Context Flashcards
What years were the Baroque era?
early 1600s to 1750
Where did Baroque originate?
Italy
What is a key SOCIAL element of the Baroque era?
social class and its effect on one’s life at the time. At the top of the hierarchy, was the nobility.
What is the Baroque period focused on?
religious ideas and how a monarch was chosen by God, which was later counterargued by philosophy
Which important styles were developed during the baroque era?
opera,concerto, and sonata
What is patronage?
providing of financial support to an artist
What was the effect of patronage on composers
it was a way for them to find work
where would composers work during this period
church or a patron
what was the bad side of patronage for composers
- Due to this being their only source of income, patrons would usually pay composers very little for their work
- since composers had to strictly perform what their patron instructed, creativity was usually limited and prohibited the further evolving of music
Examples of famous baroque composers
Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Monteverdi, Scarlatti