Baroque Higher Era Overview

Baroque Music

Time Period: ca. 1600-1750

Notable Composers:

• J.S. Bach
• Antonio Vivaldi
• Georg Frideric Handel
• Henry Purcell
• Alessandro Scarlatti

Associated Concepts: (Higher List)

• Vocal Music:
• Opera
• Oratorio
• Recitative
• Da Capo Aria
• Aria
• Mass
• Instrumental Music
• Concerto Grosso - (Ripieno, Concertino, Ritornello, Basso Continuo)
• Passacaglia - (Ground Bass, Basso Continuo)

Influences affecting the Baroque era:

Baroque, meaning "grotesque", architecture was pretty busy. Full of gargoyles, intricate details, ironwork and were often on a grand scale. The music of the era reflected this busy and overdone style with its' polyphonic texture and ornamentation.