goMusic128aMidtermStudyGuide

MonteverdisLOrfeo
(1607)

Tocatta:Afanfareofbrass,comesfromtucket,whichmeanstrumpetflourish.
Prologue:SungbyLaMusicainstrophic/verseform
AlessandroStriggio:ThelibrettistforLOrfeo
Favolainmusica:Meansfableinmusic;operalikeshowsatthistimewerenotyetcalled
operas;thishasbeendebatedasthebirthofopera
Orpheus:
Eurydice:
LaMusica:
Charon:
Nymphs&Shepherds:
Mantua:ThiswasthesettingforLOrfeo
Castrato:Amalewhohasbeencastratedinordertokeepthevoiceatahigherpitch
Monody:Similartoanaccompaniedrecitative,butwordsaremuchmoreimportant;wordsare
representedinthemusic
Neoplatonism:
Libretto:Thisisthetextandthebookthatthecomposerssetthemusic/productionto
Melisma:Arunofmanynotesononeheldvowel;itisextravagant
Melismatic:Seemelisma,oppositeofsyllabic
Syllabic:Eachsyllableissungononlyonenote
Strophic:Strophicformiswhentherearemultiplestanzas/versesusuallyseparatedbya
ritornello.LaMusicasingsinthisformintheprologue
WordPainting:
TonePainting:
BassoContinuo:Continuousbasslineusuallyconsistingofaharpsichordandcello.Thereis
alsoafillerinstrumentandavoiceabovethebassocontinuo
Metricalvs.NonMetrical:Doyoufeelapulse?Ifyes,itsmetrical.Ifno,itsnonmetrical
RhymeSchemes:
Thebirthofopera:
Renaissancecourtsvs.BaroqueCourts:Renaissancecourtsdidfavolaswhereasbaroquedid
opera

MusicalExamples
Dalmiopermesso
LaMusicasPrologue
Instrophicform
Tusemorta
Orpheussrecitative
Verysadandsoft,Eurydicehasjustdied
Possentespirit
OrpheusslamentinactIII
Melismatic
RecitativewherehetriestopersuadeCharontolethimin