Key facts:
1600-1750
Ornamentation- frilly with flourished notes
Harpsichord - a distinctive and unique sound, because instead of being hammered the strings inside are being picked
Stringed instruments: violins, violas, cello,
Organs,
Flutes,
Trumpets and horns
Smaller grouping because there is no tuning rule specifying which note sounds like which - Chamber music
Baroque period was the birth of opera(mixture of singing, instrumental music and drama - it is a play that is sung)
Good start! All the relevant info is there, we'll add to it next lesson. Have a look for names of some Baroque composers to add . .
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