Claudio Monteverdi/ the Artusi Controversy/ Prima and Seconda Practica
Baroque composer who sought to increase the expression and emotion in compositions/ controversy between Artusi and Monteverdi; tradtional vs. a mixture of new and old/ old style versus new style
Docrtine of the Affections
Idea that musi affects the state of emotion
Monody/ Basso Continuo
Solo voice with accomp/formed choradal foundation/ both key components of Baroque music
Giulio Caccini/ Florentine Camerata/ Le nouve musiche
Composed madrigals to the subjects of ancient Greek music/ circle of scholars who discussed literture, science, arts, and musicians performed new music/ "New Music"
Opera
Primary genre, begins in Italy; adds new dimension of drama and theatre
Libretto
"little book" literary text for an Opera or other musical stage work
An early composer of Opera accredited with inventing the recittative style/ Approaches speech like delivery amd follows natural rhythms of the text/Passage in recitative style/ section of strophic peom for a solo singer
Orfeo/ Coronatoin of Poppea
First surving Opera/ Monteverdi's Last Opera
Giovanni Gabrieli/ Cori spezzati/ stile concertato
Composer of polychoral motets/ divided choirs/
Henrich Schutz/Symphoniae sacare/Concerted Motet
Applie Italian style to church music; helped lay the foundation for later German composers/ first book of Sacred symphonies presents concerted Latin motets/
Cremona/ Antonio Stradivarius
Town in Italy where the first violins were made/ most prominent insturment maker
Marc-Antonio Cesti
Opera composer; Orontea
Absolutism/ Versailles/ Louis XIV
Complete government control/ Palace of King Louis, in France/ King Of France - monarch
Tragedie Lyrique
French version of the Italian Opera, more dance like
Jean Baptiste Lully
Official composer of Tragedie Lyrique and the head of music at Louis' court