This journal is all about one of the most famous and successful German composer of the Baroque period. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach Germany in 1685 he had seven siblings which made him the youngest out of all his brothers and sisters. His father Johann Ambrosius Bach was the director of the town musicians and his uncles were professional musicians. Bach was surrounded by music and musicians his whole child hood‚ this influenced him to have a love for music. When both of his parents
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GCSE OCR Music Notes Baroque (1600 – 1750) 1. Approx. date: 17th and 18th Centuries (1600 and 1750) 2. Instruments: Violin‚ Viola‚ Cello‚ Harpsichord‚ Organ‚ Recorder‚ Flute‚ Oboe 3. Typical forms/structures: Opera‚ Oratorio‚ Fugue‚ Suite‚ Sonata‚ Concerto 4. Composers and their works/pieces: Purcell – Dido and Aeneas Vivaldi – The four seasons J. S Bach – Mass in B Minor Monteverdi – L’Orfeo Handel – Messiah Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonatas J. S Bach – The well – tempered
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developments through that period of time. After the Renaissance and the Baroque era‚ the Classical era soon followed at around the 1720-1820’s. During these times in Europe‚ there were many non musical developments‚ ideas of the enlightenment‚ political issues‚ scientific discoveries and the reexamination of established ideas‚ including the existence of God. Many of these ideas and has got huge impact on the heavy Monumental baroque style and later developed with a more intimate rococo style‚ with its
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When walking inside the Merced theater‚ while the audience searched for their seats‚ I nervously waited. At the same time the performers onstage were practicing before the official performance. At first‚ I felt uncomfortable because I have never attended a symphony before and I was unsure of what to expect. Once the performance started‚ I felt worried about not being able to understand the musical techniques being used. I was struggling on taking notes because I did not know what to take notes on
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the drama in a way that is unnoticeable. You can hear all sorts of string instruments that help with the drastic change in tempo. A famous Classical composer that I choose was Johann Sebastian Bach. He was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Bach was born on March 31‚ 1685‚ in Eisenach‚ Germany. He was born into a family of brilliant musicians. His father was the director of two town musicals and all of his uncles played instruments on the professional level. Unfortunately‚ at
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Cruda Amarilli The madrigal is a distinctive type of secular song that originated in Italy. It was an aristocratic form of poetry and music that flourished at small Italian courts. In the piece‚ Cruda Amarilli‚ Monteverdi uses many musical devices that are typical of a madrigal. The lyrics in this song are repeated‚ the music accompanies the text in interesting ways‚ and there is a wide range of vocal notes. After listening to the piece just once you can immediately feel the unrequited love Monteverdi
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Opera seria Italian overture (sinfonia) Da capo aria Lieto fine Tone painting/word painting/musical symbolism Royal Academy of Music (English) Concertino/ripieno Week 6/Chapter 12-13 Opera of moods/affects Older & newer styles (ie. baroque/pre-(or proto-)classical) Galant style Opera reform (1730s) Metastasio Opera seria aria types (as given here) Pasticcio Insertion aria/suitcase aria Coloratura Cadenza Bravura aria Pier Francesco Tosi Recitativo semplice (secco)/ recitativo
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Franciscus Bossinensis‚ or Francis of Bosnia? The song that was created by him was Se Mei Per Maraviglia 5. What is a lute? What is the history of the lute? When was the lute used? A Lute is a stringed instrument it was used from the Medieval to the Baroque eras. It was the most important instrument during the renaissance. 6. What is a harpsichord? Where were these instruments often found? A harpsichord was a keyboard instrument with strings running horizontally. It is often found in a religious setting
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The Classical Music era is the most influential period of music because it had a lot of genius composers who wrote music that became the foundation for our music today. The Classical Music era lasted from 1750-1820 and was between the Baroque and Romantic era. The Classical music era created the foundations for modern orchestra and instruments. The Composers that lived in the classical era and still know today. Their music is still known around the world.Composers in the classical era of music we
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smaller group or a solo instrument or among various groups of an undivided orchestra”. There are three kinds of orchestral concertos written in the 1700s orchestral concerto‚ concert concerto and solo concerto. The concerto Solo is dated back to the Baroque Era along with the concerto Grossowhich in contrast consisted of a small group of instruments with the rest of the orchestra. The word concerto comes from Italian decent “concerate” which can mean “to contend‚ dispute” but also it has contrary
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