Baroque period 0.0 / 5 ? MusicBaroque periodGCSEEdexcel Created by: kt202Created on: 11-04-18 15:50 Melody Sequences and Imitation was used, highly ornamented, improvisatory, dynamics are generally either loud or soft. 1 of 6 Texture often Polyphopnic, could also be Homophonic. multiple melodies and countermelodies, basso continuo, occasional homophony. 2 of 6 Harmony use of Ostinato, major and minor scales generally used as a basis, cadences at the end of sections, modulations and harmonic sequences (repetition of a series of chords at a higher or lower pitch). 3 of 6 Rhythm energetic, driving rhythms, dance like, continuous, short, melodic and rhythmic phrases common, repeated rhythms e.g. dotted rhythms, meters such as 2, 3, 4 and 6 were typical. compound time used, tempos were faster and slower than earlier periods, and the tempo often slowed towards the end of a piece. 4 of 6 Forms prelude and fugues, inventions, dances- allemande, courante, sarabande, gigue, gavotte, musette, bouree, minuet and pavane, each dance movement is usually written in two sections (binary form). 5 of 6 Composers Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell. 6 of 6
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