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What new developments in science, politics, and economics arose during the seventeenth century? How did they influence music?
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Discuss the career and works of Monteverdi, paying special attention to his innovations and
contributions to the development of opera.
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Compare and contrast the cantata, oratorio, and sacred concerto of the mid-seventeenth century, providing examples from your listening examples.
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Discuss the ways in which the central monarchy of Louis XIV influenced musical developments in France.
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Compare the career and works of Lully and Purcell. In what ways did their circumstances dictate their compositional output?
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Discuss the ways in which French and English styles differed from the mainstream Italian-based style of the late seventeenth century.
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Describe the genres and styles of Italian secular vocal chamber music in the early and mid seventeenth century.
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How was sacred music affected by the new developments in secular music in the seventeenth century? What new genres and styles of sacred music emerged during this time?
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What types of instrumental music were practiced in the seventeenth century? In what ways did instrumental composers borrow ideas or techniques from vocal music?
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What is a dance suite? Name the dances that are typically found in a suite, taking the suite we studied as your model.
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Trace the development of opera in France during the seventeenth century. Explain what distinguishes it from Italian opera, and describe the importance of dance in French opera.
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Describe and chart da capo aria form.
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