MUHI 100 Study Guide - Da Capo Aria, Barbara Strozzi, Villancico

The two giants of the Baroque Period are generally considered to be George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. Using the elements of music, please compare and contrast the 4 selections we are listening to this week, addressing the differences in genre between recitative, aria and chorus in the Messiah oratorio (Handel), and chorale in the cantata (Bach). Please also address the following question: If you were stranded on a desert island and could have the recordings of only one of these two composers, which one would it be? Why?

what is the difference between history and the past? Try to use an example to further explain your answer.

The Early Romantic period continued to develop a more dynamic difference between soft and loud parts in a composition, called