Baroque In Detail

Question 1

Syncopation

Answer 1

Rhythmic feature where the emphasis is placed on the weak beats creating a lively rhythmic pattern

Question 2

Some general characteristics of baroque music are:

Answer 2

Some general characteristics of Baroque Music are:
MELODY: A single melodic idea.

RHYTHM:Continuous rhythmic drive.

TEXTURE:Balance of Homophonic (melody with chordal harmony) and polyphonic textures.

TIMBRE: Orchestral - strings, winds and harpsichord with very little percussion.

DYNAMICS: Abrupt shifts from loud to soft - achieved by adding orsubtracting instruments.
An overall characteristic of Baroque Music is that a single musical piece tended to project a single mood or expression of feeling.

Question 3

What are some general characteristics of baroque (music from the book)

Answer 3

Some of its general characteristics of music of this time were
composers use of ornamentation within the melodic line
and the use of polyphonic textures
and the sound of small Orchestra with particular interest in the strings and harpsichord