The Baroque 1600-1750

By andylynian
  • Period: 1567 to

    Monteverdi

  • Period: to

    Caccini

  • Period: to

    Early Baroque

    Genres: Instrumental, Choral, Oratorios, Fugue, Suite, Sonata, Madrigal
  • Period: to

    Instruments/Musical Inventions

    Various Viols, Cello, Lute, Harp, Recorder, Oboe, Bassoon, Flatt Trumpet, Trombone, Sackbut, Harpsichord, Organ, Timpani, Tambourine
    TUNING FORK INVENTED, tuning changed.
  • Period: to

    Major Historical Events

    -Sir Issac Newton invented Calculus
    -Galileo invented the microscope, telescope, and observed the planets
    -Absolute Monarchy in countries
  • Period: to

    Musical Characteristics

    Melody: a single idea, explored through pieces
    Texture: balance of homophonic and polyphonic textures Orchestras with minimal percussion; contrasting with Renaissance sounds
  • Period: to

    Strozzi

  • Period: to

    Stradella

  • Period: to

    Middle Baroque

    Genres: Opera, Masque, Cantata, Monody, Mass
  • Period: to

    A. Scarlatti

  • Period: to

    Vivaldi

  • Period: to

    Telemann

  • Period: to

    Bach

  • Period: to

    Handel

  • Period: to

    Late Baroque

    Genres: Opera Seria, Odra, Symphony