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Baroque Instrumental Music

Baroque Instrumental Music. 5 Categories in Renaissance. Transcriptions Cantus Firmus Pieces Improvizational Works Variations Dances. Early Baroque Instrumental Music. Baroque Characteristics so far . . . Recitative/Aria Basso Continuo Instrumental Music Dominated by

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Baroque Instrumental Music

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  1. BaroqueInstrumental Music

  2. 5 Categories in Renaissance • Transcriptions • Cantus Firmus Pieces • Improvizational Works • Variations • Dances

  3. Early Baroque Instrumental Music • Baroque Characteristics so far . . . • Recitative/Aria • Basso Continuo • Instrumental Music • Dominated by • Basso Continuo • Violin, Keyboards • Equal with Vocal music by 1700 • Genres far from Standardized • Categories Modified from Renaissance

  4. Fugal • Pieces in Continuous Imitative Counterpoint • Keyboard • Ricercare, Fantasia

  5. Canzona • Discontinuous Counterpoint • Multi-Sectional • Canzona, Sonata

  6. Dances • Renaissance • Grouped into Pairs • Germany • Organized into Suites • France • Ballet • Lute, Harpsichord,Orchestra • NAWM 67 (p.399)

  7. Variations • Three basic Techniques 1. Melody repeated in different voice 2. Melody ornamented 3. Bass/Harmony constant

  8. Improvizational • Constantly approaches cadence • Toccata • NAWM 67 T 33 • NAWM 68 T 35

  9. Later Baroque Instrumental Music • Ensemble Music • Keyboard w/ Violin or other Instrument • Solo Music • Keyboard • Organ • Harpsichord • Tuning Systems • Pythagorean Tuning

  10. Tuning Systems • Temperment • Pythagorean Tuning • Just Tuning • Mean Tone Temperment • Well Temperment • Equal Temperment • All half-steps equal • No Wolf intervals • No Color Contrast between keys

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