Baroque Period1600-1750

Baroque Period—1600-1750

Instruments U.S. Happenings

Composers Style

Baroque Period—1600-1750

Instruments U.S. Happenings

Composers Style

J.S. Bach

G.F. Handel

A. Vivaldi

Baroque Period—1600-1750

Instruments U.S. Happenings

Composers Style

J.S. Bach

G.F. Handel

A. Vivaldi

StringsTrumpetsFlute, OboeHarpsichordOrgan

Baroque Period—1600-1750

Instruments U.S. Happenings

Composers Style

J.S. Bach

G.F. Handel

A. Vivaldi

StringsTrumpetsFlute, OboeHarpsichordOrgan

FancyLots of extra notesComplexRepeated sections

Style—Baroque

Listen to these two selections. The first is a plain song, the second is the same song played in a Baroque style.

Plain Baroque

Baroque music often had a lot of complicated repetitions of several

themes. Click on this link to see and hear an example.

Little Fugue in G Minor

Baroque Period—1600-1750

Instruments U.S. Happenings

Composers Style

J.S. Bach

G.F. Handel

A. Vivaldi

StringsTrumpetsFlute, OboeHarpsichordOrgan

FancyLots of extra notesComplexRepeated sections

Can you think ofanything that washappening in theU.S. during this time?

Your assignment today is to go the class blog and click oneither the Handel or the Vivaldi post. Listen to some of

themusic. Read something about the composer’s life. Then

read and answer the questions from the blog and write your answers.

Class Blog Link—Remember to log in with your user name and

your teacher’s last name as a password—no capital letters.

I’ll be on the blog at the same time as your class, so you can ask me a

question if you wish and I should be able to answer right away.