Elements of the ,aro/ue



Baroque
means
“highly
decorated”.

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.





Choice of Instruments5
There
was
a
greater
interest
in
instrumental

music.

Two
popular
keyboard
instruments
of
the
day
were
the
organ

and
harpsichord.

The
violin
was
the
queen
of
instruments
during
this

time.






Motifs:
The
composer's
job
was
to
make
the
music
emotional.
Feelings

like
joy
and
pain
were
represented
by
musical
themes
called
motifs.

Music
of
this
time
is
very
emotional
and
expressive,
too.



Pol8phon8:
Many
“voices”:
Baroque
music
is
pol8phonic
(many
voices

of
equal
importance),
giving
music
of
this
period
a
thick
texture.




Counterpoint
was
used
a
lot
during
this
period
and
combines
two
or

more
lines
of
equal
importance
in
a
composition
that
play
off
each
other.



The
main
elements
of
Baroque
music
are
a
stron: rh8thm,
terraced
d8namics
(passages
of
loud
music
followed
by
soft
music),
and

improvisation.


Improvisation
means
to
make
up
the
music
as
you
go

along.




 STYLES:
Concerto
grosso,
Fugue,
Allemande,
Courante,

Sarabande,
Gigue,
Gavotte,
Minuet,
Sonata,
Partita,
Canzona,



Sinfonia,
Fantasia,
Ricercar,
Toccata,
Prelude,
Chaconne


Adapted
from:
http://brebru.com/musicroom/baroque/baroque.html

 

















 
 


Instruments
 



 


Motifs



Polyphony/

Counterpoint


Adapted
from:
http://brebru.com/musicroom/baroque/baroque.html