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The Baroque Dance Suite
The Baroque
Dance Suite?
What do we already know?
Types of works
Today I attended a Baroque Concert and heard...
Composers?
Forms and structures?
Characteristics
Instruments?
Your Task!
Please look at the small collection of dances given to you.
Choose a dance.
Discuss characteristic of this dance.
When the time is up be prepared to introduce your piece and perform to your peers. Good luck!
Main Features
Ornaments
Relentless rhythms
Imitation/canon/fugue
Clear, simple melodies
J.S.Bach, Vivaldi, Purcell, Handel
Instrumental works - Prelude and Fugue, The Suite
Vocal works - oratorio
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Aims and Objectives
Discuss some key features of the Baroque Period
Perform a selection of Baroque Dances on keyboards
Discuss key characteristics of your chosen Baroque Dance.
The Dance Suite
A collection of court dances.
The mood of each dance is different. Characterised by tempo and time signature.
Bach composed lots of suites for different combinations of instruments.
Lets listen to some examples