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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)