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First production of an operatic nature…
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Eurydice by Peri and Caccini (1600)
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First full-blown opera production…
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L’Orfeo by Monteverdi, performed at Mantua in the year 1607 (Grande Opera)
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Calling of St. Matthews
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- Apollo and Daphne, David (marble)
- 94ft Baldacchino at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome
- Decorations of St. Peter Plaza
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Baroque music consisted of…
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stressing motion, opulence and ornamentation
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Opera, Oratorio, Cantata and instrumental music were…
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…innovating forms of the Baroque era
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- Born in (1685) Eisenach, Germany
- Composed over 200 cantatas at Leipzig, Weimar, and Cöthen
- Concerti Grossi
- Organ, violin, and harpsichord virtuoso
- Efficient swordsman
- Music shows mathematical techniques
- 20 children and two wives
- Traveled throughout Germany
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- Born in (1685) Halle, Germany
- Oratorio and Grande Opera compositions
- The Messiah
- Harpsichord and violin
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Type of art during Baroque
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…two-dimensional art, Bourgeoisie class, counter-reformation, opulence, and ornateness. Art and Music of the Baroque were larger than life.
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The Seasons
(L’hiver, Primavera, été, and L’autome)
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A. Scarlatti and D. Scarlatti
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Known for their cantata compositions
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…known to write the libretto for Peri and Caccnin’s, Eurydice
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wrote the libretto for L’Orfeo
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