MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Brandenburg Concertos, Trio Sonata, Henry Purcell
15 Aug 2016
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Oratorios: unstaged operas based on sacred subjects, performed during lent. Impresarios (producers) invested in new productions and famous singers. The virtuoso rulers and the public coveted virtuoso singers and instrumentalists. Castrati: singers who had been castrated as boys to preserve their high singing range. Elite audience members sat in boxes, rented privately for entire seasons. Basso continuo: a group of instruments that provide a continuous bass line and harmonies. Recitative: style of singing between singing and speaking (reciting text) Emphasizes the meaning of the words over melody. Coexistence of homophony and polyphony typical baroque music. Composed for court and public: dido and areas. One of the first operas written in english. Aria: lyrical movement for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment. French overture: slow intro and imitative fast section. Each number dominated by a single affect (emotion) Worked as composer and organist at english court at westminster abbey.
