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MUSIC
First Quarter-Module 3
Baroque Music (Vocal and Instrumental)

Writer: Judith J. Hermida

Validator: Jovita Consorcia F.Mani
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 What I Need to Know
In this module you will hear a new experience in music, especially the instrumental
form. You might hear familiar music which you can hear in churches, and even in cartoon
movies.

At the end of this module, learners are expected to:

● describes the musical elements of selected vocal and instrumental music of
Medieval period; MU9MRB-Ib-f-5
● relates Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music to other art forms and its history
within the era; MU9MRB-Ic-f-3
● improvises appropriate accompaniment to selected music from Baroque period
MU9MRB-Ib-d-7
● evaluates music and music performances using guided rubrics

1. Listen perceptively to examples of music from the Baroque period

2. Describe the musical characteristics of the Baroque period based on the elements of
music
3. name the composers of the Baroque period
4. recognize the development of music in the Baroque period
5. create simple music accompaniment to selected music of the Baroque period

What I Know
TRUE OR FALSE: Answer the following questions by writing the word TRUE if the
statement describes Baroque music and FALSE if the statement if it does not. Write your
answer on your answer sheet

__________1. George Friedrich Handel is one of the famous composers of the

Baroque period who composed “The Messiah”
__________2. Baroque was taken from the Portuguese word “Bonita” which means
irregularly shaped pearl
__________3. Unlike the Renaissance, Baroque music is not easy to sing and
remember.
__________4. Baroque music is elaborate and ornamental
__________5. Most music in the Baroque period is monophonic in texture

IDENTIFICATION: Identify the word/s being defined or described in each sentence.

Choose your answer from the box below.

_________ 6. Orchestral music during the Baroque Period wherein the music is
between a small group of solo instruments called concertino and the whole
orchestra
_________ 7. A contrapuntal piece, developed mainly by imitative counterpoint
_________ 8. Musical compositions that resemble a harmonized version of hymnal
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 tunes of the Protestant Church
_________ 9. An Italian Baroque composer known as the “Red Priest” because of his
red hair
_________10. A large scale musical composition for orchestra and voices that
incorporates narratives on religious themes
_________11. A German composer who came from a family of musicians. He was
taught to play violin by his father
_________12. A form of orchestral music that employs a solo instrument accompanied
by an orchestra.
_________13. A word that means an irregularly shaped pearl
_________14. an accompanying part that includes a bassline and harmonies, typically
played on a keyboard instrument and with other instruments such as
cello or lute.
_________15. An instrument that is most commonly used in the Baroque period

CHOICES
Continuo Concerto Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue Harpsichord Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto Grosso Chorale Oratorio
Baroque Madrigal George Friedrich Handel

Lesson Baroque
1 Period

From the past two lessons, we have learned that Medieval music was an era
of Western music, including liturgical music (also known as sacred) used for the church,
and secular music, non-religious music. Medieval music includes solely vocal music, such
as Gregorian chant and choral music (music for a group of singers), solely instrumental
music, and music that uses both voices and instruments (typically with the
instruments accompanying the voices).

Renaissance music was significantly influenced by the developments which define

the early modern period: The influence of the Roman Catholic Church started to decline
as the new music genre arose. Though sacred music was still of great importance, secular
music became more prominent in the renaissance period. This era was also known as the
―golden age of a capella choral music.
Let us now try to discover the characteristics of Baroque music by listening to
music examples and comparing them to Medieval and Renaissance

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 What’s In
The following music is vocal music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque
periods. Listen attentively and distinguish the characteristics of the music/song. Compare
the three songs by answering the questions that follow.
1. https://youtu.be/zNNm-wnfZ-U Le Jeu de Robin et Marion
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlzfKc6yh9Y Fire, Fire My Heart
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c Hallelujah Chorus

Guide Questions:

1. Give a brief description of the three songs

Song 1: ___________________________________________________________
Song 2: ___________________________________________________________
Song 3: ___________________________________________________________
2. Which of the three songs did you like the most? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________

What’s New
Activity 1: Grandioso!

Look at the following artworks. What can you say about the artworks? How about the
design?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baroque_ceiling_frescoes_(Ljubljana_Cathedral).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baroque_statue,_Vienna.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High_Baroque_style.jpg

Guide Questions:
1. What is your observation on the pictures?

2. Do you find the artworks beautiful or is it too much for you? Why?

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 What is It
Activity 2: Reading Time!

The pictures above are artworks (painting, sculpture and architecture)

which were created during the Baroque period. What is the Baroque period, its
characteristics and how does it influence the music of the era?
BAROQUE PERIOD 1600 to 1750
The Baroque isa style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture and other
arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1740s. In the
territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including the Iberian Peninsula it
continued, together with new styles, until the first decade of the 1800s. It
followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often
referred to as "late Baroque" and Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic
Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art
and music, though Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well.

Baroque music is a style of Western art music composed from approximately 1600
to 1750. This era followed the Renaissance, and was followed in turn by the Classical era.
The word “baroque” comes from the Portuguese word barroco meaning misshapen pearl,
a negative description of the ornate and heavily ornamented music of this period.
Comparing some of music history’s greatest masterpieces to a misshapen pearl might
seem strange to us today, but to the nineteenth century critics who applied the term, the
music of Bach and Handel era sounded overly ornamented and exaggerated. Having long
since shed its derogatory connotations, “baroque” is now simply a convenient catch-all for
one of the richest and most diverse periods in music history.
Baroque music forms a major portion of the “classical music” canon, being widely
studied, performed, and listened to. Composers of the Baroque era include Johann
Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti, Domenico
Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Henry Purcell, Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean-Baptiste
Lully, Arcangelo Corelli, Tomaso Albinoni, François Couperin,Denis Gaultier, Claudio
Monteverdi, Heinrich Schütz, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jan Dismas Zelenka, and Johann
Pachelbel.
The Baroque period saw the creation of tonality. During the period, composers and
performers used more elaborate musical ornamentation, made changes in musical
notation, and developed new instrumental playing techniques
Characteristics of Baroque Music:

● Melodies sound elaborate and ornamental

● Melodies are not easy to sing or remember
● Primarily contrapuntal textures with some homophony
● Dynamic contrast – alternation between loud and soft
● Music genres—operas, oratorios, suites, tocatas, concertó grosso, fugue
● Orchestra consists of strings and continuo (an accompanying part that includes a
bassline and harmonies)
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 ● Harpsichord and organ are the keyboard instruments that are commonly used

Music Genres of Baroque Music

1. Concerto - is a musical composition usually composed in three parts or
movements, in which (usually) one solo instrument (for instance, a piano, violin,
cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra or concert band.

Examples:
a. Bach- Concerto for two violins in D minor -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILKJcsET-NM
b. Vivaldi - Violin Concerto -Winter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPdk5GaIDjo

What instrument is dominant in the music that you heard?

_____________________________________________________________________

How did you feel while listening to the music?

_____________________________________________________________________
2. Concerto Grosso- is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is
passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra
(the ripieno or concerto grosso)
Examples:
a. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major
https://youtu.be/NwCh4spYRwg
b. Handel – Concerto Grosso in D minor
https://youtu.be/a32nicpS3rk

What is your personal observation/opinion on the difference between Concerto

Grosso and Concerto?
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3. Fugue - is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on
a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning
in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the
course of the composition.
**contrapuntal/counterpoint – the art of combining melodies; the texture
resulting from the combining of individual melodic lines
https://youtu.be/4O6lc_ym12U
Examples:
a. Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor
https://youtu.be/ho9rZjlsyYY
b. Bach – Fugue in G minor
https://youtu.be/PhRa3REdozw

4. Oratorio - An oratorio is a musical piece that is usually lengthy and based on

some Biblical or religious event. It is a performance for voice and orchestra, but the
story is told through the music, and not with scenery, costumes, and action.

Example:
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 a. Handel – The Messiah
https://youtu.be/NYVGtAJ7ujA
b. Bach – Christmas Oratorio
https://youtu.be/98UjjwzJBFE
c. Vivaldi – Juditha Thriumphans
https://youtu.be/-WDKWqE0fys

Which of the following examples of Oratorio did you like most? Why?
__________________________________________________________________

5. Chorale - is a melody to which a hymn is sung by a congregation in a German

Protestant Church service during the Baroque period. Chorales tend to be simple
and singable tunes. The words are often sung to a rhyming scheme and are in a
strophic form (the same melody used for different verses).
Example:
a. Bach – Chorales
https://youtu.be/W_c_JjNdu9M
b. Handel – Thine Be the Glory Choral
https://youtu.be/gZz5fO2e1Cc

On what occasions or celebrations do you usually hear this kind of music?

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Baroque Period Composers

Johann Sebastian Bach

Germany
March 21, 1685 to July 28, 1750

A German Baroque composer, and is the youngest child in a family of musicians.

He started school at the age of 7 and lived with his brother Christoph, who supported him
when he became orphaned at the age of 10. Bach, who has a beautiful soprano singing
voice got accepted at a school in Luӥeberg. When his voice changed a few years later, he
focused on playing the violin and the harpsichord.
His famous composition includes instrumental music such as the Brandenburg Concertos
and the Goldberg Variations, and for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and
the Mass in B minor. He has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of
all time.

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 What’s More
Activity 3: Describe Me
Based on the definition and characteristic of the different Genres of Baroque music that
you heard. Write a short description for each. Describe the music Genre in general.

Genres of Baroque Music Characteristics

Concerto
Concerto Grosso

Fugue

Oratorio

Chorale

Activity 4: Music Analysis

Choose a music from the Baroque Music Genres given above and Analyze based on its
musical elements.

Title
Composer: Genre:
Timbre ___ Vocal
___head voice/falsetto
___ chest voice
___ guttural
___ Instrumental

Texture ___monophonic
___homophonic
___polyphonic
Meter ___ free meter
___duple
___ triple
___Quadruple
Form ___ Unitary/ Strophic
___ Binary
___ternary
Melody ___narrow
___moderate
___wide

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 What I Have Learned
Complete the following Sentences:

1. Through listening to the different Baroque Music I observed that

_____________________________________________________________________

2. In my opinion, among the three musical periods (Medieval, Renaissance and

Baroque) Baroque music is
_____________________________________________________________________

What I Can Do

Activity 5: Let’s Create music

Look for contemporary songs which have similar characteristics to the Baroque
music Genres. You can play an instrument or ask a member of your family who plays any
instrument to accompany you while you sing.

Example:

Chorale – Sing a hymnal from your church with guitar, ukulele, keyboard or
piano accompaniment.

Fugue – Create an appropriate counterpoint to your own choice of

music

Assessment

Activity 6: Oh My… Chorale

Study the song “How Great Thou Art” - https://youtu.be/Cc0QVWzCv9k

Ask a member of your family, a relative or a friend, to play an instrument to accompany
your song.

How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed

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Refrain
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander

And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
And hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze

Refrain
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

And when I think that God, His Son not sparing

Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin

Refrain
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art

Refrain
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee;
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

RUBRIC

10 7 5 RATING
CRITERIA VERY GOOD GOOD POOR
MASTERY Able to perform the Perform the song Unable to
song following the following only some of perform majority
musical the characteristics, of the
Characteristics, with some mistakes characteristics of
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 mastery of the on the lyrics the song, lyrics
lyrics and proper are not
tempo memorized
VOCAL QUALITY Sung the song withSung the song with Sung the song
exemplary vocals, good vocals, some with very poor
proper breathing, inconsistency in vocals, no
and with perfectbreathing, and with technique in
pitch. only few errors in breathing, and
pitch. with erroneous
pitch.
EXPRESSION Was able to convey is trying to convey the Was not able to
the message of the message of the song convey the
song through but shows shyness message of the
expressive singing and lacks confidence song.
TOTAL

Additional Activities

Discuss the similarities and differences of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music
based on the lessons learned from the three modules

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 Answer Key

Answers may vary Harpsichord

Continuo
Activity #4 Baroque
Concerto
Johann Sebastian Bach
Answers may vary Oratorio
Ativity #3 Antonio Vivaldi
What's More Chorale
Fugue
rubrics Concerto Grosso
False
Performance is based on the True
True
False
Assessment True
What I Know

References
Books
Websites
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https://www.baroque.org/baroque/whatis
https://youtu.be/zNNm-wnfZ-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlzfKc6yh9Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c
https://youtu.be/Cc0QVWzCv9k
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Sebastian_Bach.jpg

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 Development Team of the Module

Writer: Judith J. Hermida

Editors:
Validator: Jovita Consorcia F. Mani
Internal Reviewer:
External Reviewer:
Illustrators:
Layout Artist:
Management Team:
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Jovita Consorcia F. Mani

Education Program Supervisor – Music, Arts, Physical Education &
Health

Ivy Coney A. Gamatero

Education Program Supervisor– Learning Resource Management Section

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Schools Division Office- Marikina City

Email Address: sdo.marikina@deped.gov.ph

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Telefax: (02) 682-2472 / 682-3989

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