The Baroque Period in Western Music History
This series of videos will introduce the history of Western Classical Music, mapping out the historical periods and important musical developments. We hope that these videos will provide you with a convenient, enjoyable way to break the ice of studying music history. We start here with the Baroque Period and will continue by introducing other classical periods in future video lessons.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 The Baroque Period
01:45 Key Elements of the Baroque Period
03:50 Leading Baroque Figures
04:48 Major Composers and Musical Examples from this Period
Written and Narrated by West Troiano
Script Edited by Michelle Aichele
Video Editing by Nick Vaky
Major Composers:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Giulio Caccini (1551–1618), Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1706), François Couperin (1668–1733), Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), JeanPhilippe Rameau (1683–1764), Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725), Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677), Georg Phillip Telemann (1681–1767), Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Some musical examples from this period for you to enjoy:
Musical Examples from this Period
Pachelbel: Hexachordum Apollinis
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV356
Couperin: Allemande, l'art de Toucher le Clavecin (The Art of Harpsichord Playing)
Telemann: Sonata for Bassoon in F Minor, TWV 41F1
Handel: Sarabande in D Minor
Handel: Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430
Bach: Cantata: Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
Bach: C# Major Prelude and Fugue, WTC Book 1, BWV 848
Bach: Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002
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