MUSIC101 Lecture Notes - Concerto Grosso, Figured Bass, Opera Buffa

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12 Nov 2012
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Slow, duple compound time gentle, flowing. Gives a governing rhythmic and expressive character. We"ve focused on form and style, but baroque and classical forms and styles also have expressive impact. But that impact has a different basis in each style. Bach , concerto in d minor for 2 violins, strings, and continuo (naxos) A concerto grosso 3 movements (fast/slow/fast) In the rhythm of a dance the siciliano. Imitative and non-imitative polyphony between the violins adds intensity. Very few dramatic change but constant development of an emotion. Dramatic tension is crucial, especially to the most complex form, sonata form. Opera buffa is comic opera in the classical style. It uses recitative and aria, but adds another type of piece: ensemble. Arias still express character, and some action happens in recitative. But ensembles are increasingly important to interaction. They let the music show who"s leading, who"s responding, what"s conflicting, what"s resolved. And in mozart"s don giovanni, a noble libertine/seducer.

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