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    The Baroque Era lasted from 1600-1750 and was a period of major changes and developments. Some famous Baroque artists included Diego Velasquez. Baroque music is characterized by features like the use of basso continuo and improvisation. Major Baroque composers were Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederic Handel, Johann Pachelbel, and Antonio Vivaldi. Baroque instruments included the flute, recorder, trumpet, harpsichords, and pipe organ.

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    The Baroque Era lasted from 1600-1750 and was a period of major changes and developments. Some famous Baroque artists included Diego Velasquez. Baroque music is characterized by features like the use of basso continuo and improvisation. Major Baroque composers were Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederic Handel, Johann Pachelbel, and Antonio Vivaldi. Baroque instruments included the flute, recorder, trumpet, harpsichords, and pipe organ.

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    The Baroque Era lasted from 1600-1750 and was a period of major changes and developments. Some famous Baroque artists included Diego Velasquez. Baroque music is characterized by features like the use of basso continuo and improvisation. Major Baroque composers were Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederic Handel, Johann Pachelbel, and Antonio Vivaldi. Baroque instruments included the flute, recorder, trumpet, harpsichords, and pipe organ.

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    The Baroque Era

    1600-1750
    ELABORAT: Roibu Alexandra
    Instrumente cu coarde,Anul IV
    PROFESOR: Cozma Veronica
    What was going on in the world?
     1607 - English settle Jamestown
     1610 - Galileo confirms the Earth is round
     1687 - Sir Isaac Newton discovers gravity
     1732- George Washington born
    Famous Baroque Artists
    Diego Velasquez
    What does the word Baroque mean?

    Baroque is a French word from Portugese


    origins that means an irregularly shaped
    pearl.
    The term Baroque was originally used for the art
    works created during this period. They were
    “strange” and “extravagant”.
    Characteristics of Baroque Music
    o Use of a Basso Continuo – “continuous bass”
    harpsichord and cello providing the bass of the
    composition.
    o Improvisation is used within the melodies.
    o “Making it up as you go along”

    o If you hear a harpsichord, it’s almost always


    Baroque.
    Baroque Composers
    Johann Sebastian
    Bach
    1685-1750

    Tocatta and Fugue


    in d minor
    George Frederic Handel
    1685-1759

    The Messiah

    -The Hallelujah Chorus


    -(the last movement of the
    -piece)
    Johann Pachelbel 1653-1706
     German
     Most well known for
    his canons –
    specifically
    Canon in D
     Canon: a musical
    form in which one part
    sings a melody, and the
    other parts sing the same
    melody, but enter at
    different times. Canons
    are sometimes called
    rounds.

     Pachelbel’s Canon in D
    has 3 parts and a basso
    continuo.
    Antonio Vivaldi
    1678-1741

    The Four Seasons

    The 4th movements is


    “Spring”
    Baroque Instruments
    Flute
    Recorder
    Trumpet
    Horn
    Viola
    Cello
    Harpsichords
    Pipe Organ
     Composers began using mixed groups of
    instruments
     Music was no longer only functional, it was made
    to be enjoyed on it’s own.
     What does “functional” mean?
     Composers began to search for inspiration for
    their compositions in not only the church, but in
    nature.
     Baroque music is very similar to jazz and rap in
    their use of improvisation.
    Critical Listening
    Please copy and then answer the
    following on a separate sheet of
    paper that you will turn in:

    What is Vivaldi trying to portray in this piece


    of music? What clues do I hear in the music
    that help me to make this decision?

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