Baroque music

Similar to other art forms, music is a unique form of expression which can convey emotion so strongly that it can connect to people no matter where they are from, or what their native language is. These are the six eras of music Baroque named after the traditional ornate architectural style of the time, Classical and Romantic creating composers like Berlioz, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, and Verdi. The Medieval era, The Renaissance which signifies “rebirth” also known as the time of…

and violinist of the Baroque Era (classic fm, 2017). It was thought that Bach composed the solo cello suites between 1717 – 1723, when he was working in Köthen as a composer (classic fm, 2017). Since a copy of the six cello suites were found at least eighteen editors have…

Music from the past has had a tremendous effect on what modern music is today. This is shown through the use of word painting and dynamics in the Renaissance period, instruments and Operas in the Baroque Period, primary triads and homophonic compositions in the Classical Period and finally, the utilisation of tone poems and heartfelt passion in the Romantic Period. If it wasn’t for these periods, music would not have evolved in such a immense and progressive way. The Renaissance Period which…

life, music has developed drastically since the earliest centuries. Meaning, messages, and purpose all transformed or shifted for as long as music has existed. Different styles have developed resulting to the creation of new genres or at least a new style of that genre. Many of the most popular artists deviated from the usual, creating unique music which successfully appealed to people. The research of musical development is imperative to one who’s intentions are to identify the changes of music…

of his parents, he was taken in by his brother where he was enrolled in school and continued his passion for music. Markedly influenced by an organist by the name of George Bohm, Bach became fluent in violin and harpsichord. He became a reputable musician and for a short time worked as an organist providing music for church services at the New Church in Arnstadt where he also taught music to children. The position didn’t last long as Bach was unable to get along with his pupils. Bach then…

nationalities. It binds the Renaissance and the Baroque, the aristocrats and the commonwealth. It’s a thread of rhythm and intonation; it’s a thread of music. Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi blazed a trail of new techniques and styles that would come to define the Baroque period. Composers wanted more freedom, but the aristocrats wanted compositions written to their specifications. Influenced by society, both compositions and performances changed in the Baroque Era. People today know the Renaissance…

Dhaliwal Noorinder Singh Bettie Jo Basinger Music 1010 15th April 2017. Paper Concerto – A concerto is a music composition that highlights a solo instrument against the background of a full orchestra. In a concerto, a piano, violin, flute, or other instrument plays solo parts that are backed up or highlighted by an orchestra. Most concertos have three sections or movements, and in the 19th century they were especially popular as a way to showcase virtuoso playing by the soloist. In Italian,…

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 during the Baroque era. He was a violinist, teacher and cleric and is today recognized as one of the greatest baroque composers of all time. Many of Vivaldi’s works were written for a female music ensemble at Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage where he worked at as a priest for 39 years of his life. Part of Vivaldi’s works included 12 sonatas that he wrote for violin and basso continuo. These works would have been performed by small…

Bach remarried and had thirteen more children, only six survived to adulthood. This was extremely common in this period. Bach died in 1750 and only made it to the age of 65 years old. Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer in the Baroque Period. Other known composers in the Baroque Period were George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, and Claudio Monteverdi. Ben Haggerty known as Macklemore is not married…

influenced the modern world’s music through Renaissance composers such as Giovanni Gabrieli whose use of dynamics has helped shape music theory taught today. The Renaissance was a time of dramatic development in literature, music, art and science which ties in with the name of the period (Renaissance), as the meaning of it is “rebirth”, thus showcasing the era to be a time of growth. Music became increasingly popular with the arise of the printing press and secular music. The printing press made…