The Baroque Era of Music1600 - 1750

Who?Throughout western and central EuropeMain “Players”

Johann S. BachBorn 1685 in GermanyOrgan, violin, harpsichordComposerThe “Father of the _______”Composed for the lute - lotsDies ______http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=aQs9A7_VbiU&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Who? Con’t…….George F. Handel

Born in ________ 1685Moves to _________ in 1712 Operas, oratorios, and concertosComposed the “Messiah”Composed the “________ Music”Dies in 1759

See the “arrival of the Queen of Sheba” with the EMU Guitar Quartethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=JlMqDobwAGc&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Who? Con’t…….Antonio VivaldiBorn 1678 in ________Composer, violinist, and _____Quite famous during his lifeEnhanced the formal and harmonic

structure of the concerto (most for ______ including some for _____.

*see the Concerto in D with John Williams*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJ8BmFPt3U

What?Baroque means “misshapen __________”First emphasis on improvisationMain instruments are the lute and the

baroque guitarFigured ______ accompanimentEmphasis is on ornamentation

- Trills – either H-P-H or _______-Mordents – either H-P or _____-Appoggiaturas - _________________

The Guitarists!!Francesco Corbetta

1615-1681First true guitar virtuosoIn 1648 was brought to

_______ by Cardinal Mazarin to teach ___________ how to play guitar.

Taught Charles II how to play.

Balance of lute and battute (___________) guitar playing.

Robert deVisee

1655 – 1732/1733From FranceGuitar, theorbo, lute, and

singerStudent of ____________From 1695 until 1722

taught ____________ to play guitar.

Composed 12 dance suites in two books

Where?

Why?Architecture Ornate and excessive

Art – more life-likeReturn to spiritualityReaction against humans in

exaggerated states