The Baroque Concerto

• The Baroque Concerto:

  • 1600-1750
• Bach:

  Tuccato and Fugue
• Handel:

  Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
• Vivaldi:

  The 4 Seasons
• Ornaments:lots of notes
• Harpsichord:

  • jangly feel
  • lots of notes
• Basso Continuo:

  pair of harpsichord and cello
• Chugging Bass:

  harpsichord cannot hold long notes
• Terraced Dynamics:

  harpsichord cannot change dynamics gradually
• Concerto:

  piece for solo(s) and orchestra
• Types of Baroque Variation:

  • ground bass - bass repeats
  • chaconne - chords repeat
  • passacaglia - melody repeats
• Tierce de picardie:

  a major ending to a minor piece