MUAR 211 Lecture : January 16 - Instrumental Music and Late Baroque Context and Style.pdf
17 Apr 2013
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Housekeeping: recap from last class, frescobaldi and the dance suite, late baroque style and context. Recap from last class: monteverdi clip, interval, octave, diatonic/chromatic scales. Rise of instrumental music: just as composers could build long operas by stringing together different sections (arias and recitatives), they could write extended instrumental works by connecting smaller pieces. Instrumental compositions are divided into independent sections called movements. Dance suites connect several dances together as separate movements. The oral tradition of improvisation makes use of a great deal of ornamentation during the baroque. Bach, bour e from e minor lute suite bwv 996. Three sources for instrumental music: vocal music. Many of the techniques of imitation used in baroque instrumental music were derived from imitative techniques in renaissance vocal music. Vocal music provided instrumental music with a foundation for writing variations: compare josquin, ave maria gratia plena with. Frescobaldi, canzona: counterpoint: the technique of writing two or more melodies that fit together (listen, p. 34)
