MUSC 102 Study Guide - Symphony No. 45 (Haydn), Theorbo, Fugue
16 Oct 2014
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Week 2: introduction to renaissance and baroque aesthetics. Palestrina, missa papae marcelli kyrie https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=iicrgntyx0u: renaissance mass. Monteverdi, lemento della ninfa https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=lxcmzl6ywns: transition from renaissance to baroque, expansion of musical space, music as earthly element to be enjoyed, expression of human subjectivity, increased use of dissonance for expressive purposes, basso continuo in harpsichord and theorbo. Bach, concerto for two violins vivace https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=r68eogq4yxu: late baroque, basso continuo, fugal imitation and a lot of counterpoint. Bach, die kunst der fuge contrapunctus 1 https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=4ux-5hox2wc: late baroque, end of his life, variation on a single theme (fugue) Week 3: mozart and haydn, the classical style. Johann stamitz, symphony in g major mannheim https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=urvzravsp5c&feature=youtu. be: lighter and thinner than baroque, but still has the baroque sound galant. 45, 1st movement https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=kxctaroxrz8: more refined and strict strain of sturm und drang, sounds almost like a storm, dark and intense violin. 41, 4th movement https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=prvbexbndr0: final and longest symphony, sounds triumphant.
