During the baroque era‚ there were many prominent new artists‚ one of the most famous was a Venetian composer by the name of Antonio Vivaldi. He was very important during the baroque ear due to his mastery of the Italian concerto and his involvement in operas. Vivaldi remains relevant in modern times as the concerto is still a hugely popular genre for composers. A concerto refers to an instrumental work written specifically for a soloist or multiple soloists and a large ensemble. Vivaldi was born
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or scales. The rise or development of polyphony came about during the Renaissance period; the Council of Trent wanted polyphonic church music to be created and Palestrina composed the Pope Marcellus Mass‚ a six part vocal polyphonic song. In the Baroque period religious war broke out between Protestants vs. Catholics; these wars effected music and led to music having regular rhythms and continuous melodic expansion. By this time musical development has changed from having the Catholic church being
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Chao Yao Music 1100-005 Messiah--Hallelujah: This music was composed by George Frederic Handel in 1741‚ and the scriptural text was compiled by Charles Jenney in English. Handel (1685-1759) was one of the music giants in the Baroque time. He mainly lived in England and was famous for his compositions of Italian operas‚ especially for oratorios. Messiah was his sixth work of oratorio. Although its structure resembles that of conventional opera‚ it is not in dramatic form; there are no impersonations
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middle Baroque‚ the late Baroque / early Classical‚ and Classical eras. The middle Baroque can be described as a time of developing and standardizing musical forms‚ styles‚ and conventions‚ and then obeying those conventions in the creation of new music. The second era found the undoing of these conventions in two important areas‚ prompting the end of the Baroque and beginning of the Classical era. The final era describes a period of newer conventions‚ built from the changes presented to Baroque music
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consider that it may become intellectually limiting if merely accepted and not challenged . 1 The period in Western music extending approximatel y from the year 1600 to the year 1750 has‚ in hindsight‚ been dubbed the ‘Baroque Era’ by music historians. 2 The word ‘baroque’ s tems from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which translates into English as ‘misshapen pearl’. In this way‚ the term was used as a negative description of the ornate and heavil y ornamented st yle of the period. The apparent
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Trey Smagur Smagur 1 28 November 2009 Dr. Frederick Tarrant Music History: Baroque to Romantic Practical Similarities and Differences of Stile Antico and Stile Moderno When the general public thinks of Baroque music‚ they might think of the High Court sounding French concerto‚ or one of Bach’s many and well-known fugues. These highly structured pieces with their vigorous counterpoint and technical brilliance might be considered “tight” and “incredibly mechanical.” However‚ these pieces
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Set in D major with a duple meter‚ traditional ricerare-type alla breve fugue‚ with a step by step ascending and descending repeated note pattern‚ the movement has a Baroque like nature within its ornate‚ chant-like‚ modal‚ conjunct‚ harmonic and tonal characteristics. Strangely‚ “Gratias agimus tibi” does not document any sort of dynamic qualities; therefore‚ Bach has left the dynamics up to the performers to differentiate their parts in a way that reflects both the music and its text. Much of the
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especially after being refined by Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and Beethoven. After 1765‚ the string quartet began to increasingly dominate the chamber music field. Unlike the concertos of the baroque period‚ the classic era mainly emphasized the solo concerto. The choice of solo instrument‚ however‚ was somewhat broader then in the baroque era. There was more of a trend during the classical period towards keyboard concertos. This style was originated in North Germany‚ by C.P.E. Bach‚ and gradually
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composers‚ G.F. Handel and J.S. Bach differed extensively. As early as the middle of the seventheenth century‚ the aria had supplanted the recitative as the most important musical component of the opera. This hierarchy remained intact throughout the Baroque period. The earlier forms of the aria‚ including strophic‚ ostinato‚ and dance‚ continued to be used‚ but in the late
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helped generations achieve greatness‚ but the more importantly classical music can even help grow life. It can also both harm and heal people both physically and mentally. The power of music to affect memory is quite intriguing. Mozart’s music and baroque music‚ with a 60 beats per minute beat pattern‚ activate the left and right brain. The simultaneous left and right brain action maximizes learning and retention of information. The information being studied activates the left brain while the music
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