| The influence of the royal courts in the Baroque |
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time of absolute monarchs
courts as well as churches patron of arts
composers influenced by doctrine of affections
in all, contrast and illusion dominiate |
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| Wonder, love, hatred, desire, joy, sadness |
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| Composers especially interested in greek tragedies |
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Claudio Monterverdi- Ofero, The very first opera
Henry Purcell-dido and aneas, a ground bass aria. |
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| Concerto, Concerto Grosso, and Overture |
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| Written for orchestra plus 1 soloist |
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| Freeform key board. meant to show off virtuosity |
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| often began suites. no strict form or procedure. Usually paired with Fugue |
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| Prelude based on Lutheran chorale |
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| no rules or conventions. longer than written works, written in continuous style. |
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| Polyphonic. rigid rules. often paired with prelude. |
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| used soloists, choir and orchestra. Portray the scenes/situations. usually 20-30 minutes long |
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| Usually sacred texts, but intended for concert performance. usually sacred/ religious narrative often from the bible, 2-3 hours |
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| Musical theater. singer dominate, accompanied by orchestra |
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| Harpischord and cello usually, sometimes (not often) basoon and harpischord. |
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| Song, strong beat, structural, long, lots of repetition, emotion |
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| Solo voice, like reciting, no beat, words with no notes, performer is free to speed up or slow down or change notes. no repetition. very short advances |
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1685-1759
German
Composer
Went blind
married twice, 20 kids, 9 died in infancy
never married
traveled a lot
wrote masses of opera
Celebrity |
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1685-1750
German
composer
went blind
Never traveled
never wrote and opera |
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