BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL PERIOD

1600-1750

What year was the Baroque Period?

Barroco

from PORTUGUESE, it means “oddly shaped pearl”

Tuneful and Organize

______________ with elaborate melodies

rhythm and ornamentation

Experimentation with ____________

Fast-Slow-Tempo

Format of tempo of Baroque Music

Provides bass framework

Basso Continuo of Baroque Music

Complex and varied

___________ musical textures (especially in Oratarios)

Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, Harpsichord

Instruments of Baroque Music

Harpsichord

featured in Ripieno.

Monody

single vocal line with instrumental accompaniment

Opera

Combines singing, acting, and orchestration

Overture, Solo Aria, Recitative, Opera Seria, Opera Buffa

Enumeraate the five types of Operas. OSROO

Overture

Instrumental intro

Solo Aria

Emotional solo song

Recitative

Mimics natural speech

Opera Seria

Noble and serious themes

Opera Buffa

Comic tone

Oratorio

Sacred, religious-themed musical work

Place of Player

Meaning of Oratorium

Fugue

Imitative form; theme passed between voices

Sonata

Music with fast and slow forms

Concertino

Small group of soloists

Ripieno

Large group with harpsichord

Chorale, Mass, Dance Suite

Common forms

Johann Sebastian Bach

Greatest master of harmony and counterpoint

George Frideric Handel

One of Baroque era’s greatest composers

Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel

Composers of Baroque Period

1750–1820

What year was the Classical Period

Expressive Music

_____________ with dominant melody

Emotional Contrast

Clear structure and ___________

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer of Classical Period

Ludwig van Beethoven

Rebel composer with QUICK TEMPER; emotional depth