The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition The Enjoyment of Music 10 th Shorter Edition

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Unit VI The Baroque and the Arts “I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore…whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.” —Sir Isaac Newton

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition 19. The Baroque Spirit The Baroque Era (1600–1750) Turbulent change in politics, science, arts Religious wars Exploration of the New World Rise of middle-class culture Music making centered in the home, church, and universities Collegium musicum

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition

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The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition 20. Main Currents in Baroque Music Origins of the Monodic Style Florentine Camerata Vincenzo Galilei Giulio Caccini Jacopo Peri Florence, Italy

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition 20. Main Currents in Baroque Music Origins of the Monodic Style Monody: New style featuring solo song with instrumental accompaniment Caccini: “Amarilli mia bella” Monody focused on text and its emotional power Stile rappresentativo Le nuove musiche

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition New Harmonic Structures Figured bass Chords created through improvisation Basso continuo Bach, C.P.E., Trio Sonata in G

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Ionian (major) Dorian Phrygian Mixolydian Lydian Aolean (minor) Modal (old system) vs. Tonal (new system) Locrian New Harmonic Structures

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition New Harmonic Structures Equal temperament J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 1

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Baroque Musical Style Early Baroque rhythm is freer Late Baroque rhythm is regular and vigorous Emotions expressed with subtle dynamic changes

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition The Rise of the Virtuoso Musician Technical improvements in instrument making Composers challenging the performers Domenico Scarlatti Antonio Vivaldi Scarlatti: Sonata in E, “Capriccio” Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo Antonio Vivaldi

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition The Rise of Virtuosity Instrumental Vocal Castrato Countertenor or falsettist

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition The Doctrine of the Affections Union of text and music One mood, or affection, per movement or piece Handel: Sampson, “Let the Bright Seraphim”

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Women in Baroque Music More professional women were singers and instrumentalists –Francesca Caccini –Barbara Strozzi –Faustina Bordoni –Francesca Cuzzoni –Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Internationalism Free interchange among national cultures Jean-Baptiste Lully G. F. Handel

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Exoticism  Looking to the Near East, the Americas, and elsewhere for ideas

The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition