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BAROQUE PERIOD ORNAMENTATION AND ELABORATION OF ARTS & MUSIC

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BAROQUE PERIOD

ORNAMENTATION AND ELABORATION

OF ARTS & MUSIC

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BAROQUE

Period from 1600-1750

From the Portuguese term “BAROCCO”

which means “ODDLY SHAPED PEARL”

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Recognized for ornateness, grandeur and flamboyance in

architecture and painting.

A term initially used to imply strangeness and

extravagance.

BAROQUE

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An era of absolute monarchy and

aristocracy.A period that begins the popularity of

orchestra and opera.

BAROQUE

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Puritans reached New England (1620)

Beheading of Charles 1 (1649)Restoration of Charles II as King

of EnglandDiscovery of the Laws of Motion

by Sir Isaac Newton

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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BAROQUE MUSIC

CHARACTERISTICS:

Unity of moodContinuity of rhythm

Continuous and repeated melody

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Terraced dynamics- Shifting of the intensity of

the volume from soft to loud and vice versa.

Birth of “Nuovo Musiche” (New Music)

BAROQUE MUSIC

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Italian words were used to tell how music is

to be played.Homophonic – MONODY

(One/Solo Song)

BAROQUE

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ORGANS and HARPSICHORD are the

main keyboard instruments, VIOLA DE GAMBA is for stringed

instruments.

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…BAROQUE MUSIC

CAMERATA- Italian for “Salon”

which refers to a group of Florentine writers, artists and musicians

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- They first cultivated the monodic style and realized that it could also be applied to an

entire drama which later led to OPERA.

CAMERATA

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BAROQUE

VOCAL

FORMS

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An art where musicians perform a dramatic

composition putting the libretto (text) and musical

score accompanied by orchestra or ensemble.

1. OPERA

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… OPERA

Themes are mostly based on history and

mythology. “L’Orfeo” is the first great opera by Claudio

Monteverdi.

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OPERA

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From the Italian word “cantare” which means

“sung” Is a vocal composition for

a soloist or choir accompanied by

instruments.

2. CANTATA

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Themes are based on a narrative poem of secular

or religious, lyrical or dramatic in nature.

“Awake, A Voice is Calling Us” by J.S. Bach

… CANTATA

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CANTATA

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A dramatic but unstaged telling of a biblical or

religious storyUses no scenery or

costumes and no dramatic actions

3. ORATORIO

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Uses a narrator, soloists, chorus and an

orchestra.Usually performed in churches and concert

halls.

3. ORATORIO

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It is meditative rather than dramatic in nature that deals with a New Testament subject but

with no plot. “Messiah” by G. F.

Handel

… ORATORIO

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ORATOTRIO

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INSTRUMENTAL FORMS

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1. CONCERTO GROSSO

Most important orchestral

music in this period.

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Consists mainly of string

instruments with few solo

instrument (concertino) which

plays in opposition to the

whole orchestra called tutti.

... CONCERTO GROSSO

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TUTTI – composed of a

hapsichord as part of the

basso continuo, another

stringed instrument.

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THREE MOVEMENTS:FAST – vigorous and determined SLOW – quieter; often lyrical and intimate FAST – lively and carefree with a dance-like character

... CONCERTO GROSSO

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“Brandenburg Conc

erto in D Major” by

J.S. Bach

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2. BAROQUE SUITE

It is developed by French which refers to a

group of works held together by story, mood

or idea.

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. . . BAROQUE SUITE

Others terms are

Partita (Germany),

Overture and Sonata de

Camara

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. . . BAROQUE SUITE

“Water Music” by Handel

“Badinerie” from Suite No.2 in B Minor

by Bach

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MUSICAL

INSTRUMENTS

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1. TROMPE DAPHINE

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2. RECORDER

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3. OBOE

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4. VIOLS AND VIOLIN

(QUEENS OF THE INSTRUMENTS

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5. LUTE

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6. HARPSICHORD

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7.

CLAVICHORD

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BAROQUE COMPOSER

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1. CLAUDIO GIOVANNI ANTONIO MONTEVERDI

1567-1643An Italian composer and the most important figurein the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music.

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One of the

guest

contributors to

OPERA.

1. CLAUDIO GIOVANNI ANTONIO MONTEVERDI

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Musical Works:L’ORFEO (1607) – first modern opera

ARIANNA (1608) – established his reputation as an opera composer

1. CLAUDIO GIOVANNI ANTONIO MONTEVERDI

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Only TWO of his opera has survived complete form:The Return of Ulysses in His

Homeland (II ritorno d’Ulisse in patira 1641)

The Coronation of Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea 1642) – his masterpiece

1. CLAUDIO GIOVANNI ANTONIO MONTEVERDI

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L’ORFEO

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The Master of English Oratorio and Italian Opera

2. GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

(1685-1759)

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His “THE MESSIAH” was his most famous English oratorio

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Musical Works:ALMIRA (1704) – his first opera

AGGRIPINA (1709)RINALDO (1711)

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ATHALIA (1733) & SAUL (1939) – English Oratorios

WATERMUSIC and MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS– orchestral music

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“FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN”

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“Composer for All Seasons”

3. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

(1685-1750)

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Keyboard Virtuoso

KonzertmeisterKappelmeisterKantor at the Thomasschule

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Musical Works:FIRST PERIOD (1703-1708)- Arnstadt and Muhlhausen “Gottes Zeit A Cantata”SECOND PERIOD (1708-1717)- Weimar “Toccata” &“Fugue in D

minor”THIRD PERIOD (1717-1723)- Anhalt -Cothen

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“Well-Tempered Clavier”“Orgebuchlein” (Little Organ Book)Six Brandenburg ConcertosFour Orchestral Suites or OverturesFrench Suites

FOURTH PERIOD (1723-1745)- Leipzig “St.John Passion” (1723) “St.Matthew Passion” (1729) Coffee Cantatas (211)

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Hunting Cantata (208)Goldberg VariationsMagnificat (1723)

FIFTH PERIOD (1745-1750)- Last five years of Bach Canonic Variations on a chorale

“Von Himmel Hoch” Musical Offering Art of Fugue (1750) - unfinished

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FUGUE IN G MINOR

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The “Red-Haired

Composer”

4. ANTONIO LUCIO VIVALDI(1678-1741)

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He invented ritornello formMusical Works:

Oratorios: “Moyses Deus Pharaonis” ;

“Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernes

barbarie”

. . . VIVALDI

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Operas: “Ottone in villa”; Orlando finto pazzo”

Concertos: “La Concertos Primavera” ; “The Four Seasons”; “II Favorito”

. . . VIVALDI

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THE FOUR SEASONS