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    Baroque Music: 1600-1750

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    Baroque  Music   (ca.  1600-­‐1750)   IV! Instrumental  Music! Tended  to  be  more  polyphonic     No  text‚  but  sRll  use  musical  idioms  of      dramaRc  music     Harpsichord  h?p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxzY3tFTz9k     Early  form  of  the  piano     Strings  were  plucked  rather  than  struck     Smaller  range  than  modern  piano     Dynamic  changes

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    Johann Sebastian Bach

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    JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in the town of Thuringia‚ Germany where he was raised and spent most of his life. Due to a shortage of expenses‚ he was confined to a very limited geographical space‚ as was his career. This greatly affected his‚ in that his music was not as widley known as other composers of the time. On traveling he never went farther north than Hamburg or farther south than Carlsbad. To look back on the life of Bach many have referred

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    AS Music History Project 4: Baroque ensemble music: 1. What is meant by rondeau form? Discuss its origins and main sections. Why was repetition so important for Baroque composers? Rondeau form is where the opening passage in the tonic key keeps coming back around‚ the most common pattern generally being ABACA. The A section is called the refrain or rondeau and the non-A passages are called episodes or couplets. The rondeau form originated in France‚ and was first the name of a medieval song with

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    A Married Couple Analysis

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    whatever is left of individuals be‚ if shot under comparable circumstances. They are the kind of mindful‚ upper center pay sorts who speak a considerable measure about relatiohships and contend for the most part about belonging‚ shoes‚ stereos‚ harpsichords‚ records‚ vacuum cleaners and the auto. Following six years of marriage‚ the purpose of the considerable number of contentions truly is: Who is going to rule whom? "I’m totally confused‚" Billy says toward the end of the film. "It appears that

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    Over the centuries‚ people have tried to manipulate and harness the power of numbers‚ hoping that somehow this will enable them to understand and explain the mysteries behind both the human psyche‚ and the path each individual is destined to follow in life. It is because of this that numbers make an appearance in many of the esoteric arts of divination‚ in particular those of astrology due to the central role they play in the calculations regarding date and time of birth. Numbers are used in an

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    Composer Paper

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    Sebastian Bach was born on March 21‚ 1685 in Eisenhach‚ Germany. Bach came from a musical family‚ which comprised composers‚ performers‚ and teachers. Bach possessed a soprano singing voice; however‚ when his voice changed he played violin and harpsichord instead. Bach was a prominent figure in Baroque music and was considered a musical genius. Bach did not receive any formal musical training; however‚ he did learn from his family and studied works from his predecessors and contemporaries. Bach’s

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    Shelby Syracuse English 1 Honors You’re sitting in your room and you are cleaning out all of the old stuff that has piled up over the years. You pick up the beautiful and expensive necklace that your ex gave to you when you were happily dating. You know in your heart you need to let go of but you can’t and all it does is remind of your messy past. The necklace symbolizes your trust and commitment issues that you have today which holds you back from reaching the love you want in life. Much

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    Baroque vs Classical

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    Baroque vs Classical Music form the period of approximately 1600-1750 is usually referred to as “baroque.” This was a time when the doctrine of the “divine right of kings” ensured the absolute rule of “God-chosen” monarchs. During this time‚ Louis XIV became the most powerful and praised monarch in all of European history. Discoveries in science stimulated both technology and philosophy. People began to think about ordinary matters in a new way‚ affected by the newly acquired habits of scientific

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    Music Appreciation 8

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    Renaissance. It was pear-shaped‚ with a neck. It resembled a guitar due to the way it was held and the way it was played. During the Renaissance‚ the lute held the highest respect of all musical instruments. What is a harpsichord? Where were these instruments often found? The harpsichord was an instrument used from the 16th century to the mid-18th century. It looked exactly like a piano. It had your regular whole note keys‚ with your flats and sharps between them. What is a notation knife? Notation

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    ‘Spring’ from “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi: Antonio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741)‚ nicknamed Il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest") because of his red hair‚ was an Italian Baroque composer‚ priest‚ and virtuoso violinist‚ born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers‚ and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe. Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos‚ especially for the violin‚ as well as sacred

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