MUAR 211 Lecture 7: MUAR211sept27
3 Oct 2016
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Baroque era review: principal musical genres and forms. E. g. the coronation of poppea, monteverdi (1642) Aba form: contrasting a and b sections - e. g. la giustizia, julius caesar (pg. Ritornello - a - ritornello - b - ritornello - a. Words repeat 3 timeslots of coloratura (fast scales and turns) Dramatic explosion on words vendetta (vengeance) and. More brief and subdued than a section. Display of vocal virtuosity; soloist embellishes original material. E. g. violin concerto in g, la stravaganza, op. E. g. prelude and fugue in c major from the well-tempered clavier, E. g. this prelude cycles through a series of arpeggios built on different chords. Fixed number of instrumental lines called voices . 3 or 4 voices all played by a single piano player. Built on a single principal theme called the subject . The subject is the main melodic motif stated over and over.
