PPT-Baroque Vocal Music

Opera Oratorio Cantata Passion A largescale dramatic work staged with costumes acting lighting scene changes etc Watch the final scene from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell In it you will hear . Aim of unit:. To learn about the periods of music required for Higher Music. Aim of lesson: . To learn about the Baroque Period. By the end of the lesson you should:. Be able to describe Baroque vocal music. An era of new ideas and innovations in the arts, literature and philosophy. Italy led the way in new ideas and fashion. Baroque. comes from . Barocco. = . P. ortuguese for ‘pearl’ . Most famous baroque composers were. March 4, 1678 – July 28, 1741. Born in Venice, Italy. Taught to play violin by his father. Age 15; entered seminary. Age 25; Ordained into Priesthood. Il . Prete. . Rosso. . (the Red Priest). Stopped practicing, due to health. Baroque architecture:. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Baroque_Architecture. Baroque orchestral music. Music composed between 1600 (first operas) and 1750 (death of J.S. Bach). Barocca. . (. Lesson 1 – An Introduction. In today’s lesson…. Learn about the Baroque era of music. Discover one of the most famous Baroque composers. Listen to some music from the Baroque period. The baroque era…. 1600-1750. 3 phases:. Early. (1600-1640)- favored homophonic texture (one main melody). Middle. (1640-1680)- importance of instrumental music (violin family most popular). Late. (1680-1750)- best music known today comes from this period. Counterpoint. . Type . of compositional technique in which . two melodies combine to create the harmony. , instead of one harmony and chords to accompany it.. . Short example of "Third Species" counterpoint ( play MIDI . Music Era Timeline. The Baroque Period. Started around 1600 and ended around 1750. Gave a more refined style of music than the Renaissance period.. Started because music was developing into something new.. Baroque. Scientific Discovery. Galileo. Newton. Giant Composers . J. S. Bach. Handel. Baroque: Three Periods. early:. opera. homophonic texture. middle:. instrumental music. late:. polyphony. Characteristics of Baroque Music. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi . Antonio Vivaldi . born . in Venice on March 4th, . 1678.. Though not known for certain, the immediate baptism was most likely due either to his poor health or to an earthquake that shook the city that day. youtu.be/cnn3TVBDtcA?t=48m20s. . The Classical Music Periods. There were no such things as musical periods when the music was written and performed in the last 1500 years; only music that was in style and music that was not.. Instrumental Music. Vocal. Evolution of 3 dramatic vocal forms: opera, oratorio, and cantata. Instrumental. Emancipation of instrumental music as accompaniment to vocal music—instrumental music dominated on its own. In today’s lesson…. Learn about the Baroque era of music. Discover one of the most famous Baroque composers. Listen to some music from the Baroque period. The baroque era…. Refers to a period in time from 1600-1750. The Baroque Period. Important developments were underway:. The 13 American colonies were formed. Galileo was discovering new ways to explain the universe. Fancy decorations and ornaments were fashionable in music, art, and architecture.