J.G.Janitsch : Sonata Da Camera, Opus 5, III C Minor

J.G.Janitsch : Sonata Da Camera,Opus 5, II C Minor

What instruments do you hear?Melodic instruments (solo/duet)Oboe

Background accompanimentContinuo Group: Harpsichord, strings

TerminologySonata da Camera: sonata (to play), da camera (the chamber). A secular work in three or four movements.Continuo (aka basso continuo) an accompanying part which includes a bass line and harmonies, typically played on a keyboard instrument and with other instruments such as cello, bassoon

TerminologyBasso continuo generally used/was guided by the use of figured bassFigured Bass: a notational system used during the baroque period that indicated the harmonies and their inversion that would be played by a keyboard instrument. As harmonic concepts became more ingrained and became part of common practice, these symbols enjoyed a more universal understanding.

Figured Bass

TerminologyIn the medieval and renaissance periods, echoes of melodic material between voices/instruments and/or the interplay between those voices was referred to as imitation.In the baroque, the term was replaced with counterpoint. In music, counterpoint is the relationship between voices that are interdependent harmonically (polyphony) and yet are independent in rhythm and contourVocal FormsOperaOratorioCantata

Each contained Chorus, arias, recitatives and instrumental sections (sinfonia)Could be sacred or secular although opera generally was secular in nature. ChorusFor choir or vocal ensemble. Functions as a Greek chorus, i.e., commenting on the action taking place or in some cases, furthering the story.Handel Messiah :For Unto Us a Child is BornBach Cantata 180 Wachet AufHandel Rodrigo Recitativestyle of monody (accompanied solo song) that emphasizes and indeed imitates the rhythms and accents of spoken language, rather than melody or musical motives.BachTelemann HandelSonata da camera in C minor, Op. 5: II. AllegroNotturnaJanitsch, J.G.: Sonata Da Camera, Vol. 1, track 6/16, disc 1/12009Classical318795.53eng - Amazon.com Song ID: 218280009