MUS 1751 : Music Appreciation 1751 Exam 2
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Opera, the orchestra, the violin, and the organ. Bach marked the end of the baroque period. Orfeo by claudio monteverdi: first grand opera written 1607. Monteverdi orfeo toccata: (a touched thing) an instrumental piece that requires great technical dexterity of the performers. This little instrumental overture will evolve into a new genre or type of composition later in music history. Basso continuo lute, harpsichord, cello, or harp. The singing style of orfeo is mainly monody. In baroque opera, the monody is just accompanied by the basso continuo, so it is called simple recitative. Arioso is a style of monody that is halfway between aria and recitative. Listen to act ii recitative at the bitter news and arioso thou art dead from orfeo by. Opera spread all over europe and made it to germany, france, and england. We will now listen to a bit of opera from the great english composer.
