Music

Of
Baroque
Period
 What is Baroque?

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What is Baroque
music?
A style of European music which
existed between
1600 and 1750
Forms a major portion of the
classical music canon
 Characteristics Of
Baroque Music
Gives an impression of dynamic
expansion
Creates a feeling of continuity
Melody
Texture
 Diff erent Forms Of
Baroque Music
1. Single Movement Vocal
Forms
2. Multi-Movement Vocal Forms
3. Single Movement
Instrumental Forms
4. Multi-Movement
Instrumental Forms
SINGLE MOVEMENT VOCAL
FORMS
Chorale
- tend to be simple and tunes can be sung

Aria
- a song for solo voice and accompaniment written in a
fairly complex style
Arioso
- a work for solo voice and accompaniment written in a
recitative style
Solo ( Lied or
- works for voiceChanson )
and accompaniment, usually in
Song style and in binary or ternary form
homophonic
 Heres an example of a single movement vocal form,
Chorale

KYRIE: ORBIS FACTOR BY ENSEMBLE

ORGANUM
MULTI-MOVEMENT VOCAL
FORMS
Cantata
- a vocal composition with an instrumental
accompaniment
Oper
- a drama song with instrumental accompaniment
a
- presented with scenery, costumes, and staging

Oratorio
- a composition including an orchestra, a choir, and
soloists
Mass
- different from Renaissance masses in that:
they have orchestral accompaniment, section for solos, and
in general; a more dramatic, almost operatic character
 Heres an example of a multi-movement vocal form,
Oratorio

BACHS CHRISTMAS ORATORIO

 SINGLE MOVEMENT
INSTRUMENTAL FORMS
Fugue
- a compositional technique in two or more voices built
on a subject
Fant
- a musical composition with its roots in the art of
asia
improvisation
Ricecare
- an instrumental composition of the late Renaissance
and early Baroque
Toccat
- a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or
aPrelu
plucked string instrument

- a short piece of music, the form of which may vary from

de
piece to piece
 Heres an example of a single movement
instrumental form, Toccata

ALESSANDRO SCARLATTIS TOCCATA FOR HARPSICHORD IN G

MINOR
 MULTI-MOVEMENT
INSTRUMENTAL FORMS
Concerto
- a form of music in which the musical material is
Grosso
passed between a small group of soloists and full
orchestra
Suite
- an important form for the solo harp, clavichord or
orchestral instruments
Sonata ( Church
Sonata)
- a composition in several movements in slow and fast
daChiesa
Sonata
tempos
( Chamber
- a composite instrumentalSonata)
work based on dance forms
daCamera
Solo
- a work for one solo instrument, such as harpsichord,
Concerto
violin, or flute
Heres an example of a multi-movement instrumental
form, Concerto Grosso

BACH'S BRANDENBURG CONCERTO

NO.4
Prominent Composers
Of The Baroque Period
 JOHANN SEBASTIAN
BACH (German, 1685-1750)
Bach was best known
during his lifetime as an
organist, an organ
consultant, and a
composer of organ works
in both the traditional
German free genres.
 GEORGE FREDRICK
HANDEL
(German, 1685-1759)
Handel wrote his music
using diatonic harmony
with expressive melodies
and tone color for
atmosphere and dramatic
expression