Baroque Period

Figured bass:

Figured bass is a bass line in a piece of music is written out has note form with numbers written underneath to show where to harmonise. It was invented During the baroque period(About 1600-1750). In those days composers only wrote out a melody and a bass line. The melody was played or sung by a soloist! And the bass line was usually played On a keyboard instrument. Such as the harpsichord or organ.

Ground bass:

The ground bass is a bass line that never changes throughout a piece of music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA-2hl1Vbc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Continuo:

The part that is played by a harpsichord.

Concerto grosso: 

The concerto grosso is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists and full orchestra.

String quartet:

2 violins, viola, cello

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA-2hl1Vbc

Vivaldi:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZCfydWF48c&feature=fvst

Purcell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-WyxbwU82A

Bach:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo0K_n3VLG4

Baroque music

Baroque period:

Instruments 1600-1750 Ornamentation - frilly, twiddly bits Harpsichord - has a unique and distinctive sound as inside it was a plucking motion on the strings. Lots of stringed instruments - violins, violas, cello Organ Flutes Trumpets, horns Smaller groups of instruments - chamber music Baroque music was the first time that the style of music, known as opera, was performed. This was known as the birth of opera. Opera - mixture of singing, instrumental music and drama. ( it's a play that is sung) The first instruments involved with baroque music where. Stringed instruments such as violins. Concert keyboard instruments where then introduced.