THE BAROQUE: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

During the baroque period instrumental music achieved a definitive independence from vocal music, thanks to the development of the bowed string family and the birth of the orchestra. As a result new music styles were born. The most important was the BAROQUE CONCERTO. Take a look at these two videos where you will watch  two concertos by Antonio Vivaldi( 1678-1741).  " The 
winter" and " The spring". 
As every "concerto" in the baroque period, these two concerts have 3 movements in different speed ( allegro- andante or adagio- allegro). Also, in a concerto you will always find one o more soloists ( solo players) who make a dialogue with the whole orchestra ( tutti)

THE WINTER
THE SPRING

The sonnets by Vivaldi

Now, take a look at the video below.  It is a concerto by Vivaldi and the soloist in this case is a RECORDER ( the flute that you play in class) 

THE RENAISSANCE

Listen to this music and try to follow the different voices. The title of this piece is "Sanctus" by the English composer William Byrd( 1543-1623). Remember that in the Renaissance the texture of every kind of music used to be polyphonic, having at least four different voices. 

THE MIDDLE AGES: THE NAME OF THE NOTES

In this video you will learn how the names of the notes were created. The responsible was a monk called Guido d`Arezzo,  who decided to use a well - known  song  called " Saint Jonh Hymn". Whit this song he  gives a name to  each sound  according to their pitch.

MIDDLE AGES

Listen to this music. It`s an example of gregorian chant. Check your workbook and have a look at the characteristics of this kind of music. 
1.  the texture of this music is monophonic, because there used to be only one voice or line.
2. there isn't a regular beat. They used to follow the rhythm of the latin words.
3. It used to be played a capella, that means without instruments. 
4. this music used to be sung by a choir with only male voices. 
5. The language used to be latin.

CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE

On the right you will find the official video of the famous song "Crazy little thing called love" written by Freddie Mercury in 1979 and included in the album " The Game" released in 1980. This song has been composed in the classical rock and roll style