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Baroque musicEdward Clark

Bach: Jesu Joy of

Man's Desiring

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What is Baroque music?

Baroque music is music between 1600-1750

1600 was the year of which the first opera was

composed by Monteverdi.

1750 was the year of which , the very influential

composer Johann Sebastian Bach died.

Baroque was anything very decorated, ornamented

or very detailed.

The word baroque comes from the Portuguese

stem; barocco meaning irregularly shaped pearl setin jewellery.

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Baroque composes

Monteverdi (1567-1643)

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Corelli (1653-1733)

Rameau (1683-1764)

Lully (1632-1687)

J.S Bach (1685-1750)

Handel (1685-1759)

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A typical big baroque orchestra.

Woodwinds- 8Flauti, 8Oboe, 8Fagotti.

Brass-

4Corni, 4Trombe.

Percussion- Timpani, 8Tambure.

Strings- 14Violini I,14Violini II,12 Viole,10 Violoncelli,8Bassi,2 baroque

guitars ,1 Liuti,2 Theorbe.

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The Baroque Orchestra 2.

The Baroque period was really the beginning of theOrchestra, many instruments were changed i.e. viols (weak

sounding violins) were replaced by violins, and recorders

were replaced by flutes.

The Orchestra varied from piece to piece always having

strings but woodwind, percussion and brass weren't alwaysused.

Brass instruments didnt have valves so the players had a

very limited range, (just the harmonic series), all they could

use for notes was there embouchure so each player would

have a different range depending on there ability. Melodieswere often very high pitch as the high notes were very close

together and the low notes were very spaced out.

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Images of Santa Cecilia concert

hall, Rome, and a harpsichord.

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Baroque architecture

As you can see Baroque architecture was veryornate, It shows of skill and the designers were

also very skilled. Each piece like the music was

unique as it was hand crafted. They both flow with

twiddles and repetition at different pitches of musicand high.