THE BAROQUE PERIOD
1600-1750
BAROQUE MUSIC
The word "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning "misshapen pearl."
Baroque music is tuneful and very organized and melodies tend to be highly decorated and elaborate. Conflict and contrast between sections in a piece and between instruments are common, and the music can be quite dramatic.
During the period, composers and performers used more elaborate musical ornamentation, made changes in musical notation, and developed new instrumental playing techniques. Baroque music expanded the size, range, and complexity of instrumental performance, and also established opera as a musical genre. Many musical terms and concepts from this era are still in use today.
Baroque music is tuneful and very organized and melodies tend to be highly decorated and elaborate. Conflict and contrast between sections in a piece and between instruments are common, and the music can be quite dramatic.
During the period, composers and performers used more elaborate musical ornamentation, made changes in musical notation, and developed new instrumental playing techniques. Baroque music expanded the size, range, and complexity of instrumental performance, and also established opera as a musical genre. Many musical terms and concepts from this era are still in use today.
Traditional Baroque Arias
Qual Guerriero In Campo Armato |
Agitate Da Due Venti - Vivaldi |
Famous Baroque Composers
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
George Philip Telemann (1681-1767)
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
George Frederic Handel (1685-1789)
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
George Philip Telemann (1681-1767)
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
George Frederic Handel (1685-1789)
Traditional Dancing During the Baroque Musical Time Period
Things that happened during the Baroque Time Period
DATES
1607- Jamestown Colony Established
1611- King James Bible Published
1616- Shakespeare Dies
1618- Thirty Year War Starts
1619- First Thanksgiving Celebrated
1620- Pilgrims arrive at Cape Cod
1626- Purchase of Manhattan
1636- Harvard College Founded
1666- London Fires
1692- Salem Witch Trials
1706- Benjamin Franklin Born
1731- 1st American Public Library Founded
1732- George Washington Born
Famous Scientist
-Newton
-Galileo
Famous Artist
-Rembrandt
Famous Philosophers:
-Locke
Famous Writers:
-Swift
-Pope
-Moliere