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    Music

    Of
    Baroque
    Period
    What is Baroque?

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    What is Baroque
    music?
    A style of European music which
    existed between
    1600 and 1750
    Forms a major portion of the
    classical music canon
    Characteristics Of
    Baroque Music
    Gives an impression of dynamic
    expansion
    Creates a feeling of continuity
    Melody
    Texture
    Diff erent Forms Of
    Baroque Music
    1. Single Movement Vocal
    Forms
    2. Multi-Movement Vocal Forms
    3. Single Movement
    Instrumental Forms
    4. Multi-Movement
    Instrumental Forms
    SINGLE MOVEMENT VOCAL
    FORMS
    Chorale
    - tend to be simple and tunes can be sung

    Aria
    - a song for solo voice and accompaniment written in a
    fairly complex style
    Arioso
    - a work for solo voice and accompaniment written in a
    recitative style
    Solo ( Lied or
    - works for voiceChanson )
    and accompaniment, usually in
    Song style and in binary or ternary form
    homophonic
    Heres an example of a single movement vocal form,
    Chorale

    KYRIE: ORBIS FACTOR BY ENSEMBLE


    ORGANUM
    MULTI-MOVEMENT VOCAL
    FORMS
    Cantata
    - a vocal composition with an instrumental
    accompaniment
    Oper
    - a drama song with instrumental accompaniment
    a
    - presented with scenery, costumes, and staging

    Oratorio
    - a composition including an orchestra, a choir, and
    soloists
    Mass
    - different from Renaissance masses in that:
    they have orchestral accompaniment, section for solos, and
    in general; a more dramatic, almost operatic character
    Heres an example of a multi-movement vocal form,
    Oratorio

    BACHS CHRISTMAS ORATORIO


    SINGLE MOVEMENT
    INSTRUMENTAL FORMS
    Fugue
    - a compositional technique in two or more voices built
    on a subject
    Fant
    - a musical composition with its roots in the art of
    asia
    improvisation
    Ricecare
    - an instrumental composition of the late Renaissance
    and early Baroque
    Toccat
    - a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or
    aPrelu
    plucked string instrument

    - a short piece of music, the form of which may vary from


    de
    piece to piece
    Heres an example of a single movement
    instrumental form, Toccata

    ALESSANDRO SCARLATTIS TOCCATA FOR HARPSICHORD IN G


    MINOR
    MULTI-MOVEMENT
    INSTRUMENTAL FORMS
    Concerto
    - a form of music in which the musical material is
    Grosso
    passed between a small group of soloists and full
    orchestra
    Suite
    - an important form for the solo harp, clavichord or
    orchestral instruments
    Sonata ( Church
    Sonata)
    - a composition in several movements in slow and fast
    daChiesa
    Sonata
    tempos
    ( Chamber
    - a composite instrumentalSonata)
    work based on dance forms
    daCamera
    Solo
    - a work for one solo instrument, such as harpsichord,
    Concerto
    violin, or flute
    Heres an example of a multi-movement instrumental
    form, Concerto Grosso

    BACH'S BRANDENBURG CONCERTO


    NO.4
    Prominent Composers
    Of The Baroque Period
    JOHANN SEBASTIAN
    BACH (German, 1685-1750)
    Bach was best known
    during his lifetime as an
    organist, an organ
    consultant, and a
    composer of organ works
    in both the traditional
    German free genres.
    GEORGE FREDRICK
    HANDEL
    (German, 1685-1759)
    Handel wrote his music
    using diatonic harmony
    with expressive melodies
    and tone color for
    atmosphere and dramatic
    expression

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