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The Baroque Era

The Baroque Era. 1585-1750. Copyright © 2005 - Frankel Consulting Services, Inc. What was going on in the world?. 1607 - English settle Jamestown 1610 - Galileo confirms the Earth is round 1643-1715 - Louis XIV rules France 1687 - Sir Isaac Newton publishes his Laws of Universal Gravitation

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The Baroque Era

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  1. The Baroque Era 1585-1750 Copyright © 2005 - Frankel Consulting Services, Inc.

  2. What was going on in the world? • 1607 - English settle Jamestown • 1610 - Galileo confirms the Earth is round • 1643-1715 - Louis XIV rules France • 1687 - Sir Isaac Newton publishes his Laws of Universal Gravitation • 1732- George Washington born • 1744-1748 - French & Indian War

  3. Famous Baroque Artists

  4. Peter Paul Rubens

  5. Rembrandt van Rijn

  6. Anthony Van Dyck

  7. Diego Velasquez

  8. Jan Vermeer

  9. What does the word Baroque mean? Baroque is a French word from Portugese origins that means an irregularly shaped pearl.

  10. Originally the term Baroque was used for the art works created during this period in that there was an inherent strangeness and extravagance associated with them. Only recently has the term also been used to include the music, which is anything but slightly flawed.

  11. Characteristics of Baroque Music • Use of a Basso Continuo - harpsichord and cello providing the base of the composition. • Emphasized contrasts in texture, pace and volume. • Strong use of improvisation in both melodies, and the embellishments of those melodies. • Most importantly - if you hear a harpsichord, it’s almost always Baroque.

  12. Baroque Composers

  13. Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750

  14. Domenico Scarlatti 1685-1757

  15. Francois Couperin 1668-1733

  16. Henry Purcell 1659-1695

  17. Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767

  18. Archangelo Corelli 1653-1713

  19. George Frederic Handel 1685-1759

  20. Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741

  21. Baroque Instruments

  22. Flute

  23. Oboe

  24. Recorder

  25. Bassoon

  26. Trumpet

  27. Horn

  28. Viola

  29. Cello

  30. Harpsichords & Claviers

  31. Pipe Organ

  32. Baroque music differs greatly from Medieval and Renaissance music.

  33. Composers used mixed groups of instruments to perform works of great complexity. • Music was no longer only functional, it was made to be enjoyed as it’s own entity. • Composers began to search for inspiration for their compositions in not only the church, but in nature. • Baroque music is very similar to jazz in it’s use of improvisation and figured bass.

  34. Critical Listening What is Vivaldi trying to portray in this piece of music?

  35. Tomorrow, Bach…

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