Baroque Music ()correctly answered rated A+ 2023/2024

Baroque Music ()Two Giants of baroque composition - correct answer George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach's death in 1750 marks death of the period) Opera - correct answer drama sung to orchestral accompaniment; melodic lines imitated the rhythms and inflections of speech Early baroque composers favored... - correct answer homophonic texture (unlike the renaissance); characterizes early period; by the latter period they favored pholyphonic texture Tonal basis of most compositions (1690) - correct answer major or minor scales Unity of Mood - correct answer baroque piece usually expresses one basic mood: what beings joyful will remain joyful throughout Affections - correct answer emotional states like joy, grief and agitation were represented in works in this period Rhythm - correct answer continuity of rhythm is used to convey unity of mood; compels drive and energy Melody - correct answer Creates a feeling of continuity; many baroque melodies sound elaborate and ornamental and are not easy to sing or remember; gives impression of dynamic expansion rather than balance or symmetry Dynamics - correct answer parallels continuity of rhythm and melody: the level of volume tends to stay fairly constant for a stretch of time Terraced dynamics - correct answer alternation between loud and soft; when dynamics do shift it is sudden like physically stepping from one level to another main keyboard instruments - correct answer organ and harpsichord because both are well suited for continuity Texture - correct answer imitation between various lines or "voices" of the texture is very common Music in society - correct answer -music was composed to order for specific events -the primary areas of employment for musicians were in aristocratic courts, the church and the opera house. Composers working aristocratic courts were consdiered the servants -Some aristocrats became accomplished muscians -Large towns employed musicians for a variety of functions Important style features - correct answer Mood and emotional expression, rhythm, dynamics, tone color, melody and harmony, texture Mood and emotional expression - correct answer -in instrumental music, a section or entire movement will express one basic mood throughout ("unity of mood") -In vocal music, changes of mood in the text are often accompanied by changes in the music rhythm - correct answer rhythmic patterns heard at the beginning of a piece are often repeated throughout -the rhythmic pulse is regular, consistent, and strong, typically featuring a constantly moving bass line, even when the music is in a slow tempo -the unity of rhythm provides compelling drive and energy that are characteristic of baroque music dynamics - correct answer terraced dynamics change suddenly rather than gradually and are a major feature of baroque music