COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
first examination highlights
- for the reniassance period, chapter 14 is a very important intro chapter in chapter 15, the important history material begins on page 103 with the Council of Trent; however do listen to both the Josquin ex and the Palestrina ex
- the three terms I would like you to know which pertain to opera are: libretto, aria, recitative
- Handel's bio
- studied Opera in Italy
- settled in england as a composer of Italian opera
- English public lost interest in Italian opera
- Handel developed the English oratorio
- no acting
- religious texts
- he retained arias and recitatives
- emphasis on chorus
- Sonata Allegro Form
- Exposition: establishes home key (tonic), then modulates to secondary key (often the dominant)
- Development: section of greatest contrast through excessive modulation and thematic fragmentation
- Recapitulation: re-establish original home key; second tonal region (previously in a secondary key in the Expo) now remains in the tonic key.
second examination highlights