1. Markham Woods Middle Music History Part 2 The Baroque Period

2. Baroque Period: Time Span 1600 – 1750 Derived from a Portuguese word meaning “Oddly Shaped Pear” Baroque Music: –Highly Ornate, Lavishly Texturized, Very Intense –Contrasting Volumes, Varied Tempi, More Artistic Freedom

3. Baroque Period: The Music What’s New? –Opera A drama with intense vocal music and instrumental accompaniment Originated in Italy –England – Masque Opera performed privately for royalty only –Comic Opera Created as a parody to generate humor

4. Baroque Period: The Music Orchestra –Mainly string instruments –Wind instruments doubled parts List of instrument later in this section –Solo Concerto towards end of period Solo instrument with orchestra accompaniment

5. Baroque Period: The Music Fugue –Monothematic melody restated by different instruments Variation –Melody played 1 st time and repeated in a more ornamental form Chorale Prelude –Mainly composed for church –Slow melody with fast moving accompaniment Dance Suite –Moderate speed for dancing with repeated melody

6. Baroque Period: The Instruments Violin

7. Baroque Period: The Instruments Flute

8. Baroque Period: The Instruments Oboe

9. Baroque Period: The Instruments Horn

10. Baroque Period: The Instruments Timpani –Kettle Drum

11. Baroque Period: The Instruments Organ

12. Baroque Period: The Composers Johann Sebastian Bach –Church Organist –Composer: Organ Music –Music Family 20 Children –CPE Bach –Wilhelm F Bach “Fugue In G Minor” “Brandenburg Concerto”

13. Baroque Period: The Composers Antonio Vivaldi –Ospendale della Pietà Director of Music –Master of melodic invention –350 Concertos (2/3 for violin) v The Four Seasons: Winter

14. Baroque Period: The Composers George Friderick Handel –Opera Composer –Born in Germany –Worked for King George I “The Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus”