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Baroque Era-
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"an extravagant style"
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What time period?
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1600 - 1750
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Oratorio
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sacred and frequently based on verses from the Bible.
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Cantata
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Sacred or secular.
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fugue
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Polyphonic music based on one, two, three, or more
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Polyphonic
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when two or more melodic lines are close together
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Opera
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used Staging, Scenery, Costumes, and Action
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Born in Eisenach, Germany 1685
Died Leipzig, Germany 1750 |
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Soprano
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highest voice part
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Developing instruments
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Viols, flutes, and oboes
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sonata
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New musical form; instrumental work for a solo instrument.
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George Frideric Handel
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Born in Halle, Saxony (Germany) in 1685. Died in London in 1759.
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Born: Venice, Italy. 1678
Died: Vienna, Austria. 1741 |
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In the Baroque era instruments had what?
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Their own parts
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During the Baroque Era music became more what?
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Expressive
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