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Handel . And The Glory of the Lord . Learning Objectives. To know the dates of the Baroque period and to name popular Baroque composers To understand the main features of Baroque music and instruments used To distinguish between Baroque and other types of music .

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Handel

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  1. Handel And The Glory of the Lord

  2. Learning Objectives • To know the dates of the Baroque period and to name popular Baroque composers • To understand the main features of Baroque music and instruments used • To distinguish between Baroque and other types of music

  3. Starter: What can you see, what can you hear? • Use the worksheet provided to discuss a) What you can see in the picture • b) what you can hear in the piece • Use Muffins to help you describe the piece of music

  4. The Baroque Period • 1600-1750 • The word Baroque was used to describe the ornate and over the top architecture and paintings of the time • This was reflected in the music of the period: It used a lot of ornamented or decorated melody lines • The most well known composers of the time are Bach, Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi

  5. The Baroque period • The orchestra began to take shape in this period. • It consisted mainly of strings • Recorders were starting to be replaced with flutes

  6. Basso Continuo • A key feature of Baroque music was its use of Basso Continuo • The cello or double bass would play the the basic bass line, and the harpsichord or organ would fill out the harmonies • The harpsichord player followed a special type of notation ‘figured bass’

  7. Key features of the Baroque style • Instrumentation • Small developing orchestra • Basso continuo • Dominated by strings • Only 1 percussion instrument • Use of woodwind wasn’t standard and varied from piece to piece

  8. Key features of the Baroque style • Major and Minor tonality • Major/minor key system replaces the old system of modes • Pieces mainly used the diatonic chords of I, IV, V, II and VI • Diatonic: notes or chords belonging to the key

  9. Key features of the Baroque style • Use of different Musical textures • Imitation: a form of musical echoing

  10. Key features of the Baroque style • Terraced Dynamics • Simply ‘loud’ or ‘soft’ with no gradual changes • You wont hear crescendos and diminuendos

  11. Key features of the Baroque style • Melodic Decoration • Basic melodies were taken and decorated using ornaments • Examples: • Trill

  12. Key features of the Baroque style • Melodic Decoration • Basic melodies were taken and decorated using ornaments • Examples: • Passing Notes

  13. Key features of the Baroque style • Melodic Decoration • Basic melodies were taken and decorated using ornaments • Examples: • Mordent

  14. Key features of the Baroque style • Melodic Decoration • Basic melodies were taken and decorated using ornaments • Examples: • Turn Starts on the note above Goes to the written note To the note below Back to the written note

  15. Key features of the Baroque style • Melodic Decoration • Basic melodies were taken and decorated using ornaments • Examples: • Appoggiatura and acciaccatura

  16. Baroque or not? • Listen to each extract of music • Do you think it is from the Baroque period or not? • Give one reason to justify your answer

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