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The Baroque Period

• 1600-1750

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Baroque means ornamented or highly decorated.
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The Martyrdom of St. Teresa
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Difference Between Renaissance and Baroque
Caravaggios David
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The Reformation and Counter-Reformation

• The entire 17th Century was a great big
  publicity war put on between the Catholic and
  protestant churches, each side vying to attract
  more customers--sort of like Coke and Pepsi do
  today--by spending tons of money on rock stars
  and pop-concertsI mean on musicians and
  church-concerts.
• Each side was trying to convince the consumers
  that they were the best and only church from
  which to gain salvation.

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Baroque Advertising Strategies

• In addition, both churches needed to emotionally
  connect with the people.
• Therefore, an appeal to emotions through ornate
  magnificence seemed to be the best option.
• They didnt want to warn customers, like the
  medieval philosophy. They wanted to appeal to
  customers.
• Hence, we come to the word Baroque.

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Plymouth Colony 1607
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Baroque Music

• Like painters of Baroque, musicians of the
  Baroque style welcomed the strange, luscious,
  ornate, and emotionally appealing.

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How Music Was Changed

• Before Baroque
• Music was composed in a general sense, to be
  played by any instrument, or sung by anyone.
• Instruments were designed for only one key. They
  had to be retuned for a musical piece in a
  different key.

• During and After Baroque
• Music was composed for specific instruments, and
  for specific types of voices (alto vs. soprano).
• Musical instruments were redesigned to play in
  multiple keys, to accommodate the need for
  musical exploration.

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WORD PAINTING WAS A BIG PART OF THE BAROQUE ERA
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WORD PAINTING IS WHEN COMPOSERS CREATE A VISUAL
PICTURE THROUGH SOUND
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MUSICIANS OF THE TIME WORKED INA NOBLE
COURTRICH PERSONS HOUSECHRISTIAN CHURCH
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VIVALDI WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC WRITERS OF
THIS TIME PERIOD COMPOSING OVER 500 PIECES
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Antonio Vivaldi

• Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678 in
  Venice, Italy.
• Vivaldi was a violinist and composer who also
  became a priest in 1703. He was known as the "Red
  Priest" because of his red hair.
• He wrote hundreds of concertos, chamber works and
  operas in the Baroque style.

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HE WROTE MANY CONCERTOS WHICH IS A PIECE FOR
ORCHESTRA AND A SOLO INSTRUMENT
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CONCERTOS HAVE A FORM THAT CONSISTS OF THREE
MOVEMENTSFAST-SLOW-FAST
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HANDEL WAS ANOTHER COMPOSER DURING THIS TIME. HE
WROTE SEVERAL OPERAS AND ORATORIOS.
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George Fridric Handel
Born 1685 Died 1759 Wrote Water
Music Royal Fireworks Music
The Messiah
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ORATORIOS ARE PIECES FOR SOLO SINGERS, CHORUS,
AND ORCHESTRA, USUALLY WITH WORDS TAKEN FROM THE
BIBLE.
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Musical Instruments orchestra (string
section) harpsichord organ piano
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Orchestra
Mainly strings A few brass instruments
trumpet trombone A few woodwind
instruments flute
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Harpsichord
frequently heavily decorated one dynamic level
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The strings on a harpsichord are plucked, not hit.
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Organ a bellows blows air through pipes of
various sizes
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keyboard colors are reversed often two keyboards
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JOHANN SEBASTION BACH, ONE OF THE GREATEST
COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME, LIVED DURING THIS TIME.
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Born 1685 Died 1750 Wrote cantatas
concertos
Johann SebastianBach
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BACH WAS A CHURCH ORGANIST. ONE OF HIS MOST
FAMOUS PIECES IS THE TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D
MINOR.
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fugue  Polyphonic form popular in the Baroque era
in which one or more themes are developed by
imitative counterpoint.
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WHEN BACH DIED IN 1750 SO DID THE BAROQUE PERIOD