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    a new vocal style based on o. Music of the ancient Greeks 16.) Orpheus goes to Hades in hope of bringing who back to life p. Eurydice 17.) In an opera what happens first q. The Overture 18.) The introduction to the overture is called r. The Prelude 19.) In an opera‚ what is an

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    Assignment 4: Vivaldi and Venetian Opera It is apparent just based upon time period (without even initial consideration of the source reading) that gender most definitely played a role in the reception of Vivaldi’s concertos during his lifetime; as one of the musicians who oversaw the instruction of the schools for music students‚ it is highly likely that he had a hand in shaping the ways by which students in each group were taught‚ and thus had an influence on gender role in a society of musicians

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    A striking departure from the thematic regularity of most operas of his time‚ Mozart’s Don Giovanni‚ presented Europe with a brash new outlook of nobility. The opera’s plot‚ based around the licentious actions of Spanish aristocrat Don Giovanni‚ begins with Giovanni’s rape of Donna Anna‚ the future bride of Don Ottavio‚ and subsequent murder of her father. From the commencement‚ it is apparent that Giovanni follows his own set of perverted morals unlike those common to society. His servant Leperello

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    effectively portrayed in the style of music. Without using specific examples from the text‚ the musical forms of the baroque era generated a very up-beat tone. Another factor that effects the differences is that the opera of the baroque era was very large scale. These baroque operas are also very diverse and have many different moving parts. All of these different moving parts make for the sporadic high energy that the baroque era has. More evidence that supports the differences in the two musical

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    Raymond Yan IB Music Sl 11/29/13 Period 4A Classical vs Baroque Era 1. Baroque Period- Musical texture during the Baroque period was also polyphonic and/or homophonic. Composers used melodic patterns to evoke certain moods. The use of text depiction continued. Rhythmic and melodic patterns are repeated throughout the composition. With the addition of instruments and the development of certain musical techniques such as basso continuo‚ music during the Baroque period became more intriguing

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    Dieudonné-Félix Godefroid (1818 -1897) Godefroid was a Belgian harpist who composed pieces for the harp and piano. He was born in Namur and later on moved to Boulogne-sur-Mer‚ where his father opened a music school. Godefroid attended the Paris Conservatory in 1832 to study harp with François Joseph Naderman and Théodore Labarre. Afterwards‚ Godefroid pursued a concert career. Starting in 1839‚ Godefroid began a solo tour throughout all of Europe and the Levant. In 1847‚ he settled down in Paris

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    Which of these was an innovation developed during the last half of the Eighteenth Century? Answer-D (A) the public concert (B) the salon (C) the coffee house (D) All of these 3. Who contributed to Neoclassicism with his operas Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste? Answer-A (A) C.W. von Gluck (B) W.A. Mozart (C) J.S. Bach (D) L.V. Beethoven 4. A traditional string quartet consists of? Answer-A (A) two violins‚ one viola‚ and one cello. (B) three

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    twentieth and twenty-first centuries brought about major changes in the world of music as many people knew music up until then. For centuries before‚ music was mainly made up of instrumental music from stringed and wind instruments with the exception of Operas. With advancements in technology and culture many new genres of music developed along with an increased involvement of women in music. There was also an increased presence of vocals being used in the creation of music during the twentieth and twenty-first

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    smooth rhythm and experimentation with irregular phrase lengths. Over the course of his working life‚ Mozart switched his focus from instrumental music to operas‚ and back again. He wrote operas in each of the styles current in Europe: opera buffa‚ such as The Marriage of Figaro‚ Don Giovanni. The different between him and other artists in his operas‚ his tone expressed and highlight psychological or emotional states and dramatic shifts. In other words‚ his music helped make the stories more compassionate

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    and directed choirs in Leipzig; wrote over 300 cantatas and numerous accomplishments for the organ‚ harpsichord‚ clavichord and for small orchestras! George Handel (1685-l759) was a composer‚ as Bach‚ but was most well known for composing Italian operas and English oratorios. Joseph Haydn (l732-1809) has often been called the father of the symphony and string quartet. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) who was considered to be the greatest musical genius of all time by many was a classical writer

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