Promenade
Modest Musorgsky
Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Imitates a promenade
Polish Ox-Cart
Musorgsky
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Ostinato, art imitates nature
Goldenberg and Schmuyle
Musorgsky
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Goldenberg and Schmuyle: Two Jews, Rich and Poor
Imitates Eastern/Yiddish music, representation w/ low strings and high trumpets of two people
The Great Gate of Kiev
Musorgsky
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Incorporates bells from gate, Pilgrims’ hymn
“Hallelujah” chorus
George Frideric Handel
from Messiah
Incorporates monophony, homophony, and polyphony
Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
Johannes Brahms
Strophic form (verses; different sets of words to the same music)
Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Theme and variations form
The “Surprise” Symphony
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94, The “Surprise” Symphony
Second movement, Andante
Binary Form
AB
Sforzando
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Reed Pipes from The Nutcracker
Ternary Form
ABA
A is major with pizzicato; B is minor with ostinato
Rondeau
Jean-Joseph Mouret
Rondeau from Suite de symphonies
Rondo form
(ABABA) or ABACA or (ABACABA)
Voglio morire
Barbara Strozzi
Aria, I want to die: Part I
Basso continuo: Harpsichord, guitar, and viola da gamba
Motet, In the Churches
Giovanni Gabrieli
Motet, In the Churches
Doctrine of affections
Terraced dynamics
Toccata
Claudo Monteverdi
Orfeo
Toccata
Announces the beginning fo the opera; not thematically tied to the production
Trumpet fanfare, repeated 3 times to set a grand stage
Act II, Recitative, “At the bitter news,” and Arioso, “Thou art dead”
Claudio Monteverdi
Orfeo
Act II, Recitative, “At the bitter news” and Arioso, “Thou art dead”
Recitative and Arioso
Act III, Aria, “Powerful spirit” (strophes 1 and 2 only)
Claudio Monteverdi
Orfeo
Act III, Aria, “Powerful spirit” (strophes 1 and 2 only)
Aria
Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
Aria, “When I am laid in earth”
Basso ostinato
Brief recitative and aria
Trio Sonata in C major, Opus 4, No. 1
Arcangalo Corelli
Trio Sonata in C major, Opus 4, No. 1
walking bass
instrumental chamber music
Sonata Form; Trio (2 instruments + basso continuo)
2 violins, cello, and harpsichord
“The Spring”
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E major, Opus 8, No. 1 (“The Spring”) First movement, Allegro
art music becomes classical pops
program music
ritornello
Organ Fugue in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Organ Fugue in G minor
fugue: subject, exposition, episodes
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, First movement
Concerto Grosso: ritornello form, polyphonic texture
Cantata, Awake, a Voice Is Calling, First movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Huge choral fantasy
Free polyphony
Ritornello (orchestral refrain like concerto form)
Awake, a Voice Is Calling, Fourth movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Free polyphony
Walking bass
3-part fabric: melody, chorale, walking bass
Orchestral ritornello
Awake, a voice Is Calling, Seventh movement
Johann Sebastian Bach
Verse #3 of chorale
Homophony
Hymn
Congregation joins in
Minuet and Trio
George Frideric Handel
from Water Music
Compound ternary
Minuet (ABAABB), Trio (CD), Minuet (AB)
Orchestral dance suite
Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel
from Water Music
Dance suite
Binary (triple meter, major key)
ABABAB
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion”
George Frideric Handel
Aria, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” from Messiah
Oratorio
Da capo (ternary) aria
Early Baroque
Doctrine of affections
Baso continuo
Idiomatic writing for instruments
Melodic sequence
vocal homophony and instrumental polyphony
terraced dynamics
Doctrine of affections
one mood per piece, movement, or large section
basso continuo
bass instrument
harmony instrument
figured bass
Early Baroque opera
New thing: solo singing
libretto, stile rappresentativo (split into aria and recitative)
recitative (secco [dry] or accompagnato)
aria
arioso
Sonatas
instrumental chamber music
(3)-4 movements
Trio sonata: 2 treble instruments + basso continuo (Corelli)
Solo sonata: keyboard OR instrument + basso continuo
Concerto
competition between orchestra and soloist
solo concerto & concerto grosso
Concertino: soloist & basso continuo
Tutti: everyone: soloists, orchestra, basso continuo
Ritornello: orchestral refrain
3 movements: fast slow fast
Late Baroque Era
Bach, Handel
Dramatic power, broad gestures, complex counterpoint, opulent instrumental color, great technical solidarity and maturity
Bach
organist
Weimar, Cothen, Leipzig
dance suite
allemande, sarabande, courante, gigue