MUSIC 308A Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Ritornello, Atonality, Tonality
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Court opera had unlimited, more robust, more spectacle. Early operas were based on fables, mythology. Sex and violence, drama-- piquing interest of audience. Cremona: where families of instrument makers lived. Shift from lute to orchestra instruments of today. Where the quality of the wood emerging from good environmental factors are. Violinist who worked at st. mark"s cathedral, where monteverdi was director. Sonata iv per il violino per sonar con due corde (1626) Adopts principles of arias, recitative, and arioso. Early stages: one continuos piece rather than separate movements. Sonata: instrumental work for one or a handful of soloists with basso continuo accompaniment in four movements. Chamber sonata performed in courts or social gatherings. Instrumental music was established as genre of reckoning. Didn"t write any vocal music (very significant) Trio sonata in d major, op. 3 no. 2. Two violins, cello, keyboard instrument to realize figured bass. All movements in the same key more or les.