Baroque

Important Events:
French Revolution English Civil War [|30 Years War- (1618-1648)]- The main cause was the destruction of the empire from 1555. [|Great Fire of London]- In the morning on September 2, 1666, the fire broke out

Johann Bach -
reacted to the Baroque trend of fancy ornamentation by creating complex polyphonic.( music which uses several independent vocal lines repetitively.)  [|Johann]

one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period [|Henry Purcell]
 * Henry Purcell -**

known for his instrumental music. [|Antonio Vivaldi]
 * Antonio Vivaldi -**

[|flute] [|oboe] [|bassoon] [|trombone] [|trumpet] [|horn] [|harpsichord] [|organ]

New Styles of Music:
Chords Improvisation Opera Cantata

Listening examples:
[|Toccata] [|Lasciate i monti] [|Ecco pur, ch'a voi ritorno] [|Fugue in G minor] [|Invention #10 in G major]