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THE BAROQUE - Coggle Diagram
THE BAROQUE
Baroque music
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Contrast of dynamics, tempo and rhythm
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Cultural context
Works of art were full of drama, contrasts, movement and ornamentation.
Great development of science and art because kings and popes want to show power making cities and palaces.
Important discoveries: Galileo, Kepler and Newton.
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Musical context
Music is present: palaces, celebrations, religious events...
Spectacular music, Full of ornaments, following the ideals of the Baroque
Opera and Contrati: male singers with a great vocal quality, who where castrated before puberty to perseve the high pitch of voice
They were the main characters of the operas: Ferri (17th century), Nicolini (17th century), Farinelli (18th century)
Instrumental forms
Fugue: for keyboard instruments, with one movement performed by differnts parts that start at different time.
Suite: different parts for a solist and orchestra, with dances.
Sonata: four movements, of fast and slow movements for one or two instruments.
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Social context
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Social, economic, religious and political depression made social differences more extrteme.
Two social classes: nobility, clergy and common people.
Virtuosity
Musicians and singers (violinists, organists, ets) develop great skkills.
Sonata para flauta, bach.
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17th Century
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Style of art with curving lines, gold, full of ornaments.
Luthiers
Instrumental music is important due to technical development in instruments and the work of luthiers.
Luthiers: people who make intruments. (Amati, Guarnier, Stradivarius)
Patrons
Artists are protected by patrons (Medici, Borgia) powerful people of nobility or clergy that protect arts and support artists, In exchange, artists work for patrons and they get a salary, although they are not the owners of their works.