The Baroque – Part 3 Handel‚ unlike many other musicians during the Baroque period‚ was not born into a musical family. His parents actually had the wish for him to become a lawyer. Handel becoming a musician means that he had defied his family. Being a musician then as well as in any time-period posed as a profession which was insecure. This would be unless one could find an impressive position in the court or at church. Handel uses choral music to express a conflict through word-painting and
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Johanna Sebastian Bach was a composer of the Baroque era‚ the most celebrated member of a large family of northern German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist‚ organist‚ and expert on organ building. Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos‚ The Well-Tempered Clavier‚ the Mass in B Minor‚ and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental
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Walls‚ Peter‚ ed. Baroque Music‚ The Library of Essays on Music Performance Practice‚ series editor Mary Cyr. Farnham‚ Surry‚ UK‚ and Burlington‚ VT‚ USA: Ashgate‚ 2011. ISBN 978-0-7546-2882-8. David Schulenberg Copyright 2012 © Claremont Graduate University In the sciences‚ there are foundational articles on which entire disciplines are founded. Physicists today rarely read the papers in which Einstein demonstrated the principles of the theory of relativity‚ but thousands of papers based
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The Baroque Era lasted from 1600 to 1750. It incorporated bold‚ powerful statements and the music was written for specific instruments‚ which was different from the Renaissance Era up to 1600. Also‚ the Baroque Era developed figured bass (basso continuo) and included improvisation which allowed for contrasting sections. One influential composer during the Baroque Era was J.S Bach. Bach was an involved musician who composed mainly to meet the needs of the positions he held. For example‚ as a church
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Baroque Music Characteristics * Baroque Music - 1600-1750 * The invention of several forms of music came about in the 17th century i.e. opera‚ sonata‚ concerto‚ suite‚ fugue‚ oratorio * Use of improvisation increased during this era‚ although it was an important change to instrumental musical it also caused problems when musicians attempted to full understand and perform Baroque music precisely * Unity of mood – baroque music is unique for its principle of mood throughout
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The Baroque Period 1. The Baroque period originated in 1600 and ended in 1750 2. The Peterhof is the estate of Peter the Great‚ in St.Petersburg Russia. Bartolomeo Rastrelli models it. This building was key symbol of the era. 3. Baroque painters used various colours and deep shadows to create a rich texture this can be seen in the piece Rembrandt painted The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. 4. In the baroque period there was a intense dispute over religion. John Bunyan (1628-1688) was
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Hum2232: Renaissance/Baroque Jill Werlink Florence Neubauer 3/11/13 Women on the Move-Discussion Wkst 2 Professional Women in the Renaissance 1. A) The first professional published
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sound is subtle again. 5. What are the three different periods of Beethoven’s work? Describe each part. Beethoven’s work was organized into the early‚ the middle and the late periods. The early period was from 1779-1802‚ and that’s when he composed his first and second symphonies. The middle period was from 1803-1814. He experimented with different techniques at that time. The late period was from 1815-1827‚ and his works reflect the transition into the Romantic period. Critical Thinking Questions
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Tu se’ morta is a piece sung by Orpheus accompanied by a basso continuo after he is told of Eurydice’s death. Orpheus wants to bring her back from Hell as he offers a distressed goodbye to the earth‚ sky and sun. The style of singing is simple and intended to bring a dramatic delivery to the audience. The vocal line is rhythmically free and the phrases are more irregular. The song is flexible because it is suggesting a sad and passionate farewell to the person he loves. To express this farewell‚
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Son of Solomon Eccles and brother of John Eccles‚ Henry Eccles was a Baroque composer of British origin. He was a violin player of great caliber who played in the court of King Louis XIV from 1694 to 1710. Having found‚ what he felt to be‚ little to no recompense for his efforts in his native country‚ Eccles decided to move to Paris‚ France. It was in France where he was fortunate enough to find and obtain a position as a performer for the King of France’s Band. It was also in France‚ in the year
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