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Baroque music is splendid, dressed up, and full of confidence. It has overlapping melodies, trills, and runs that decorate the music like flowers on a birthday cake. </p> <p align=left><b>Opera</b> appeared during this period. Opera is a singing play, like a musical. </p> <p align=left><font size=3>There was a greater interest in <strong>instrumental music</strong>. Two popular keyboard instruments of the day were the <b>organ</b> and <b>harpsichord</b>. The <b>violin</b> was the queen of instruments during this time. </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>This was also the beginning of the <b>orchestra</b>. </font>Composers would assign certain parts to certain instruments. Composers would also use words to tell the musicians how to play the music. <font size=3>Many of the musical forms that were used during this time are still used today.</font></p> <p align=left>The composer's job was to make the music emotional. Feelings like joy and pain were represented by musical themes called <b>motives</b>. <font size=3> </font></p> <p align=left>Art and music were supported by the nobility and the Catholic Church. People who supported musicians were called <b>patrons</b>. </p> <p align=left><font size=3>Baroque music is <a href="fugueing.mid"><strong>polyphonic</strong></a> (many voices of equal importance), giving music of this period a <a href="fugueing.mid"><strong>thick texture</strong></a>. Music of this time is very emotional and expressive, too. Listen to this <b><a href="polyphonic.mid">polyphonic tune</a></b> by <b>Henry Purcell</b> </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3><b>Counterpoint</b> was used a lot during this period and combines two or more lines of equal importance in a composition. <b>Counterpoint</b> and <b>polyphony</b> are similar terms, but <b>counterpoint</b> is usually used to describe music of the Baroque period. Listen to <b><a href="2part_invention_f__8.mid">Invention No. 8 </a></b>by <b><a href="http://brebru.com/musicroom/baroque/bach/bach.html">Bach</a></b> to hear two voices of equal importance. </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>The main elements of Baroque music are a <strong>strong rhythm</strong>, <strong>terraced dynamics</strong> (passages of loud music followed by soft music), and <strong>improvisation</strong>. Improvisation means to make up the music as you go along. </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>To learn more about the Baroque period, <b><a href="http://www.theviolin.freeserve.co.uk/baroque.htm">click here</a></b>. </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>To learn more about the Baroque Time period, <b><a href="http://brebru.com/musicroom/baroque/bartime.html">click here</a></b>. </font></p> <p align=center><font size=3><b><a href="http://brebru.com/musicroom/baroque/baroque.htm#Baroque%20Period">Back to top</a></b></font></p> <hr> <p align=center><b><font size=5>Things to Think About</font></b></p> <p align=left><font size=3>1. Open your music books and find some words that describe how the music should be played. Can you list ten words? What do they mean?</font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>2. Baroque music was often written to honor a person or event. Can you think of music today that honors a person or event? Find some Baroque music that honors a person or event and share it with the class. </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>3. Do you think Bach would like to hear his music played on the electronic instruments of today? </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>4. Puritans were early American settlers who lived a strict and simple lifestyle. Do you think they would have enjoyed or disliked the Baroque period? </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>5. Are musicians and composers today supported by kings and queens? How do musicians and composers of today earn money? Do modern musicians and composers have <b>patrons</b>? </font></p> <p align=left><font size=3>6. <b>Improvisation</b> means to make the music up as you go along. This was a way for Baroque musicians to show off their skills. 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