PDF-The Role of Rhetoric in Music of the Baroque

by Lydia Michel Introduction This purpose of this paper is to explore the subtle connections of music and speech especially those of the Baroque period in order to demonstrate that music is inheren. 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. 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. . (. 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. Baroque and Rococo Period. 1600-1750. In history:. Discovery of the telescope by Galileo. Founding of Jamestown settlement in America. Absolute rule by Louis XIV, XV of France. Attempt by pope to make the Catholic religion more popular. 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 . 1600-1750. Baroque Era. Baroque is a term generally used by music historians to describe a broad range of musical styles in a large geographic area covering much of Europe and lasting for about 150 years between 1600-1750. Spring 2015. Lake Nona MS. Ms. Hobbs. Introduction. Music has been a part of culture for thousands of years. It has evolved over time to have a variety of sounds and uses.. People who study music have divided history into SIX general time periods of music. . Neo-Classicism. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer. Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. Baroque. Art &. Architecture. Baroque. 1600 – 1750. From a Portuguese word “barocca”, . meaning “a pearl of irregular shape”. Chapter 15. After the Renaissance . . . . By 1530 Raphael & . DaVinci. are dead and Michelangelo returns to Florence leaving Rome in the hands of a new generation of talented artists. But they realized they couldn’t just repeat what the great masters of the Renaissance did. . visual. art. KET Baroque Article Questions. What are the characteristics of the Baroque period identified at the beginning of your reading. ?. The reading states “the Baroque period reflected the turmoil of the time.” Describe at least two events causing this “turmoil”.. 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. 1600-1750. BACH, HANDEL, VIVALDI. CHARACTERISTICS . WHERE. : EUROPE. WHAT INSTRUMENTS WERE POPULAR. : STRINGS INSTRUMENTS, ORGAN, HARPSICHORD. DESCRIBE THE MUSIC. : OPERA, FUGUE, LOTS OF RUNS AND TRILLS, VERY ORNAMENTED. 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.. 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.