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Selected Musical Works to Enjoy with Your Family and Friends:
Brandenburg concerto, no. 3, Bach
Minuet in G, Bach
Trumpet tune, Purcell
Spring, Vivaldi
Alla Danza (from Water Music), Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Handel
Canon in D Major , Palchebel
Viola concerto in G, Telemann
Messiah, Handel
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Bach
Golden Sonata, Purcell
Keywords:
3 periods (Early: 1600-1640, Middle: 1640-1680, Late: 1680-1700)
grandiose concepts
vocal music highly dramatic
instrumental music now more important than vocal music
music noted for elaborate, strong, energetic, steady and repetitive rhythms
composers began to write marks on their music to indicate loud or soft playing
expanded use of tonality, shifting from one key to another
invention of opera
Standard Music Forms
concerto
sonata
oratorio
opera
suites
Audience
Church
Courts
Public Concerts for the first time
Noted Composers
Era 1: Monteverdi, Schutz, Purcell
Era 2:J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann
 

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