BaroqueBaroque

1600-1760 A.D. 1600-1760 A.D.

Famous Composers Famous Composers

• Johann Sebastian Bach• Antonio Vivaldi• George Frideric Handel• Claudio Monteverdi• Jean-Philippe Rameau• Henry Purcell

• Johann Sebastian Bach• Antonio Vivaldi• George Frideric Handel• Claudio Monteverdi• Jean-Philippe Rameau• Henry Purcell

What did it sound likeWhat did it sound like

•Extremely Ornamental•Standardized Tonality and Note Reading

• Vocal - Opera, Oratorio, Passion, Cantata, Mass, Anthem, Monody, Chorale

• Instrumental - Concerto grosso, Fugue, Suite, Allemande, Sarabande, Gavotte, Minuet, Sonata, Canzona, Fantasia, Ricercar, Toccata, Prelude

•Extremely Ornamental•Standardized Tonality and Note Reading

• Vocal - Opera, Oratorio, Passion, Cantata, Mass, Anthem, Monody, Chorale

• Instrumental - Concerto grosso, Fugue, Suite, Allemande, Sarabande, Gavotte, Minuet, Sonata, Canzona, Fantasia, Ricercar, Toccata, Prelude

• Instrumental music became much more important! (Both secular and sacred)

• Contrasting sections in the music became popular with some fast versus slow sections, some loud versus soft sections.

• Operas and Oratorios became important too

• Operas – singing with instruments, costumes, acting, and a story line

• Oratorios-singing with instruments, no costumes or acting, and usually a biblical story

• Instrumental music became much more important! (Both secular and sacred)

• Contrasting sections in the music became popular with some fast versus slow sections, some loud versus soft sections.

• Operas and Oratorios became important too

• Operas – singing with instruments, costumes, acting, and a story line

• Oratorios-singing with instruments, no costumes or acting, and usually a biblical story