Show #130: Music of the Baroque
If you subscribe to my RSS feed then you got this show last week. I was just busy and the act of making a post eluded me. Since this is late, I shall post another show later this week. Anyway, we're going retro today - back to the 17th & 18th centuries.
This is a performance by Chicago's Music of the Baroque. The Baroque period lasted from roughly 1600-1760. A short explanation of the music of the period can be found at Wikipedia:
During the period, music theory, diatonic tonality, and imitative counterpoint developed. More elaborate musical ornamentation, as well as changes in musical notation and advances in the way instruments were played also appeared. Baroque music would see an expansion in the size, range and complexity of performance, as well as the establishment of opera as a type of musical performance. Many musical terms and concepts from this era are still in use today. It has general characteristics, unity of emotion (which meant the same), ornamentation, and a contrasting rhythm with improvisation. Its melodies usually had a continuous line moving, terrace dynamics and extensions (either adding to the music or subtracting.)
Since I am most certainly not an expert on Western art music, readers are also encouraged to check out baroquemusic.org which has more info on the genre, instruments, composers, and more. Even folks unfamiliar with classical music will recognize the names of some of the composers of the period: Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel. Having said this, none of those gents will be featured in this show. The performances were captured between 16-18 December of 2006.
Edward Zelnis - Conductor
Chorda Notus
Rossi - Elohim (Oh God Restore Us)
Vierdanck - Capprichio for Two Cornetti
Hassler - Diccit Maria
Sweelinck - Toccatta in C with Organ
de Victoria - Ave Maria
Gabrieli - Canzone Personare Noni Tone
Schein - Nun Comdt
15th Century - Noel, Out of Your Sleep Arise
Schütz - Deutches Magnifica
Gabrieli - Sonata Pianoforte
14th Century - Raisonette en Laudibus
Joseph Lieber, Joseph Handl - Resonet en Laudibus
Gabrieli - Angelus od Pastorus iet
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Music of the Baroque
This is a performance by Chicago's Music of the Baroque. The Baroque period lasted from roughly 1600-1760. A short explanation of the music of the period can be found at Wikipedia:
During the period, music theory, diatonic tonality, and imitative counterpoint developed. More elaborate musical ornamentation, as well as changes in musical notation and advances in the way instruments were played also appeared. Baroque music would see an expansion in the size, range and complexity of performance, as well as the establishment of opera as a type of musical performance. Many musical terms and concepts from this era are still in use today. It has general characteristics, unity of emotion (which meant the same), ornamentation, and a contrasting rhythm with improvisation. Its melodies usually had a continuous line moving, terrace dynamics and extensions (either adding to the music or subtracting.)
Since I am most certainly not an expert on Western art music, readers are also encouraged to check out baroquemusic.org which has more info on the genre, instruments, composers, and more. Even folks unfamiliar with classical music will recognize the names of some of the composers of the period: Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel. Having said this, none of those gents will be featured in this show. The performances were captured between 16-18 December of 2006.
Edward Zelnis - Conductor
Chorda Notus
Rossi - Elohim (Oh God Restore Us)
Vierdanck - Capprichio for Two Cornetti
Hassler - Diccit Maria
Sweelinck - Toccatta in C with Organ
de Victoria - Ave Maria
Gabrieli - Canzone Personare Noni Tone
Schein - Nun Comdt
15th Century - Noel, Out of Your Sleep Arise
Schütz - Deutches Magnifica
Gabrieli - Sonata Pianoforte
14th Century - Raisonette en Laudibus
Joseph Lieber, Joseph Handl - Resonet en Laudibus
Gabrieli - Angelus od Pastorus iet
Download Show
Music of the Baroque
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