Transcript The Baroque Period

The Baroque Period
1600-1750
The word “baroque” really means bizarre,
abnormal, and exaggerated, but these terms
seem harsh, because it doesn’t seem all that
bad.
The term “baroque” was
actually given to this
period from 1600 to
1750 by the writers and
critics of the period
that followed, called
the Classical Period.
The composers of the
Classical Period had
changed their style
since the Baroque and
so, just as we do, they
made fun of the
previous period by
calling it bizarre and
abnormal.
The style of the Classical Period was very simple,
much in contrast to the highly complex style of
the Baroque.
Baroque
Classical
Here is
some more
Baroque
art work.
Baroque
artisans
loved to
coat
everything
in gold.
Everything in art
and music was
very elaborate.
Extreme
attention to
detail can be
found in
everything from
pipe organs to
church walls
and ceilings to
decorative
carvings on
buildings. Here
is a church alter
built during the
Baroque Period.
Here are 2 Baroque pipe organs. Look at the
excessive use of decoration, attention to detail,
and the use of gold.
Up to this time, composers used groups of notes called
modes to write songs. A composer had 7 different
modes to choose from to write a song. But during the
Baroque, 2 of these 7 modes started to be used more
often than the other 5. Nowadays, 99% or more of
the music you might hear on the radio is based on
these 2 modes called the major and minor scales. The
major and minor scales each contain 8 notes from
octave to octave.
The other 5
modes are
still
around
today, but
aren’t used
very often.
Binary was the most often used
FORM in the Baroque Period. Here
is a picture of bifocals, a bilingual
dictionary, and a bicycle. What
number does the “bi” stand for?
What letters do we use for the
themes?
In a Binary song, there are 2 parts,
A and B. First, you will hear one
melody, which is usually repeated,
then a different melody, and that’s it!
In the Classical Period that followed,
they began to return to the first
melody again.
The orchestra developed in the Baroque Period,
however it only consisted of one instrument
family and a keyboard instrument. Can you
tell what they were from listening?
Strings
Harpsichord
A fugue is
much like a
round or
canon, but
each time
the melody
repeats
itself, the
pitch is
higher or
lower than
before.
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A pipe organ
This pipe
organ has 3
keyboards or
manuals. The
little white
knobs are
called “stops.”
They control
the different
sounds. The
wooden
pedals play
very low
sounding
notes and are
controlled by
your feet.
A toccata is any
piece that is
played by a
keyboard
instrument. A
toccata comes
before (precedes)
another piece.
What are the
keyboard
instruments that
were around
during this time?
A secular play that is sung
from beginning to end:
Opera
Opera uses very expensive sets and the singers
must act convincingly to win over the
audience. The subject matter is non-religious.
This opera took place on a lake. The audience
is on the shore.
More opera sets.
An oratorio is like an opera, but it is
sacred. This means that oratorios
are based on religious stories. In
addition, the stage sets for oratorios
range from very minimal to
absolutely nothing.
Oratorios have very little acting and
sometimes no costumes. This is an
oratorio called “Messiah” from G.F.
Handel. It’s much cheaper to produce
an oratorio than an opera.
The End