Post on 20-May-2015
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Baroque Period
(1600-1750)
What is Baroque?
• Style in Europe in music, art, and architecture
• Very decorated and dramatic
• Importance of beauty and complexity
Melk Abbey
Characteristics of Baroque Music
• Emphasized contrasts in texture, pace and volume.
• Strong use of improvisation in melodies, and the embellishments of those melodies.
• Most importantly - if you hear a harpsichord, it’s almost always Baroque!
• Dance Music was very important for parties and social gatherings.
http://youtu.be/9wlU4PP1eUI
Instruments of the Baroque EraWhat do you see?
Pipe Organ
Harpsichord