Some of you have still not turned in the Ukraine Burning worksheet and sections 3 & 4 of chapter 7
The LGO 7 is due Friday (or before)
Sociology
You will have 10 minutes to complete the “Other Baroque Artists” worksheet before we begin Music and Dance notes
Humanities
Bach and Handel
Baroque Music
Like in visual arts, emotion was very important
Most patrons were nobles from state or church
Musicians saw themselves as employees rather than artists and created on demand
Music specific to the occasionLittle thought of preservation of music
Basic Ideas of the Baroque
Court organist in WeimarComposed the great toccatas, fugues, and works for organ
Chapel master to the prince of AnhaltFamous Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites
1723 became cantor of St. Thomas’ Church in LeipzigWeekly church cantatasPassion music for Good FridayFestive music for major events
Fugue – one-movement composition/uses imitative counterpoint
Bach's Music
Composed music mostly for the publicKnown for genre known as oratorio
(composed music with vocals)His most famous told the life of Jesus
(Messiah)Known as a brilliant organistCollapsed at the end of a performance of
Messiah and died 3 days later
Handel's music
Baroque DanceBallet – The Beginnings
The Birth of BalletGrew from court dance of RenaissanceDance masters became a necessity – nobles
studied with dance mastersMasters started to use rehearsalsDance manuals became common – taught
both dance and social ettiquette
Catherine de MediciGiven some credit for beginnings of ballet in France1533 – married King Henry IIShe was Italian = French did not like ItalyShe brought Italian dance master Balthasar de
Beaujoyeaux – duties of court entertainment1581 – Balthasar created Ballet Comique de la Reine
(the Queen’s Comic Ballet)Included: large sets, songs, poetry, and prose –
performed by court nobles
King Louis XIVContinued the French tradition of Ballet“The Sun King” – performed role of Apollo in
Ballet de la Nuit (Ballet of the Night) in 16531661 – established Academie Royale de la
Danse (Royal Academy of Dance) – aided in professionalization of the art of ballet
Louis cont.Pierre Beauchamp – king’s ballet master – developed
ballet terminology and techniqueHe created 5 positions for the feet and concept of
dancing with “turned out” legsBallet no longer function of court – moved from palace to
theatreFirst female dancers to professionally perform appeared
in 1681 in Le Triomphe de l’Amour (The Triumph of Love)
Baroque Binder Check – what you should have before spring break
Baroque art and architecture worksheetRembrandt PBS video notes w/ summaryBaroque art power point w/ summaryBaroque music and dance PowerPoint w/
summaryBaroque music listening notes (tomorrow)