Lesson 3 - Baroque Part 1 Flashcards
The Baroque era is characterized by…
grandeur, richness, drama, and emotional exuberance.
During the Baroque era, heavy ornamentation was found in…
art, architecture, fashion, and music.
Musicians in the Baroque era were typically supported or employed by whom?
The church, a royal court, or a wealthy patron
Were Baroque cantatas sacred or secular works?
Sacred works
for choir and orchestra, played for protestant worship services
Who was the most important Baroque composer?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Was Bach’s music more technically masterful, precise in its order and patterns, or emotional expressive?
It was all of these things!
Name a famous portion of a Bach cantata.
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
or
Sleepers Awake
What was J.S. Bach most famous for during his lifetime?
His organ playing
What are J.S. Bach’s most famous sacred works?
The B minor Mass
and
The St. Matthew Passion
How did J.S. Bach learn about music as a child?
From his brother (a church organist) who raised him after his parents died and from his experience as a chorister
How did J.S. Bach’s sacred works differ from Palestrina’s?
They were less simple
What was the predominant keyboard instrument in the Baroque era?
The harpsichord
What is the name of J.S. Bach’s famous collection of preludes and fugues?
The Well-Tempered Clavier
What is the name for a keyboard piece that introduces a single melody, then adds another, and then adds one or two more?
A fugue
What is the name of the catalog of J.S. Bach’s compositions?
The Bach Works Catalog
BWV for short in German
When was the Baroque era?
around 1600 to 1750
