This singing style provides the audience with character deve…
This singing style provides the audience with character development. it expresses feeling or emotion rather than narrating the drama’s action. All or part of the orchestra, including the basso continuo, accompanies the singer.
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This Venetian, who was not only a skilled violinist but also an ordained priest (known as “The Red Priest” even though he wears a wig in his portrait), was the most influential composer in the creation of the Baroque concerto.
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An advocate for what has come to be called “chance music,” this composer felt it was unnecessary for music to develop, climax, or be goal-oriented. One composition consisted of amplifying and broadcasting the sounds resulting from chopping vegetables, grinding them up, and drinking the juice
Read DetailsIn the 1930s this composer made a deliberate appeal to ordin…
In the 1930s this composer made a deliberate appeal to ordinary citizens by rejecting radical dissonance and atonality, working instead on a series of projects based on rural and Western American ideas. The resulting musical style is characterized by the use of folk songs and popular elements, tonal harmony, and a clear, luminous orchestration.
Read DetailsTo maximize (and sometimes minimize) the Romantic sound, com…
To maximize (and sometimes minimize) the Romantic sound, composers prescribed an extravagant range of __________. These extremes are typical of the Romantic period, an era that indulged in wild mood swings and excesses of many kinds.
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