MUSIC 27 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ostinato, Aeneid, Chaconne
Document Summary
Opera seria - used to describe the type of opera that originated in the early. Baroque era that had mythological or historical plots and were showcases for superstar singers recitativo secco - dry - voice and continuo (chord backing) no rehearsal needed. Emperor augustus caesar, and marc antony and cleopatra commit suicide. Handel was the first composer to become super-rich writing music. Puritan leadership closed theaters and other forms of entertainment representative democracy on paper but really a dictatorship. Queen elizabeth dies in 1603 with no direct heir. James i took the throne and the stuart dynasty replaces the tudors. Charles i caused series of civil wars, and was executed in 1649 this caused the formation of the commonwealth under oliver cromwell. Cromwell died in 1659, and england saw a restoration of the monarchy the reign of charles ii and the restoration brought back the arts.
