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Dates______________________________________
From the Portuguese word for_______________________________, a negative description of
the heavily ornamented music of this period
Clavichord
The clavichord produced sound
by____________________________________________________________________________against
a_______________________________when a key was pressed. The sound quality
was_________________________, but the instrument was able to produce some dynamics.
It was mainly used in Germany and usually played as a solo instrument or in a small
ensemble.
Harpsichord
The harpsichord usually had___________________________________________. Its tone was
produced with
_______________________which_______________________________________mechanically every time
a key was pressed. The tone of the harpsichord was stronger than the clavichord but
it could not produce dynamics.
Organ
Organs were mostly associated with church music and used as solo instruments or
accompaniment instruments. Sound is produced
with___________________________________________________________________________
Strings
Woodwinds
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Johann Sebastian Bach
_________________________composer, __________________________, harpsichordist, violist, and
violinist of the Baroque Period.
Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected throughout____________________.
He was not widely recognized as a great composer until a revival of interest and
performances of his music in the first half of the_____________________________.
He is now generally regarded as one of the main composers of the Baroque period,
and as one of_____________________________________________________
Famous Work: _______________________________________
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, nicknamed il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest") because of his
________________________, was an________________________Baroque composer, priest, and
virtuoso violinist, born in_________________________________.
Vivaldi's health was problematic. His symptoms, strettezza di petto ("tightness of
the chest"), have been interpreted as a form of_______________________. This did not
prevent him from learning to play the violin, composing or taking part in musical
activities, although it did stop him from playing____________________________.
Famous Work: ____________________________________________________
George Frederic Handel
________________________Baroque composer, famous for his operas,__________________,
anthems and organ concertos.
Famous Work: _______________________________