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Page 1: Baroque 1600-1750.  Baroque music was from 1600 to 1750.  There was elaborate detail and ornamentation.  The term baroque was given to the time period

Baroque1600-1750

Page 2: Baroque 1600-1750.  Baroque music was from 1600 to 1750.  There was elaborate detail and ornamentation.  The term baroque was given to the time period

Baroque music was from 1600 to 1750.There was elaborate detail and ornamentation.The term baroque was given to the time period

during the Classical era.Baroque means imperfect pearl.Many composers composed music for

instruments alone.

Page 3: Baroque 1600-1750.  Baroque music was from 1600 to 1750.  There was elaborate detail and ornamentation.  The term baroque was given to the time period

Popular instrumental forms were sonata, concerto, toccata and fugue.

Showed contrast between different instruments, sections and levels of volume.

Popular stage music were opera, ballet and masque.

Popular dramatic choral works were cantatas and oratorios.

Many musicians earned a living as employees of churches, royalty or wealthy families.

The baroque period came to an end with the death of Bach.