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Part III The Baroque Era. Unit Schedule Overview of culture Ch. 1, 2 Study Guide. Baroque Era Schedule. WTh 2/14 M. A. & Ren. Review MT 2/18, 19 Exam 1 WTh 2/20, 21 Exam I results survey, Opera—Ch. 5, 6, 7, 8 MT 2/25,26 Concerto—Ch. 3, 10 Bach—Ch. 11 Fugue—Ch. 4
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Part IIIThe Baroque Era Unit Schedule Overview of culture Ch. 1, 2 Study Guide
Baroque Era Schedule WTh 2/14 M. A. & Ren. Review MT 2/18, 19 Exam 1 WTh 2/20, 21 Exam I results survey, Opera—Ch. 5, 6, 7, 8 MT 2/25,26 Concerto—Ch. 3, 10 Bach—Ch. 11 Fugue—Ch. 4 WTh 2/27,28 Chorale, Cantata—Ch. 12, 13 Handel, Oratorio—Ch. 14, 15 MT 3/4,5 Exam II
Kamien Part 3, Ch. 1, 2Overview of the Baroque Culture’s • Architecture & decor • Technology • Visual Arts
Overview of the Baroque Culture’s • Architecture • magnificence, grandeur
Louis 13, 14 Versailles Intimidatingly grand!
Versailles today. Still epic opulence.
Overview of the Baroque Culture’s • Architecture • magnificence, grandeur (e.g., Palace of Versailles) • highly decorated, ornate
Explore Versailles to get a glimpse of the grandiosity of the absolute monarchs! Chateauversailles Web site Go to Connect Kamien and learn about the cultural and political significance of Versailles. In Connect, click on Baroque, and in Baroque, click Versailles.
Overview of the Baroque Culture’s • Architecture • magnificence, grandeur (e.g., Palace of Versailles) • highly decorated, ornate, busy with filigree, gargoyles, etc. • function (structure or purpose) and form (appearance) lines are blurred—one manifestation of Baroque culture’s fondness for combining “things”
function (purpose) and form (appearance) lines are blurred: • Here, a clock becomes a fanciful decorative piece and even serves a propaganda role (note the Sun King—Louis XIV—face at center of this Versailles clock.
function (structure or purpose) and form (appearance) lines are blurred • For example: • None of the façade’s architectural components serve a structural need; they are merely decorative
Overview of the Baroque Culture’s • Technology • Metallurgy, joinery • Physics • Machines • pipe organ—bewilderingly complex music-producing machines • violin (Stradivari—still the best violins ever made!)
Metalwork: Alloy (pipes) Soldering Woodwork: pipes case mechanism Physics: weight arm moment friction Pneumatics Acoustics Pipes RenOrgan Wind chestcontains airunder pressure Stops(air switches) Keyboard Bellows
function (purpose) and form (appearance) lines are blurred • Here and following are Baroque organs: • Their function is, of course, to provide music, but the beauty of their lavish decorative elements is just as important.
Overview: The Baroque Culture as seen through its • Visual Arts • realistic • emotion • motion • provocative, daring • gory, horrific, sensual
Motion in art: David is caught in action. Note the stretched torso skin, grimace on the face showing exertion, body that is off balance. The sling is in motion rather than hanging vertically.
Baroque gore: A dissection showing the bloody muscle of a corpse. Of course, the body was provided by a grave robber.
Baroque gore! This grizzly Baroque oil painting depicts Judith cutting off the head of Holofernes, a villainous general. Note her serene, ghoulish determination as she slices through his neck. Blood is splattered everywhere.
Baroque Music • drama, passion = VIMP • continuity of mood throughout piece • Texture • Early Baroque: Homophony (esp. in opera) • Late Baroque: Polyphony back in style • Text = VIMP • text (word) painting (still popular) • text expression--music conveys overall mood and atmosphere
Baroque Music • Opera • visual arts + music + literature • developed early 17C--quickly “went gold” • basso continuo • early 17C development • VIMP 2-part accompaniment • keyboard instrument such as harpsichord or organ • sustaining bass such as cello, bassoon, double bass • music they play is sort of notation shorthand
Baroque Music • Melody • Long, “wandering,” ornate phrases favored • Tonality & Harmony • major/minor tonalities replace ancient modes • harmony planned; no longer polyphony’s “accidental” result • composers consider how tones sound together. • composers plan chord progressions. • bass line becomes VIMP. • Baroque Orchestra • Strings predominate; occasional woodwind, brass, percussion. • NO standard orchestration • Some experimentation with tone color • Forms • Pieces lengthier • Balance UNITY and CONTRAST • Multi- movement pieces
Music in Baroque Society • Audiences demand new music in every concert th/f composers’ outputs are huge • Aristocratic courts • Music IMP diversion fr/ boredom • Th/f much music • Some nobles—excellent musicians