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Baroque music developed between 1600-1750 CE in Europe. It was characterized by dissonance, chordal harmony, tonality, and rhythmic contrast. Common forms included sonatas, concerti grossi, and cantatas. Notable Baroque composers included Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, George Philipp Telemann, Arcangelo Corelli, Henry Purcell, and Domenico Scarlatti. They composed works for orchestra, choir, and solo instruments that featured the musical styles of the Baroque period.

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Handout (Baroque)

Baroque music developed between 1600-1750 CE in Europe. It was characterized by dissonance, chordal harmony, tonality, and rhythmic contrast. Common forms included sonatas, concerti grossi, and cantatas. Notable Baroque composers included Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, George Philipp Telemann, Arcangelo Corelli, Henry Purcell, and Domenico Scarlatti. They composed works for orchestra, choir, and solo instruments that featured the musical styles of the Baroque period.

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Baroque Music (1600-1750 CE) Introduction The Baroque period of European musical history falls between the late

e Renaissance and early Classical periods. During the era of Baroque music, European civilization emerged to a preeminence on the planet which was to endure into the twentieth century. It was the age of spectacular progress of knowledge. There was a new and vibrant intellectual, artistic and social atmosphere which in so many ways signaled the birth of modern Europe. Forms of Baroque Music Sonata ~ applied to a variety of works for solo instrument such as keyboard or violin, and for groups of instruments. Concerto Grosso ~A type of orchestral music during the Baroque period for a small group of instrumental soloists and full orchestra. The concerto grosso usually has 3 movements: fast-slow-fast. The fast movement is often in ritornello form (refrain or repeated section). The full orchestra (tutti) plays the ritornello and the soloist/s plays the contrasting sections. Choral Works Types: a. oratorio - A musical composition for voices and orchestra, telling a sacred story without costumes, scenery, or dramatic action.

b. Orchestra - A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments. c. Cantata - A musical composition, often using a sacred text, comprising recitatives, arias, and choruses. General Characteristics Dissonance - is any combination of musical TONES not in a state of repose (consonance) that produces the feeling that movement or resolution toward the consonant state is required. Chordal harmony Tonality Rhythmic contrast ~ changing the rhythm to add to or take away energy from the same melody; Basso continuo ~ is the practice of creating an accompaniment from a composed bass part by playing the bass notes and improvising harmony above them. Idiomatic writing ~ certain sounds can only be achieved by certain instruments Famous Baroque Musicians 1. Johann Sebastian Bach Birthdate: March 21, 1685 Deathplace:Leipzig,Germa-ny Cause: Stroke WORKS: ~ Air on a G-string ~ Double violin concerto ~Brandenburg concerto no. 3

2. George Frideric Handel Birthdate: Feb. 23, 1685 Deathplace:London,England WORKS: ~ the Messiah ~Music for the Royal Fireworks ~ Water Music 3. Antonio Vivaldi Birthdate: March 4,1678 Deathplace: Vienna, Austria Cause: Heart attack Works: ~ the Four Seasons Ex. Spring ~Gloria ~ Con Alla Rustica in G 4.George Philipp Telemann Birthdate: Magdeburg,1681 Deathplace: Hamburg,Germany Works: ~Sinfonia in F ~Concerto in d minor ~Suite in d minor 5. Arcangelo Corelli Birthdate: Italy, 1653 Deathplace: Rome Works: ~ Concerto Grosso ~ Christmas Concerto ~ Sonata de Camera in D Major 6. Henry Purcell Birthdate: 1659 Deathplace:1965,London

Works ~Fantasia upon a ground ~Come ye sons of art ~Fairest Isle 7. Domenico Scarlatti Birthdate: October 26, 1685 Deathplace: Madrid, Spain Works: ~Sonata in B flat Major, K544 ~Sonata in B flat Major, K545 ~Sonata in b Minor, K87

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