BaroqueBaroqueInstrumental Instrumental

Music Music

5 Categories in Renaissance5 Categories in Renaissance

TranscriptionsTranscriptions Cantus Firmus PiecesCantus Firmus Pieces Improvizational WorksImprovizational Works VariationsVariations DancesDances

Early Baroque Instrumental MusicEarly Baroque Instrumental Music

Baroque Characteristics so far . . . Baroque Characteristics so far . . . – Recitative/AriaRecitative/Aria– Basso ContinuoBasso Continuo

Instrumental MusicInstrumental Music– Dominated by Dominated by

» Basso ContinuoBasso Continuo

» Violin, KeyboardsViolin, Keyboards

– Equal with Vocal music by 1700Equal with Vocal music by 1700– Genres far from StandardizedGenres far from Standardized– Categories Modified from RenaissanceCategories Modified from Renaissance

FugalFugal

Pieces in Continuous Imitative CounterpointPieces in Continuous Imitative Counterpoint KeyboardKeyboard Ricercare, Fantasia Ricercare, Fantasia

CanzonaCanzona

Discontinuous CounterpointDiscontinuous Counterpoint Multi-SectionalMulti-Sectional Canzona, SonataCanzona, Sonata

RenaissanceRenaissance– Grouped into PairsGrouped into Pairs

GermanyGermany– Organized into SuitesOrganized into Suites

FranceFrance– BalletBallet– Lute, Harpsichord,OrchestraLute, Harpsichord,Orchestra– NAWM 67 (p.399)NAWM 67 (p.399)

DancesDances

VariationsVariations

Three basic TechniquesThree basic Techniques

1.1. Melody repeated in different Melody repeated in different voicevoice

2.2. Melody ornamentedMelody ornamented

3.3. Bass/Harmony constantBass/Harmony constant

ImprovizationalImprovizational

Constantly approaches cadenceConstantly approaches cadence ToccataToccata NAWM 67NAWM 67 T 33 T 33

NAWM 68NAWM 68 T 35 T 35

Later Baroque Instrumental MusicLater Baroque Instrumental Music

Ensemble MusicEnsemble Music– Keyboard w/ Violin or other InstrumentKeyboard w/ Violin or other Instrument

Solo MusicSolo Music– KeyboardKeyboard

» OrganOrgan

» HarpsichordHarpsichord

Tuning SystemsTuning Systems– Pythagorean TuningPythagorean Tuning

Tuning SystemsTuning Systems

TempermentTemperment– Pythagorean TuningPythagorean Tuning– Just TuningJust Tuning– Mean Tone TempermentMean Tone Temperment– Well TempermentWell Temperment

Equal TempermentEqual Temperment– All half-steps equalAll half-steps equal– No Wolf intervalsNo Wolf intervals– No Color Contrast between keysNo Color Contrast between keys