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- 1. The Baroque Era 1600-1750 Copyright © 2005 - Frankel Consulting Services, Inc.
- 2. What was going on in the world? 1607 - English settle Jamestown 1610 - Galileo confirms the Earth is round 1687 - Sir Isaac Newton discovers gravity 1732- George Washington born
- 5. What does the word Baroque mean? Baroque is a French word from Portugese origins that means an irregularly shaped pearl.
- 7. The term Baroque was originally used for the art works created during this period. They were “strange” and “extravagant”.
- 8. Characteristics of Baroque Music Use of a Basso Continuo – “continuous bass” harpsichord and cello providing the bass of the composition. Improvisation is used within the melodies. “Making it up as you go along” If you hear a harpsichord, it’s almost always Baroque.
- 10. Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Tocatta and Fugue in d minor
- 12. George Frederic Handel 1685-1759 The Messiah -The Hallelujah Chorus -(the last movement of the piece)
- 14. Johann Pachelbel 1653- 1706 German Most well known for his canons specifically Canon in D
- 16. Canon: a musical form in which one part sings a melody, and the other parts sing the same melody, but enter at different times. Canons are sometimes called rounds. Pachelbel’s Canon in D has 3 parts and a basso continuo.
- 17. Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 The Four Seasons The 4th movements is “Spring”
- 20. Flute
- 21. Recorder
- 22. Trumpet
- 23. Horn
- 24. Viola
- 25. Cello
- 26. Harpsichords
- 27. Pipe Organ
- 28. Composers began using mixed groups of instruments Music was no longer only functional, it was made to be enjoyed on it’s own. What does “functional” mean? Composers began to search for inspiration for their compositions in not only the church, but in nature. Baroque music is very similar to jazz and rap in their use of improvisation.
- 29. Critical Listening Please copy and then answer the following on a separate sheet of paper that you will turn in: What is Vivaldi trying to portray in this piece of music? What clues do I hear in the music that help me to make this decision?
Editor's Notes
- Diego Velázquez was a 17th-century Spanish painter who produced "Las Meninas" and many renowned portraits as a member of King Philip IV's royal court.
- Basso continuo refers to a continuous bass line with improvised harmonies in Baroque period music. The term can also refer to the instruments that play the bass line and harmonies. Basso continuo performers play, or realize, a variety of abbreviated music notation symbols called figured bass harpsichord, keyboard musical instrument in which strings are set in vibration by plucking. It was one of the most important keyboard instruments in European music from the 16th through the first half of the 18th century.
- Bach was known during his lifetime primarily as an outstanding organ player and technician Johann Sebastian Bach: The Father Of Baroque Music As the father of church and instrumental music, Johann Sebastian Bach is widely regarded as the first composer to develop these types of forms. His works from the Baroque era stand out.
- George Frideric Handel, a German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, was known particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It is Handel's most famous work, and in England, the most often performed of any big choral work. The title Messiah means “the anointed one” and is the name given to Jesus Christ in the Christian teaching.
- German composer known for his works for organ and one of the great organ masters of the generation before Johann Sebastian Bach. The term canon, from a Hebrew-Greek word meaning “cane” or “measuring rod,” passed into Christian usage to mean “norm” or “rule of faith.” The Church Fathers of the 4th century ce first employed it in reference to the definitive,…
- What was Antonio Vivaldi known for? He is known mainly for composing many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertosknown as The Four Seasons.