The Baroque
Baroque music
Patrons
musical context
Cronology
17th Century
Social context
Absolutist monarchies, kings hae complete power
means extravagant style of art with curving lines, gold, full of ornaments
cultural context
Social classes
nobility, clergy and common people
Art: full of drama, contrast, movement and ornamentation
denvelopment of science and art
discoveres by Galileo and Newton
The medici
Borgia
protected artist
Shows emotions
Spectacular music perfomances
Contrast of dinamics
Homophony
Inovations
opera
in
events, palaces, celebrations, religious events.
Castrati
male singers whit great vocal quality, who was castrated before puberty
instrumental form
sonata
Baroque orchestra
instruments
Kettledrums
violin, viola, guitar
flauta pipe organ, trompet
orchestra
concerto
suite dances
fugue
luthers
people who make instruments