Music App Chapter 23 Inquizitive Practice
Amor dormiglione is an aria in (1) form, which consists of an A section, a (2) section, and then a repeat of the (3) section. The song is clever in the way that the text is gender-neutral, which allowed a (4) singer to engage with the topic of (5) in a meaningful way.
1- da capo 2- B 3- A 4- Female 5- Love
This line is briefly in (1) meter as it begins the (2) section of the aria, admonishing Cupid for being (3).
1- duple 2- B 3- Lazy
As women, both Barbara (1) and Chiara Margarita (2) challenged (3) -dominated traditions of creating and making music
1- strozzi 2- Cozzolani 3- male
Which of the following statements are correct about this excerpt? Which are incorrect?
CORRECT: -It features changes in pace (tempo). -It is performed by two choruses, two soloists, and basso continuo. INCORRECT: -The pace of the music is fast throughout. -It is performed by chorus and vocal soloists only. -The pace of the music is slow throughout. It is performed by chorus only.
How does the melody in Strozzi's Amor dormiglione (Sleepyhead, Cupid!) depict the text?
DOES -Static melodic line to depict Cupid's laziness. -Downward motion in melody to depict Cupid's arrows. DOES NOT -Upward motion in melody to depict Cupid's arrows.
Barbara Strozzi published more madrigals than any other male singer-composer of her time.
False
mixed choirs of men and women
False
Musical life and activities in Baroque-era convents included which of the following? Which was not included?
INCLUDED -evening observance of Vespers -new compositions by women in the convent -public concerts held outside of the convent NOT INCLUDED -mixed choirs of men and women
What is the language of the text of this aria?
Italian
What is the language of the text in this work (page 130)?
Latin
Which of the following statements regarding Strozzi's Amor dormiglione are true and which are false? Strozzi, Amor dormiglione0:00
TRUE: It is a text about love. It is in Italian. It is a da capo aria. FALSE: It is sung a cappella. It is in quadruple meter.
This aria is performed by a soprano and bass lute in this recording.
True
Which describes the music in this excerpt? Be sure to listen to the entire excerpt.
begins with chorus and shifts to a duet
Which describes the pace of the music in this excerpt?
changing between slow and fast
Which of the following describes the harmony of the aria?
consonant, with some chromaticism extremely chromatic
Which describes the relationship between the voices in this excerpt?
imitation between two solo voices, followed by homophonic female chorus
Who and/or what is the singer addressing?Strozzi, Amor dormiglione, 0:00-0:080:00
love, personified by Cupid
Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Strozzi's Amor dormiglione.
melodic motion: melodic shape often expresses the texture: homophony rhythm: mostly triple meter
Which describes the performers heard in this excerpt? (Cozzolani, Magnificat0:33)
two choruses, two soloists, organ, and string instruments
Which describes the relationship between the voices in this excerpt (Cozzolani, Magnifcat 0:20)?
two soloists singing together followed by imitation between two soloists
Which of the following describes this passage from Amor dormiglione?Strozzi, Amor dormiglione, 0:36-0:400:06
word-painting of "arrows" and "fire"
Which of the following statements describe the excerpt heard here and which do not?Strozzi, Amor dormiglione, 0:00-1:000:00
DOES -The text expresses trying to rouse Cupid from his sleep. -This serves as both the opening and the ending section of the piece. -The harmony is mostly consonant. DOES NOT -The texture is polyphonic. -There is little-to-no word-painting.
Which describe this music? Which do not?Cozzolani, Magnificat0:00
DOES -begins with duple meter and then shifts to triple meter -imitation between two voices, followed by two soloists singing together, ending with homophonic chorus DOES NOT -begins with triple meter and then shifts to duple meter -homophonic chorus, followed by two soloists singing together, ending with imitation between t--Two voices two soloists singing together, followed by homophonic chorus, ending with imitation between two voices
