UNIT 3BAROQUE
1600-1750
INSTRUMENTSLike virtuosic voices are being featured in Opera
(especially with ornamentations and embellishments!), idiomatic
writing for instruments allows each to “sing” with a
unique “voice” (with ornamentation and embellishment in a
totally different way!)
Music USED to be :• I’m in the mood to express something or do a dance! Let’s write
a poem to sing, or a catchy melody to be played by anything we have lying around.
Music CHANGED to be:• Look at the newly developed instruments! Let’s find a way to
feature their amazing and beautiful sounds!!
ANTONIO VIVALDI 1 6 7 8 – 1 7 4 1
Italian, born in Venice
Composer, priest, violinist
For many years between 1703-
1740, worked at Ospedale della
Pietà (convent, orphanage, music
school)
Met Emperor Charles VI, moved
to Vienna, died a poor man
(Age of Absolutism)
CONCERTO
A genre developed during the Baroque era• From Latin “to tie in” AND “to fight”• Ritornello form (tutti-solo-tutti-solo…) Remind you of
anything?
Showcase for a specific, solo instrument
Highlights important Baroque ideals: VIRTUOSITY and
CONTRAST:• Full Ensemble vs. Single Soloist• Three Movements: Fast-Slow-Fast
TRUMPETFeatured for loud dynamic, high playing, and brassy fanfares
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWTr0MyITJ4
VIOLIN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPba-i26YNA
Featured for unique melody patterns (“runs”), warm sound, range
OBOE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEQ0N9D1NQs
Featured for light yet piercing tone, speed of “runs,” leaps in range
VOCABULARY REVIEW
Difference between genre and
form?
Which is Concerto?• Why?
Which is Ritornello?• Why?
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