The Baroque Research Paper
The Baroque Period
1. The Baroque period originated in 1600 and ended in 1750 2. The Peterhof is the estate of Peter the Great, in St.Petersburg Russia. Bartolomeo Rastrelli models it. This building was key symbol of the era. 3. Baroque painters used various colours and deep shadows to create a rich texture this can be seen in the piece Rembrandt painted The Storm on the Sea of Galilee.
4. In the baroque period there was a intense dispute over religion. John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English Protestant writer and a pastor. He is most famous for composing The Pilgrim’s Progress. Another important Protestant writer of the time is John Gill. He was an English theologian who wrote A Body of Doctrinal Divinity in 1767.
5. Three famous
baroque scientists were Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei and Francis Bacon. Galileo Galilei was an astronomer and invented the telescope, Isaac Newton created the laws of motion and Francis Bacon invented the baconian method
6. An opera is a play where everything is vocally produced along with orchestral accompaniment and incorporates many aspects of spoken theatre such as acting. An example is Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill, the pearl fisher’s duet.
7. Music was used as entertainment at the courts of the nobility. Music was very scarce and was treated very valuably as there was no way of listening other than live music.
8. Baroque music in churches was sung by choirs, often with organs, wind string and percussion instruments complementing them.
9. Most people were taught in orphanages to study and play music, although musical instruments were only for the rich and privileged, as the poor couldn’t afford them.
10. Germany –J.S. Bach (March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750) Air on a G String Italy – Antonio Vivaldi (March 4 1678 – July 28, 1741) The Four Seasons England- Henry Purcell, (1659-1695), ‘A Collection of Ayres, Compos'd for the Theatre, and upon Other Occasions’ France- François Couperin, (1668-1733) ‘Pièces d'orgue’
1. The Baroque period originated in 1600 and ended in 1750 2. The Peterhof is the estate of Peter the Great, in St.Petersburg Russia. Bartolomeo Rastrelli models it. This building was key symbol of the era. 3. Baroque painters used various colours and deep shadows to create a rich texture this can be seen in the piece Rembrandt painted The Storm on the Sea of Galilee.
4. In the baroque period there was a intense dispute over religion. John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English Protestant writer and a pastor. He is most famous for composing The Pilgrim’s Progress. Another important Protestant writer of the time is John Gill. He was an English theologian who wrote A Body of Doctrinal Divinity in 1767.
5. Three famous
baroque scientists were Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei and Francis Bacon. Galileo Galilei was an astronomer and invented the telescope, Isaac Newton created the laws of motion and Francis Bacon invented the baconian method
6. An opera is a play where everything is vocally produced along with orchestral accompaniment and incorporates many aspects of spoken theatre such as acting. An example is Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill, the pearl fisher’s duet.
7. Music was used as entertainment at the courts of the nobility. Music was very scarce and was treated very valuably as there was no way of listening other than live music.
8. Baroque music in churches was sung by choirs, often with organs, wind string and percussion instruments complementing them.
9. Most people were taught in orphanages to study and play music, although musical instruments were only for the rich and privileged, as the poor couldn’t afford them.
10. Germany –J.S. Bach (March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750) Air on a G String Italy – Antonio Vivaldi (March 4 1678 – July 28, 1741) The Four Seasons England- Henry Purcell, (1659-1695), ‘A Collection of Ayres, Compos'd for the Theatre, and upon Other Occasions’ France- François Couperin, (1668-1733) ‘Pièces d'orgue’