Insights into Baroque Music and Vocal Techniques
Oratorio
Aria
Chorus
ReligiousText
Recitative
Not
Acted – performed
in a concert hall or
religious setting.
Recap
Opera
Aria
Chorus
Non-ReligiousText
Recitative
Acted on a Stage in
a Theatre
Da Capo Aria
– an Aria in Ternary
form. A section, B section followed by
A section (with a few decorations!)
Da Capo
Aria
A
B
A*
A
Da Capo
Aria
B
A
A
section followed by
B
– then
A
comes back with
extra decorations
!
Coloratura
– singing that is very florid –
extra decorations
(scales and ornaments)
have been added in by the singer.
Think back to the
Da Capo Aria
–
Coloratura describes what happens when
the A theme returns!
Coloratura
Ornaments
Ornaments
– fast, decorative extra notes added to a melodic
line by a singer or instrumentalist.
Trill
Trill
– Two alternate notes repeated rapidly.
Mordent
Mordent
– the note, the note below then the first note again
OR the note, the note above then the first note again
Acciaccatura
Acciaccatura
– a short fast note played before a longer note.
Ornaments
Recitative
– vocal
music in the
rhythm of speech, used in operas and
oratorios. A recitative is usually a short
section for solo voice.
Its purpose is to move the story along.
Recitative
Delve into the world of Baroque music, recitatives, arias, choruses, and vocal ornaments like coloratura and trills. Explore the distinctions between religious and non-religious texts, Da Capo arias, and the expressive nature of recitatives in operas and oratorios.
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S4 (Higher) S4 (Higher) BAROQUE BAROQUE MUSIC MUSIC
Recap Recap Opera Aria Chorus Oratorio Aria Chorus ReligiousText Recitative Not Acted performed in a concert hall or religious setting. Non-ReligiousText Recitative Acted on a Stage in a Theatre
Da Capo Da Capo Aria Aria Da Capo Aria an Aria in Ternary form. A section, B section followed by A section (with a few decorations!) A B A*
Da Capo Da Capo Aria Aria A B A A section followed by B then A comes back with extra decorations!
Coloratura Coloratura Coloratura singing that is very florid extra decorations (scales and ornaments) have been added in by the singer. Think back to the Da Capo Aria Coloratura describes what happens when the A theme returns!
Ornaments Ornaments Ornaments fast, decorative extra notes added to a melodic line by a singer or instrumentalist. Trill Two alternate notes repeated rapidly. Mordent the note, the note below then the first note again OR the note, the note above then the first note again Acciaccatura a short fast note played before a longer note.
Recitative Recitative Recitative vocal music in the rhythm of speech, used in operas and oratorios. A recitative is usually a short section for solo voice. Its purpose is to move the story along.
