Baroque Music
1600-1750
Baroque - meant bizarre, flamboyant, and elaborately ornamented. ... Another feature of the middle baroque phase was the new importance of instrumental music
Many compositions were written for specific instruments, the violin family being most popular.
Affections- emotional states like joy, grief, and agitation were represented-at the time, these moods
Beat is emphasized more in baroque music than in most Renaissance. ...
Passo continuo- new emphasis on chords and the bass part resulted in the most characteristic feature of baroque music, and accompaniment.
Composers during this time used music to depict the meaning of specific words. ...
Before 1800, most music was written to order, to meet specific demands that came mainly from churches and aristocratic courts.
The demand for new music audiences did not want to listen to pieces in an “old fashion” style. ...
Music was main source of division. ...
The music director supervised performances and composed much of the music required. ...
Church music was grand. Was where most ordinary citizens heard music. ...
Fine church music contributed to the prestige of cities, which often competed to attract the best musicians. ... This unique fusion of music, acting, poetry, dance, scenery, and costumes is a theatrical experience offering overwhelming excitement and emotion. ...
Monteverdi in 1613 he was appointed music director at St. ...
Sonata-composition in several movements for one to eight instruments
Arcangelo Corelli- most prominent Italian violinist and composer of string music around 1700. ... Mark’s Catheral, “red Priest” teacher, conductor, and composer music of Pieta of orphans all female. ... Baroque revival of th 1950’s established hes reputation among modern music lovers. ...
Instrumental music has been closely linked with dancing; in past much of it was written for use in palace ballroom
Suites- are sets of dance inspired movements(allemande-Germany)(sarabande-Spain)(gigue-England)Dance pieces have a diverse past
Solem sarabande out of sexually song and dance 16th c moralist condemned 17th became respectable to be danced by a cardinal at the French court.
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