MUL 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Ritornello
15 Oct 2017
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The basic characteristics: extravagance, flamboyance, elaborate ornamentations, action and motion, contrast. Musical characteristics: melodies: themes are repeated often, sequences are used often, repetitious and continuous. 3 large scale dramatic vocal works (genres: ope(cid:396)a: bo(cid:396)(cid:374) i(cid:374) the ba(cid:396)o(cid:395)ue e(cid:272)ula(cid:396) ge(cid:374)(cid:396)e, a drama set to music. It started in italy by the camerata (a group of artist musician, scholars; especially knowing their history). (greeks: medium: vocalists and an orchestra, form: early operas were played all at once. Nowadays, usually, there are 2 acts: there are costumes, scenery and action on a stage, early operas featured monody (homophonic texture, one vocalist with a accompaniment. It was a big change from the polyphonic renaissance period music: overture: the orchestral introduction (no vocalists) to an opera (and oratorio genre) Antonio: he composed and taught at an orphanage for girls and he conducted their orchestra, he was given credit for establishing the form for the concerto and.
