Baroque Music

Basics
When 1650 1750 Composers Purcell, Handel, Bach, Vivaldi 2 Main Styles Sacred (To do with Church), Secular (Not to do with Church)

Baroque Music
How It Sounds

Major or Minor (nothing else) Quite Simple No Clashing notes Lots of string instruments, very little percussion Never Piano, Trumpets or saxophone Question And Response Very Simple, Consistent Structures

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Instruments

Viol Family of Instruments

(Precursor to modern strings)

Harpsichord
(NOT Piano)

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Instruments

Lute

(Precursor to the guitar) FDAFDAGFEDC

Baroque Trumpet
(Natural Trumpet)

Small Orchestra Mainly Strings 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns Very little dynamic changes

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The Fugue

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Subject

Answer

Counter Subject

Counter Free Part Subject Answer Counter Free Part Subject Subject Counter Free Part Subject

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Ground Bass

Melody 3 Melody 2 Melody 1 Melody 1 Ground Bass Melody 1 Melody 2 Ground Bass

Melody 4 Melody 3 Melody 2 Ground Bass

Ground Bass

Ground Bass

Y10 Composition Task

Baroque

Use your understanding of Baroque Music, to compose a piece of Music that uses some ideas found in the style

You Must
Use a proper Baroque Structure (Fugue or Ground Bass) Include Call and Response Ideas Modulate

You Could
Use computer software to make your piece sound more authentic Listen to examples to get inspiration Use Baroque style dynamics one dynamic per section (no crescendos) Include a perfect cadence (chord 5 to chord 1 at the end)

If you Are Stuck

Start simple Baroque Music is very simple! Work with the Ground Bass Idea, and come up with a simple bass line Ask Mr Jennings to listen to some examples Ask to use Musescore its a good way to simple build up ideas