The Baroque Period 1600-1750.

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The Baroque Period 1600-1750

What are We Learning Today? Learn about the Baroque Period and its influence on music History of the Baroque Period Develop our understanding of Opera and Oratorio Learn about Baroque Choral Music

Baroque Period Composers Instruments Forms Handel Vivaldi J.S Bach Ternary Instruments Forms Rondo Harpsichord Binary

The Baroque Style Listen to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. What was the Baroque style like? What string techniques are being used? What is the tonailty? Can you hear any other concepts?

The Baroque Style Music in the Baroque Period was usually very polyphonic in texture and used elaborate ornaments. There was close attention to detail in composition.

Choral Music Opera Oratorio

Choral Music Opera Non-religious vocal work Contain singer, chorus, scenery, staging and accompanying instruments Extravagant costumes

Choral Music Opera Henry Purcell was a famous composer of the Baroque era Composed music for plays (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) One of his most well-known works was Dido and Aeneas- one of his only operas

Choral Music Listen to “Dido’s Lament” from Dido and Aeneas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeB4cpRq16M In this legend, Dido is the Queen of the Romans. At this point in the Opera, her love Aeneas has abandoned her and she is heartbroken. This song comes after a brief recitative secco. What concepts can you identify? Tempo? Timbre? Word Setting? Melody/Harmony? Voice Type? With score: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGQq3HcOB0Y

Choral Music Oratorio The first oratorios started to appear at the start of the Baroque period and in many ways were little different from the first operas. Although they were religious works they contained solo singers, chorus, scenery, staging and accompanying instruments. As the first great oratorios appeared in the early 18th century the works were performed as concert pieces with soloists, chorus and orchestra.

Choral Music Mass In the Baroque period many composers wrote Masses and perhaps the most outstanding of these is the Mass in B Minor by J S Bach. Which section of the Mass is this example from?

Choral Music Cantata A smaller version of a Mass- usually only 15 to 30 minutes in length Bach was a prolific composers of cantatas due to his role at St Thomas’ Church These sometimes included Chorales