barroque era
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b.A is full of ornamentation and dramatically intense
, persuing to explore form and contrast of light and shadow.
a) profane music: new genre
characteristics of opera: main profane vocal form
understood as entirely sung piece wrttwn for orchestra
choirs and soloist.
1st opera: Euridice by JACOBO PERI.
1st drama music L'Orfeo by Claudio monteverde(1607).
Parts of opera:
Composer; A. VIVALDI. J.S BACH , F. HAENDEL.
vocal parts: recitative: halfway bettween spoken
word and singing
aria:part sung by soloist
instrumental parts: overture (introduction)
interludes( link)
choruses and ballets
castrati: farinelly pacchieroti ferri and senesino.
B) RELIGIOUS VOCAL MUSIC: oratorio, passion and cantata.
addition masses and motets ( latin) still composed on a daily basis .
new forrms appeared ( oratorio passion and cantata)
They were all written for orchestra ,choir and soloist and formed by a sequence of recitatives , arias and choruses and instrumental parts . There was no dtage setting for dances
oratorio: similar opera religious
cantata: means sung in italian, profane or religious
passion: liturgical drama . Pasion death of Christ , played Holy Week .
greatest oratorio composers: George Friedrich Handel.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: characteristics
1) independence from voice: instrumental becomes autonomous from vocal forms ( now, genre itself)
2) perfection of instrument's making :violin liuthiers achieve a level never surpassed since then. Family names like: AMATI, STRADIVARI OR GUARNERI. Will go in history as the best instrument makers ever.
3) Virtuosity:composers write music thinking of specialized interpreters.
4) the birth of the opera: becomes agroup of musicians of a varied number of string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.
5) the basso continuo: must include at least one instrument capable of:
playing chords; lute
playing melodies: bass register as viola or basson.
6) many instrumental forms were created and developed in the baroque period. Most importants( sonata concerto wich can be solo or grosso and the suite