Baroque composers

Complexity played an important role in Baroque music, which can be described as “extravagance and structure”. As new possibilities arose, composers were able to make their music more complex. The emergence of new instruments, like the brass and woodwind instruments, increased flexibility in tone color. This allowed for more expression in music. The improvement of instruments such as the violin, which Stradivari and other makers perfected, and the organ, allowed for the emergence of virtuosos…

THE BAROQUE INFLUENCE ON MODERN ART The origins of the word Baroque are obscure. Baroque is an artistic style that was present mainly in Europe from the late 16th century until the early 18th century. The Baroque is considered to be the dominant art style in Europe between the Mannerist and Rococo eras and it is characterized by overt emotion, dynamic movement, and self-confident rhetoric. “Although the term Baroque is applied mainly to the visual and performing arts, it is also used to describe…

In contemporary music, composers will use bridges to change the tone of a song; they will include a small section that stands out from the rest of the piece so it can bring a smooth transition to the rest of the song. Similarly, Claudio Monteverdi became that bridge between the Renaissance (1300-1600) and the coming Baroque Period (1600-1750). The world was so focused on humanism and darkness throughout the Renaissance, but Monteverdi was born on the edge of darkness, baptized in 1567, and used…

Claudio Monteverdi is an Italian composer from the Baroque period who was influential in the transition between Renaissance and Baroque music. Despite composing in all musical styles and genres of his time, Monteverdi defied past generation 's standards of composition. For example, he did not follow the rules governing the resolution of dissonances in that period. Like other composers of the Baroque period, Monteverdi had a big impetus to imitate reality through his music; he tried to humanize…

The Baroque Period, which ranged from 1600 to 1750, was an innovative era for music. During this period, musicians began to compose motets and madrigals, which differed from the type of music typically used during the previous period, The Renaissance. This era of music showed that there were many talented artists that influenced the way music is played today. In fact, "A new style of solo singing was developed, recitative, that aimed to join features of music and speech. This led inevitably to…

children with his new wife, Giovanna Gadio. By then Claudio was most likely looking for every chance to leave the house. His father married a third time after his second wife died, but by then Claudio was well on his way to becoming a musician and composer. Once Claudio was in his teens, he studied under Marc Antonio Ingegneri, who was the maestro di cappella at the Cremona Cathedral in Italy at the time. By age fifteen he was publishing motets and madrigals, mainly complex and polyphonic…

As mentioned earlier within the essay, the composer had an operation done on his eyes. This resulted in the loss of his sight. Bach still composed after losing his sight, looking to his pupils to help him with his dictation. This is something that I can directly relate to, giving that I have had hearing…

Vocal music in the Baroque era Introduction to the baroque era Taken from the Portuguese word “barroco (oddly shaped pearl)”, the term “Baroque” is associated with Western art music between the periods of 1600 to 1750 (Nicholas Kraemer accessed: 1 September 2016). In congruence to the word it derived from, Baroque music focussed on musical ornamentation, technique and contrast. Additionally, the concept of “melody” and “harmony” began to be articulated and implemented, in contrast to the…

complimented his “friend” profusely, there is a hint of arrogance in his words. To quote one of the letters, he said “[accept] them as the pure offering of childlike reverence, and graciously vouchsafe to regard with indulgence them and their youthful composer” (IMSLP Volume 1, Letter #1). It proven further when he was talking to a Dr. Schade about how his apology should be accepted and the reasons why. It seems that Beethoven was apologizing because he left…

contributor to art music. This realization became fully accepted in the 17th century during the Baroque period. Prior to this time the trumpet was seen primarily as an instrument delegated to military functions and processional fanfares. Due to its construction the common practice of playing trumpet was limited to just notes within the harmonic series of the trumpet. This limitation hindered many composers from written significant melodic works for the instrument, however, overtime across Europe…