1. Baroque Period

2. 1600 1. Start of the Baroque Period 1600-1750
2.  Start of the Common Practice Period
3. End of the Renaissance Period
4.  First opera was in 1600

3. Movement – a part of a work, sounds complete in itself with a beginning middle and end.  Think of it like a chapter in a book

4. Modulation To change from one key to another
In “artfully” done music, it’s not noticeable that you’ve changed keys!
You’ll almost always come back to the home key that you hear in the beginning

5. Suite A collection of dances Multi-movement work
Each movement is in binary form (AABB)
Each movement is based on a different dance rhythm

6. Suite Originally, the dance pieces were intended for dancing.
In the suite, it is more considered “absolute” music for listening, not dancing

7. Suite The movements alternate between fast and slow tempos
Usually begins with a prelude
All are in the same key (or related keys)
No applause until the end!

8. J.S. Bach: Suite in E Minor, BWV 996
Preludio (Passaggio / Presto) SF
Allemande S
Courante F
Sarabande S
Bourree F
Gigue F

9. Pre- Classic Period Also called Rococo 1725-1775
Death of Bach = 1750, but he was an old man out of style
“Ugly Duckling” period.
Not yet as graceful as Classical Period

10. Sammartini Symphony
First Movement
Baroque characteristics?

11. Sammartini Symphony First Movement Baroque characteristics?
Harpsichord (timbre)
Plenty of repeats of motives
Binary form (at first glance)

12. Sammartini Symphony
First Movement
Classical characteristics?

13. Sammartini Symphony First Movement Classical characteristics?
Frequent pauses
Changes of themes
Crescendo/decrescendo
Binary form brings back the original theme in original key, in other words, the form is AABA(BA)