MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Hocket, Ritornello, Heterophony
27 Sep 2016
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The period between roughly 1600 and 1750 was rst called the baroque era. johann. Sebastian bach died in 1750, and therefore the baroque era ended then because he was the most important opera composer. This was the period between the renaissance and classical. The era was of extravagant and even bizarre music and art. Homophony increased in use and this lead to the emergence of opera. The new texture of homophony also made possible the instrumental genre of the concerto, in which a soloist or small group of soloists could stand out against the backdrop of a larger ensemble. Louis the fourteenth also introduced ballet because he loved to dance. The topics of the baroque era are symbolic. Claudio monteverdi composed orpheus, selection from act ii, which was one of the earliest operas, and one of the most frequently performed of all early operas. An opera is a drama sung from beginning to end.
