MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Plucked String Instrument, Trio Sonata, Recitative
11 Jan 2019
School
Department
Course
Professor
Trio sonata
Ornamentation
a.
Ensemble: homophony: pluck string and soprano; instrument is
an
accompaniment
Category: Monody: voice and instrument following it
i.
b.
A.
Plucked string instrument: lute
Base lute: very big; six strings
a.
B.
Piano: made of wood instead of metals
C.
Monody: solo vocal melody with instrumental accompaniment
Most baroque music is based on this model
a.
Implies something about ensemble and texture
b.
Fit under homophonic
c.
D.
Orchestration: not before 1600s
E.
Opera: Large scale dramatic music representation; category
huge collaborative, expansive effort
a.
Librettist (libretto is literary text) who has literary and poetic
skills
b.
An elitist genre: the highest level of western society, no
peasantry or tradesmen would be allowed
c.
Florentine intellectuals looked up Francesca Coccinea, to recreate
Greek drama (some parts are musical)
d.
The first opera was vernacular entertainment,
e.
Italian opera: sung
all the time,
accompanied solo song
(homophonic)
f.
F.
Overture: firs thing to hear at the beginning of opera; musical
themes from the vocal pieces to follow, foreshadows the action
of the opera
g.
Recitative:
h.
Baroque period
Monday, September 24, 2018
8:36 AM
Document Summary
Ensemble: homophony: pluck string and soprano; instrument is an accompaniment i. Monody: solo vocal melody with instrumental accompaniment a. b. c. Most baroque music is based on this model. Opera: large scale dramatic music representation; category a. b. c. d. e. f. g. huge collaborative, expansive effort. Librettist (libretto is literary text) who has literary and poetic skills. An elitist genre: the highest level of western society, no peasantry or tradesmen would be allowed. Florentine intellectuals looked up francesca coccinea, to recreate. Italian opera: sung all the time, accompanied solo song (homophonic) Overture: firs thing to hear at the beginning of opera; musical themes from the vocal pieces to follow, foreshadows the action of the opera h. Usually seems like there"s no beat, melody plays with the singer. Aria: outpouring of emotions for character development i. ii. Often repeats text, because aria is about music j. One note written, by they play more than one.
