Music History Review Sheet

‘Early Baroque’

Day 1: Introduction

· Will pass out study guides and assign the students reading.

· Students are to read assigned pages so they have some idea what the material.

· Primary focus areas will be in the study guide.

o Study guide follows the readings pretty closely

Reading topics for Day 2:

1. Why was the Baroque period a time of international peace and economic expansion?

2. How was Sir Isaac Newton significant?

3. What is an absolute monarch?

4. The early Baroque period was a time of experimentation. As a result, what was considered the greatest invention of the age?

5. What were the two chief forms of vocal music during the early Baroque period?

6. What is Versailles?

7. List the devices used in Baroque art forms.

8. What were the three most important forms of instrumental music in the Baroque period?

9. Instruments, such as, the harpsichord, cello and bass viol would play an extremely important part of Baroque music. What is it?

10. What is a concerto?

11. What is a sonata?

12. What is a cantata?

13. What is the difference between chamber and church cantatas?

14. The chorale was the most distinctive musical feature of what religious service?

Day 2: Review and Discuss the Readings – Introduce New Ideas

Review:

Briefly discuss the first four openly

1. Give the dates for the Baroque period.

2. Give the divisions of the period and the dates for each.

3. What does the term ‘baroque’ mean?

4. What language is it?

Listening Piece #1:

Monteverdi, Orfeo

Group Presentation (Review of First 14)

The goal of this activity is to make sure everyone stays involved, and has a firm grasp of the reading assignment.

· Assign each group 2(3) topics and have them discuss the material.

· Students may consult the book and each other while they find the answers.

· This is a great time to fill out the study guides.

· Each student needs to participate, and every student play an active role

Final Listening Example:

Great segue for the next portion of reading, and gives the students time to listen from both early and late Baroque. By doing this, students know the style and origins of the music.

Listen Piece # 2:

Purcell Dido and Aeneas

Closing:

Assign reading for the next evening. Be sure students know the importance of reading, and what is to be expected for the next class period.

Reading Guide for Day 3:

1. What is an oratorio?

2. What is a Passion?

3. What is monody?

4. What is Claudio Monteverdi’s significance?

5. What is recitative?

6. What city was considered the center for opera in Europe?

7. What is an aria?

8. Why did the arts suffer in England during the Baroque?

Day 3: Review and Discuss the Readings – Introduce New Ideas

Listening Piece #1:

Handel – The Messiah

Group vs. Group (Next Eight)

The goal of this activity is to make sure everyone stays envolved, and has a firm grasp of the reading assignment.

· Assign each group 2(3) topics and have them discuss the material.

· Students may consult the book and each other while they find the answer.

· This is a great time to fill out the study guides.

· Each student needs to participate, and every student play an active role

Listening Example

Great segue for the next portion of reading, and gives the students time to listen from both early and one opera. By doing this, students know the style and origins of the music.

Concludes Sample