Music History Ch 21

why were serious plots more common in the opera comique in Fran ce in the later part of the 18th century

they touched on social issues that arose during the years before and after the French Revolution

If you were to hear an aria from a ballad opera, it probably would

use a familiar tune from a folk or popular song

First book published in America

Bay Psalm Book

what is one reason that singspiel became an important genre in Germany

German playwrights translated and adapted English ballad operas into German

a song that sets lyric poetry; originally intended for home performance

Lied

In an opera seria, action progresses through

Recitative, either simple or accompanied

in a comic opera in the late 1700s an act would most likely end with

all characters onstage, singing together

the accompaniment and the vocal line of this example open with 2 measure phrases that form a ___ pair

antecedent consequent

includes spoken dialogue and songs, many of which feature new words set to well known tunes

ballad opera

___ church musicians employed the musical idioms of opera such as orchestral accompaniment, da capo arias, accompanied recitatives, choruses to express the text and inspire listeners in worship services

catholic

which of the following is not true of reform opera

composers used accompanied recitative and ensembles less frequently

composers of reform operas, such as Jommelli, Traetta, and Gluck brought together the operatic tradition of what 2 countries

france and italy

opens with a syllabic and homophonic section, then features a passage in free imitation, then returns to another homophonic section

fuging tune

Most of William Billing's compositions were plain tunes but later collections included ____ pieces that open with a syllabic and homophonic section feature a passage in free imitation and close with voices again in homophony

fuging tunes

Composers published many songs for home performance in different countries, reflecting the

growing interest in amateur music making

Why did Jean-Jacques Rousseau praise Italian composers emphasis on melody

he believed that melody aroused sentiments in the soul

performed in 2 or 3 segments between acts of a serious Opera or play

intermezzo

___ is one of the most famous and successful intermezzi

la serva padrona

Gluck supervised the production of his operas and wanted singers, both soloists and the chorus, to

move more realistically and think of themselves as actors

William Billings ____ was the first published collection of music composed entirely in north America and the first music book published in NA by a single composer

new England psalm singer

If you were attend a dramatic performance at a public theatre in the early 1700s that was sung throughout had 6 or more singing characters and had a contemporary plot centered around ordinary people it would be an

opera buffa

full length comic work that employs recitative

opera buffa

a French form of opera

opera comique

full length dramatic work without comic scenes or characters

opera seria

which of following is not a typical characteristic of German Leider in the 1700s

opportunity for virtuosic display

gluck believed that___ should appraise the spectators of the nature of the action that is to be represented

overture

William Billings declared independence from normal rules of counterpoint and wrote that he had devised a better set of rules. He often used

parallel octaves and fifths and open chords without thirds

the opera libretti written by ____ were set hundreds of times by leading composers

pietro metastasio

a written disagreement over the merits of Italian comic opera

querelle des bouffons

congregations in New England were encouraged to read music which led to the development of

singing schools

a work with spoken dialogue and musical numbers; usually has a comic plot

singspiel

opera comique and ballad opera use ___ rather than recitative

spoken dialogue

one of the most successful and famous ballad operas is

the beggars opera