MUS 1751 Lecture : Music Appreciation Notes
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Music appreciation-material for test 2 10/6/2011 4:10:00 pm. Opera- listen to orfeo by claudio monteverdi: first grand opera written. Toccata: (a touched thing) an instrumental piece that requires great technical dexterity of the performers. This little instrumental overture will evolve into a new genre or type of composition later in music history. Basso continuo (this plays off the figured bass): lute, harpsichord, cello, or harp. The singing style of orfeo are mainly monody. There are different types of monody: recitative- something recited. is musically heightened speech, in baroque opera, just accompanied by the basso continuo, so it is called simple recitative, aria- song. lyrical type of monody with regular rhythm. Arioso is a style of monody that is halfway between aria and recitative. Libretto- little book highest voice => most important character => hero. Counter- tenor- man who can use falsetto voice. Opera spread all over europe and made it to germany, france, and england.
