Baroque Era Music

1600-1750

Bach, Handel, Vivaldi

More rhythmic, decorative & elaborate than before

Musical features that highlight a musical line; made music more dramatic than before

Music based on a Biblical story

Sonata, concerto, cantata

A piece of music that tells a story

Large music productions featuring performers in elaborate costumes

A music ensemble featuring strings, woodwinds, percussion & the harpsichord

Early Baroque keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills instead of being struck with hammers like the piano; only able to play 1 dynamic.