non-necessary musical flourishes‚ such as trills and grace notes‚ to the basic melody or harmony. What is an oratorio? How does it differ from an opera? An oratorio is a large-scale composition‚ including soloists‚ choirs‚ and orchestras. It did not use scenery in the performance like an opera and . Also‚ history and mythology‚ using themes of romance and deception while oratorios were usually on sacred topics. What is an orchestra? How did the development of orchestras influence Baroque
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he did write non-sacred works‚ as well. Although Handel did write religious music‚ this was not his sole focus‚ and he produced much music for the royalty and opera. Both‚ however‚ composed oratorios‚ which are works based on religious events‚ and are similar to an opera‚ but without acting or costumes. One of Handel’s best known oratorios is The Messiah‚ and some of Bach’s are The St. Matthew Passion and The St. John Passion. Both also produced instrumental music. Both Handel and Bach were influenced
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in the town of Thuringia‚ Germany where he was raised and spent most of his life. Due to a shortage of expenses‚ he was confined to a very limited geographical space‚ as was his career. This greatly affected his‚ in that his music was not as widley known as other composers of the time. On traveling he never went farther north than Hamburg or farther south than Carlsbad. To look back on the life of Bach many have referred
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greatest composers in Western musical history. More than 1‚000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the Art of Fugue‚ Brandenburg Concerti‚ the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord‚ the Mass in B-Minor‚ the motets‚ the Easter and Christmas oratorios‚ Toccata in F Major‚ French Suite No 5‚ Fugue in G Major‚ Fugue in G Minor ("The Great")‚ St. Matthew Passion‚ and Jesu Der Du Meine Seele. He came from a family of musicians. There were over 53 musicians in his family over a period of 300 years
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these times brought out serious emotions within their music. Baroque means extravagant‚ misshapen‚ and bizarre. It is speculated that during the early 80s to mid-90s‚ rock musicians were so inspired by this period. That oftentimes they dressed in a similar manner and copied many of the Baroque musical techniques that were used during that time. Rock musicians like Richie Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen have explored the music of the Baroque and classical periods and have brought new life to it. Songs
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ornamentation? Ornamentation is the use of non-necessary musical flourishes‚ such as trills and grace notes‚ to the basic melody or harmony. 3. What is an oratorio? How does it differ from an opera? Oratorios are basically just concerts‚ whereas operas are more theatrical. Oratorios have a different focus and don’t use scenery like operas. 4. What is an orchestra? How did the development of orchestras influence Baroque music? Orchestras are larger instrumental ensembles or groups that contain
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 31st 1685‚ in Eisenach Germany. He was a composer and‚ a performer who was extremely skilled at his craft. Bach was credited with over 1000 different compositions; including his most important‚ “The Saint Johns Passion”(Hanford). Originally Bach intended that the St John Passion would be first performed in the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig‚ but due to a last-minute change by the music council‚ it was first performed on Good Friday of 1724 in the St. Nicholas
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received when it was publicly performed in Moscow‚ but‚ in contrast‚ his first opera‚ the Voyevoda‚ debuted with a much less enthusiastic reaction. Tchaikovsky pitched The Voyevoda‚ but saved some of it’s music to be used in his next work; an opera named Oprichnik. 1874 was a big year for Tchaikovsky and his work: Oprichnik took stage‚ earning some acclamation; his Second Symphony was performed and produced him praise; his opera‚ Vakula the Smith‚ played‚ receiving both harsh and critical reviews‚ but
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Classical composers tend to avoid the antiquated Baroque‚ one cannot fully abandon the styles and forms of the immediate predecessors. Instead‚ these styles were further developed to form a new meaning and use on the new musical structure. Forms like the opera and orchestra revolutionized—the former branching out from serious to variety‚ and the latter have a complete upheaval. Moreover‚ on the late Classical period‚ great composers such as Beethoven and Mozart studied the works of Baroque composers Bach
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