Baroque period

Baroque Ornamentation The use of ornamentation in Baroque music was a creative, and sometimes improvised outlet for period musicians that spurred from human instinct to manipulate melodic material. This urge to change melodic material by altering the rhythm, or melody can be seen throughout history. Music including Gregorian chant, which predates the Baroque era, contains some elements of ornamentation. It can be seen throughout the Baroque, Classical era, and even in modern music. Although improvisation

The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 16th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history, but this period of time was eventually overtaken by the Baroque. While the Renaissance brought back the beauty and grace of the Greeks, the Baroque revived the dramatic and affections, or feelings, within music that stirred the soul. Unlike the previous period, the Baroque focused on the performance and work itself than the actual composer

Reaction: Bach's "Organ Fugue G Minor" Bach's "Organ Fugue G Minor" manages to sound both melancholy and lively at the same time. Although the texture of the piece is clearly Baroque in its construction, it has emotional depth that anticipates the Romantic period. The fugue is tuneful, partially because of its inventive repetition and expressive use of contrast. As in all fugues, one melody seems to repeat the other, in a kind of a musical dance. But the different voices are multifaceted and complex

Matthew Passion in 1829 (Johnson). As Bach gained fame over time, composers used his pieces as inspiration. Bach influenced Mozart’s writing to incorporate pieces with two melodic lines played at the same time. This was a characteristic of the late Baroque period. Beethoven also found wisdom in Bach’s pieces. He studied them meticulously, and he often quoted Bach in his journals

Johan Sabastian Bach was a very talented German Composer who wrote music in the Baroque time period. He was born March 31st , 1685, and lived until July 28th, 1750. He was born in Eisenach Germany, into a family of musical talents. In Germany at this time, they had just gone through the Scientific Revolution, and they were starting the Industrial Revolution, and Enlightenment. His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, was the director of the town musicians, and a lot of his extended family were also professional

Performance Practice of Baroque Vocal Technique When approaching a performance, accomplished musicians often consider the historical context from which a piece originates. They most often think of such considerations in the application of that context as it pertains to early music that is, the Baroque era or earlier. For any era, such historical considerations are called performance practice, and may include the use of vibrato, ornamentation, dynamic levels, tempi, instrumental timbres, performance

Mozart was known for these daring types of harmonic innovations. Musical Time Period: As far as the musical time period we haven’t covered the Classical era yet in class. However, new developments such as Mozart’s daring harmonies and the rise of opera music were characteristics new to the classical era. Second Half: Melody: “Titan” in the beginning

however, the classical period favor the flexibility of them, and change constantly in their music. First of all, the classical style has contract of mood within one movement. The composer will gradually or suddenly change the mood in the music, but still fit into logic thoroughly. Secondly, the rhythm is flexible instead of conducting with patterns as it is in baroque music. Instead of forming a continuous feeling, people like to add variation during the classical period. As for texture

G.F Handel Trio Sonata in B-flat major Op.2, No 3: (Adagio/Allegro/Grave/Allegro) This piece was written in 1722 in London and performed in Convent Garden Theatre. G.F Handel (1685-1759) was a German-British Baroque composer whose works have been continuously played to the present. He is well-known for his orchestral suites and his chamber and vocal music. His most famous work is oratorio “The Messiah” C.P.E Bach Sonata for Oboe and Basso Continuo in G minor, Wq 135: (Adagio/Allegro/Vivace)

The baroque concerto has proved to be a very formative aspect of classical music. Without the emergence of the concerto, music would not be as it is today. Concerto composers changed the way music was perceived and defied musical norms, introducing new and exciting patterns, sequences, and combinations. Concertos have changed drastically throughout the years. What were deemed concertos during the baroque era, will not always qualify as a concerto by modern definition. A concerto was originally defined