Baroque Textbook Assignment
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Yahti Washington-Knight
Baroque Textbook Assignment
Music Appreciation
How is the church’s doctrine of heaven and hell represented here through music? Where do you hear
hell?
Where do you hear heaven?
The majestic sound, dramatic authority, and driving rhythm is evident in this music.
The dramatic
authority definitely gives me the sound of hell and the upbeat sounds are heaven.
The bass clarinet,
horns, trumpets, and lower tone sounds from various instruments are hell representation.
The harps,
clarinets and softer tunes are representation of heaven.
When I continue to listen to the music, it
reminds me of several horror films in Western culture. I was able to further investigate and found out it
was adapted by conductor Leopold Stokowski and used in several horror films which solidifies the hell
vibes I hear.
What does Bach scientifically experiment with dynamics, different tone colors, and developing short
motifs?
Dynamics-he used a mixture of all types of textures like monophonic, homophonic, and polyphonic.
Tone Colors-the colors represent intervals in scales, musical notes, and sound.
Developing Motifs or Ideas-during the music, there intervals where each reiterated a short motif and
doubled at the octave.
Match the instruments on the left with their role on the right.
Violin 1 Leader
Violin 2 Follower 1
Violin 3 Follower 2
Lute Ground bass
Cello Arpeggiates
Organ Ground bass
Is Pachelbel’s Canon also a round?
No, but there are aspects of it that make you think of a round.
How do you know?
Pachelbel uses the techniques of 3 instruments in a round.
He also adds a basso
base line which is working independently and not exactly a round which is a perpetual canon in which
the same melody is in unison.
Which two instruments would be considered the biggest wheel rolling in a slow cycle?
Cello and Lute
Which instrument is playing the fastest cycle or smallest gear?
Cello
Yahti Washington-Knight
Baroque Textbook Assignment
Music Appreciation
Write down the markers in seconds where the four voices introduce the subject.
1
st
voice .26
2
nd
voice .42
3
rd
voice .1:12
4
th
voice 2:05
Vivaldi’s Spring is divided into 3 movements.
Each section is about 3 minutes.
Describe the texture
and overall feeling of each movement.
Movement #1-upbeat and vibrant. It celebrates the start of spring with singing birds, murmuring
streams, and soft breezes.
Like a happy theme song.
Movement #2-less upbeat and slow and dignified.
Musically, it describes a sleeping Sheppard with his
dog by his side.
Movement #3-a lively spring dance with quick movements means something is about to return.
In the first movement, Vivaldi depicts extra musical images: birds, water, thunder, lightning, While
listening to the first movement, about 3:20, write down the minutes and seconds the exact time that
each of the following enters:
Birds 3:30
Water ?
Thunder 3:45
Lightning ?
Birds return 5:45
Yahti Washington-Knight
Baroque Textbook Assignment
Music Appreciation
How does Bach create dramatic energy in sound that compares to the visual energy made from marble
by Bernini?
The St. John was a dramatic musical depiction of the Passion of Christ as told by the Gospel of John.
It
depicts the horrible capture, judgment, and crucifixion, as outlined in biblical passages from John 18 and
19, are presented by the solo tenor (the Evangelist). The sculpture of David is a religious piece of art that
depicts the meeting of the heaven realms and earth through the vision of a saint.
Find the Rembrandt self-portrait from the Baroque period using Google.
Rembrandt is known as the
greatest painter of room lighting in history.
How is Rembrandt’s use of lighting similar to Baroque
ethos: Heaven and hell contrast and illusion and dramatic energy?
Fully illumination and shadow which can be described as light and dark, bright and dem.
What is the shape that Bach uses as the limitation for his creativity?
It is a collection of pieces pulled together and in perfect order using six movements like prelude,
allemande, courante, Sarabande, etc. The piece is orderly and without outside of the box creativity.
Based on your listening and research, do you think Bach was a conservative perfectionist or a
revolutionary scientist restlessly searching?
Based on my listening and research, I believe he was of a conservative person and musician with a
majestic sound and polyphonic style.
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