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    MUSIC OF THE

    BAROQUE PERIOD
    ORNAMENTATION AND
    ELABORATION OF MUSIC
    BAROQUE
    Period from 1600-1750
    From the Portuguese term
    “BAROCCO” which means
    “ODDLY SHAPED PEARL”
    BAROQUE
    Recognized for ornateness, grandeur and
    flamboyance in architecture and painting.
    A term initially used to imply strangeness and
    extravagance.
    BAROQUE
    An era of absolute monarchy and
    aristocracy.
    A period that begins the popularity
    of orchestra and opera.
    HISTORICAL
    BACKGROUND
    Puritans reached New England
    (1620)
    Beheading of Charles 1 (1649)
    HISTORICAL
    BACKGROUND
    Restoration of Charles II as King of
    England
    Discovery of the Laws of Motion
    by Sir Isaac Newton
    CHARACTERISTICS
    Unity of mood
    Continuity of rhythm
    Continuous and repeated melody
    CHARACTERISTICS
    Terraced dynamics
    Shifting of the intensity of
    the volume from soft to loud
    and vice versa.
    BAROQUE
    Birth of “Nuovo Musiche” (New
    Music)
    Italian words were used to tell
    how music is to be played.
    BAROQUE
    Homophonic-MONODY (One/Solo
    Song)
    ORGANS and HARPSICHORD are
    the main keyboard instruments,
    VIOLA DE GAMBA is for stringed
    instruments.
    BAROQUE MUSIC
    CAMERATA
    - Italian for “Salon” which refers
    to a group of Florentine
    writers, artists and musicians
    CAMERATA
    -They first cultivated the monodic
    style and realized that it could also
    be applied to an entire drama
    which later led to OPERA.
    BAROQUE VOCAL
    FORMS
    1. OPERA
    An art where musicians perform a
    dramatic composition putting the
    libretto (text/words) and musical
    score accompanied by orchestra or
    ensemble.
    …OPERA
    Themes are mostly based on
    history and mythology.
    “L’Orfeo” is the first great
    opera by Claudio Monteverdi.
    2. CANTATA
    From the Italian word “cantare”
    which means “sung”
    A vocal composition for a soloist or
    choir accompanied by instruments.
    …CANTATA
    Themes are based on a narrative
    poem of secular or religious, lyrical
    or dramatic in nature.
    “Awake, A Voice is Calling Us” by
    J.S. Bach
    3. ORATORIO
    A dramatic but unstaged telling
    of a biblical or religious story
    No scenery or costumes and no
    dramatic actions
    …ORATORIO
    Uses a narrator, soloists,
    chorus and an orchestra.
    Usually performed in churches
    and concert halls.
    …ORATORIO
    It is meditative rather than dramatic
    in nature that deals with a New
    Testament subject but with no plot.
    “Messiah” by G. F. Handel
    INSTRUMENTAL FORMS
    1. CONCERTO
    GROSSO
    Most important orchestral
    music in this period.
    …CONCERTO
    GROSSO
    Consists mainly of string
    instruments with few solo
    instrument (concertino) which plays
    in opposition to the whole orchestra
    called tutti.
    TUTTI – composed of a
    harpsichord as part of the basso
    continuo, another stringed
    instrument.
    …CONCERTO
    GROSSO
    THREE MOVEMENTS:
    FAST - vigorous and determined
    SLOW - quieter; often lyrical & intimate
    FAST - lively and carefree with a dance-
    like character
    2. SUITE
    Developed by French which refers to
    a group of works held together by
    story, mood or idea.
    Partita, Overture, Sonata de Camara
    …SUITE
    “Water Music” by Handel
    “Badinerie” from Suite No.2 in B
    Minor by Bach
    3. FUGUE
    Both instrumental and vocal music.
    Compositional technique in which a
    theme is extended and developed
    mainly by imitative counterpoint.
    …FUGUE
    Polyphonic composite based on main
    theme called subject.
    Mostly, the subject in one voice is
    constantly accompanied by a different
    melodic idea called countersubject.
    4. BASSO CONTINUO
    The accompaniment of vocal forms;
    figured bass; thorough bass,
    Consists of a written bass line with
    numerals below the notes.
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
    1. TROMPE
    DAPHINE
    2. RECORDER
    3. OBOE
    4. VIOL AND
    VIOLIN
    (QUEENS OF THE
    INSTRUMENTS
    5. LUTE
    6. HARPSICHORD
    7. CLAVICHORD
    BAROQUE
    COMPOSERS
    1. CLAUDIO GIOVANNI ANTONIO
    MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
    An Italian composer and
    the most important
    figure in the transition
    from Renaissance to
    Baroque
    1. CLAUDIO GIOVANNI ANTONIO
    MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
    One of the guest
    contributors to
    OPERA.
    MUSICAL WORKS
    L’ORFEO (1607) – first modern
    opera
    ARRIANA (1608) - established his
    reputation as an opera composer
    1. CLAUDIO GIOVANNI ANTONIO
    MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
    Only TWO of his opera has survived
    complete form:
    The Return of Ulysses in His Homeland (II ritorno
    d’Ulisse in patira 1641)
    The Coronation of Poppea (L’incoronazione di
    Poppea 1642) – his masterpiece
    2. GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
    (1685-1759)

    The Master of English


    Oratorio and Italian Opera
    His “THE MESSIAH”
    was his most famous
    English oratorio
    MUSICAL WORKS
    ALMIRA (1704) – his first opera
    AGGRIPINA (1709)
    RINALDO (1711)
    MUSICAL WORKS
    ATHALIA (1733) & SAUL (1739) –
    English Oratorios
    WATERMUSIC & MUSIC FOR THE
    ROYAL FIREWORKS– orchestral
    music
    3. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
    (1685-1750)
    “Composer for All Seasons”
    Keyboard Virtuoso
    Konzertmeister
    Kappelmeister
    Kantor at the Thomasschule
    MUSICAL WORKS
    FIRST PERIOD (1703-1708)
    Arnstadt and Muhlhausen
    “Gottes Zeit A Cantata”
    MUSICAL WORKS
    SECOND PERIOD (1708-1717)
    Weimar
    “Toccata” & “Fugue in D
    minor”
    MUSICAL WORKS
    THIRD PERIOD (1717-1723) Six Brandenburg
    Anhalt Concertos
    Cothen Four Orchestral Suites or
    “Well-Tempered Clavier” Overtures
    “Orgebuchlein” (Little French Suites
    Organ Book)
    MUSICAL WORKS
    THIRD PERIOD (1717-1723) Six Brandenburg
    Anhalt Concertos
    Cothen Four Orchestral Suites or
    “Well-Tempered Clavier” Overtures
    “Orgebuchlein” (Little French Suites
    Organ Book)
    MUSICAL WORKS
    FOURTH PERIOD (1723- Coffee Cantatas
    1745) (211)
    Leipzig Hunting Cantata
    “St. John Passion” (208)
    (1723) Goldberg Variations
    “St.Matthew Passion” Magnificat (1723)
    (1729)
    MUSICAL WORKS
    FIFTH PERIOD (1745-1750)
    Last 5 years of Bach
    Canonic Variations on a chorale “Von Himmel
    Hoch”
    Musical Offering
    Art of Fugue (1750) - unfinished
    4. ANTONIO LUCIO VIVALDI
    (1678-1741)

    The “Red-Haired
    Composer”
    He invented
    ritornello form
    MUSICAL WORKS
    Oratorios
    “Moyses Deus Pharaonis”
    “Juditha triumphans devicta
    Holofernes barbarie”
    MUSICAL WORKS
    Operas
    “Ottone in villa”
    “Orlando finto pazzo”
    MUSICAL WORKS
    Concertos
    “La Concertos Primavera”
    “The Four Seasons”
    “II Favorito”

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