is a concerto in which a single soloist is accompanied by an orchestra -Grosso=a musical composition for a group of solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra
oratorio
-preformed by solo voices, chorus, and orchestra -no staging or costumes
libretto
Author of the Opera
symphony
an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form.
Purcell- Dido and Aeneas: Recitative "Thy hand, Belinda" Aria "Dido's Lament"
first part recitative and next part aria (when I am laid in earth) -1688 - lived 1659-1695
major-minor tonality
if the music seven keys are major (happy sounding) or minor (sad sounding)
absolute music
instrumental music composed purely as music, and not intended to represent or illustrate something else
overture
introducing the music and different themes in it
program music
music that is intended to evoke images or convey the impression of events
cyclical form
musical composition consisting of several movements
monody
new structure featuring solo song with instrument accompaniment
recitative accompagnato
solo voice used in an opera for narration or dialogue
Martin Luther
the man that started the church reformation
