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Music Travels

Music Travels. Trends in Italy, Germany, France, and England. Some Organists: Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, and Others. Girolamo Frescobaldi ( 1583–1643 ) organist at St. Peter’s in Rome the toccata and the partite Cento partite sopra passacagli (1637) [Anthology 1-69] passacaglia chaconne.

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Music Travels

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  1. Music Travels Trends in Italy, Germany, France, and England

  2. Some Organists:Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, and Others • Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643) • organist at St. Peter’s in Rome • the toccata and the partite • Cento partite soprapassacagli (1637)[Anthology 1-69] • passacaglia • chaconne

  3. Some Organists:Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, and Others • Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621) • chief organist at Amsterdam’s Oude Kerk • polyphonic vocal music • keyboard compositions • organ, harpsichord, virginal

  4. Lutheran Adaptations • The Chorale Partita • polyphonic instrumental chorale setting • Scheidt, Christ lag in Todesbanden (1624) [Anthology 1-70]

  5. Lutheran Adaptations • The Chorale Partita • polyphonic instrumental chorale setting • Scheidt, Christ lag in Todesbanden (1624) [Anthology 1-70] • The Chorale Concerto • mixed vocal and instrumental genre • Schein, Christ lag in Todesbanden(1618) [Anthology 1-71]

  6. Germany, the Thirty Years War, and Heinrich Schütz • The Thirty Years War (1618–1648) • Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) • employed by Landgrave Moritz • studied with Gabrieli in Venice (1609–1612) • employed by the Elector of Saxony in in Dresden 1614 • returns to Venice in 1628

  7. The “Luxuriant Style” • stylus luxurians • stylus gravis • Schütz, Symphoniaesacrae(1629) • sacred concertos • O quam tupulchraes [Anthology 1-72]

  8. Back to Germany at War • 1633: Dresden musical establishment disabled • Schütz, KleinegeistlicheConcerte (1636 and 1639) • up to 5 solo voices and continuo

  9. Back to Germany at War • 1648: Peace of Westphalia • Symphoniaesacrae, second book (1647) • GeistlicheChor-music (1648) • Symphoniaesacrae, third book (1650) • Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich? [Anthology 1-73]

  10. Oratorio and Cantata • Oratorio • GiacomoCarissimi (1605–1674) • Jepthe(1648)

  11. Oratorio and Cantata • Cantata • BarabaraStrozzi (1619–1677) • 8 books of madrigals, cantatas, and arias • DiportidiEuterpe, seventh book (1659) • Lagrimemie [Anthology 1-75]

  12. MaddalenaCasulana • 3 books of madrigals (1568–1583) • Francesca Caccini (1587 – ca. 1641) • book of monodies (1618) • La liberazionediRuggeriodall’isolad’Alcina(1625)

  13. TragédieLyrique: The Politics of Patronage • King Louis XIV (1638–1715) • Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602–1661) • Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687) • Académie Royale de Musique (est. 1669) • Tragédielyrique

  14. Drama as Court Ritual • Lully, 13 tragédielyriques • French Overture • ballet de cour • les vingt-quatreviolons du Roi(the 24 violins of the King) • agréments, “graces”

  15. Atys, the King’s Opera(1676) • [Anthology 1-76] • Libretto by Philippe Quinault (1635–1688)

  16. Jean-Philippe Rameau(1683–1764) • Castor et Pollux(1737) [Anthology 1-77] • ariette

  17. Jacobean England • James I (reigned 1603–1625) • Masques • Consort Music

  18. “these distracted times” • British Civil War (1640s) • Commonwealth (1649–1660)

  19. Stuart Restoration • The Restoration • Charles II • Restoration masques • Semi-operas • The Tempest (1674) • music by 5 different composers • The Fairy Queen (1692) • music by Henry Purcell

  20. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneasand the Question of “English Opera” • [Anthology 1-78] • Libretto by Nahum Tate • Synthesis of French and Italian ingredients • French overture • Italian-style solo singing • Venetian lament

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