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Music from the Renaissance and Baroque
Susanne Dunlap
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| Seminar Introduction |
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Those who think that Bach and Handel alone define the Baroque Era in music are overlooking a lustrous and important century of early Baroque music. Baroque's early style demonstrated a dramatic departure from the Renaissance Period that preceded it. Listeners, however, can learn a great deal about Baroque music by considering how this style was both influenced by and developed in opposition to the musical textures and compositional structures particular to the Renaissance Period. In this seminar, Susanne Dunlap, visiting assistant professor of music at Columbia University, provides a lively and thoughtful overview of some of the major themes, composers and works that characterized the shift from Renaissance music to that of the early Baroque. Dunlap introduces a variety of musical forms--including polyphony, the motet, oratorios and the madrigal--and explores the differences in instrumentation and verbal melodies in both periods. Dunlap also provides a guide to appropriate recordings and readings. Each recommendation sheds light on Renaissance and early Baroque music for novices unfamiliar with these important musical eras as well as for experts wishing to learn more.
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| Learning Objectives |
- Define the fundamental characteristics and aesthetics of Renaissance and early Baroque music.
- Identify the origins of opera, oratorios and madrigals, within the context of these musical periods.
- Explain the role instrumental music played in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and how tablatures enabled both amateur and expert musicians to perform music in court.
- Define musical terms, such as monody, recitative and continuo.
- Compare and contrast the use of vocal melodies in Renaissance and Baroque music.
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| Sessions |
| Session 1 | Renaissance Precursors to Baroque Music |
| Session 2 | The Beginning of the Baroque Style in Music |
| Session 3 | The Rise of Instrumental Music in the Baroque |
| Session 4 | Operas and Oratorios in Early Baroque Music |
| Session 5 | Recommended Listening and Reading in Early Baroque Music |
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| Credits |
Copyright 2000 by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
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| Technical Requirements |
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