The Baroque period extended from 1600-1750. It was during this time that many well known composers developed some of the most famous masterpieces in the musical world. Composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote Brandenburg Concerto No.3‚ George Frideric Handel composed The Messiah‚ and Johann Pachelbel created Pachelbel Canon. What all of these composers have in common is that all of their music contains a similar sound. Baroque music tends to have one melody with harmonic support from a keyboard player
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The concerto form was developed significantly from the Classical to the romantic era; producing changes within its instrumentation‚ form thematic material and rhythmic devices. The societal attitudes towards the composition and consumption of the concerto form also changed during this time. A concerto is an arrangement with solo works performed within the piece‚ alternating between a larger ensemble and the soloist. The root of its definition was believed to mean to ‘skirmish with one another’
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discovered ideas. From major new innovations in science‚ to vivid changes in geography‚ people were exploring more of the world around them. The music of the baroque period was just as extreme as the new changes. Newly recognized composers such as Bach‚ Handel‚ Vivaldi‚ and Monteverdi were writing entirely new musical ideas and giving a chance for new voices to be heard that were normally not thought of sounds. Their musical legacy is still recognized today‚ and is a treasured discovery of outstanding
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Based on the presentation‚ I think the topic that interested me the most is the Baroque Music. I showed interest in the Baroque Music because I think it is really attention grabbing by how the many musical terms and concepts from that musical era is still used today. I researched more on The Baroque Music era and found out that the Baroque Music was correspondingly the period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion. And the Music also used clear‚ strong‚ details to easily interpret what
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works without opus numbers (WoO). Some significant works includes Variations on a March by Dressler‚ WoO 63 and Three Piano Sonatas in E flat‚ f and D‚ WoO 47. The 2nd movement in f minor‚ a key rarely used as that time gives a passionate mood. CPE Bach‚ whose works were studied by Beethoven‚ also wrote 3 keyboard sonatas in f minor. Another important work of the period is the Three Piano Quartets in E flat‚ D‚ C. Each Piano Quartets is modeled after a specific piano or violin sonata by Mozart‚ the
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MU Medieval Period * Hildegard von Bingen: Columba aspexit * Genre = plainchant * Text = sacred‚ Latin * Texture: monophonic throughout * Performance practice: responsorially‚ that is‚ the performance alternates between a single singer (soloist) and the larger choir‚ which “responds” * The piece becomes more melismatic as it continues. * Ensemble: female vocal soloist‚ female vocal choir‚ droning
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description of the elaborate and heavily ornamented music of this period. 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‚ Antonio Vivaldi and Georg Philipp Telemann. The development of functional tonality happened during the baroque period. Functional tonality is the relationship between chords (cadences - perfect‚ imperfect‚ interrupted). This also led
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sting soloist comes in they represent the different elements of spring. From the birds to the sky to the flow of the brooks to even the thunder and lightning of a spring storm‚ it is all represented in the violinist solos. The next piece I choose was Handel‚ Water Music: Alla Hornpipe. When I listen to this piece it somewhat gives me a joyful mood. With the pieces fast tempo‚ I can imagine the people of this time listening to this in the streets during
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Elements Music is an art based on the organization of sounds in time. Also the universal language of man or something who knows Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound Tone is a sound that has a definite pitch Interval is the distance in a pitch between any two tones Tones are separated by an interval called the octave Tones have a specific frequency in music Pitch range is the distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce
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aroused from composer Arcangelo Corelli who influenced many of the composers during the time period. Like Georg Friederich Handel who was born in Halle (Germany)‚ on February 23rd‚ 1685‚ just a month before JS Bach was born in Eisenach‚ not so far to the south. Handel’s father intended him for the law‚ but his own musical talents soon prevailed. Following his studies in Germany‚ Handel went to Italy where he spent more than three years‚ in Florence‚ Rome‚ Naples and Venice. In Rome he studied with Corelli
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