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History of Music: Composers of Baroque Period

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<h1><strong>HISTORY OF MUSIC: COMPOSERS OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD (1600 - 1750)</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Some Great Composers of the Baroque Period</li> <li>Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach</li> <li>The Works of Johann Sebastian Bach</li> </ol> <br> <h2><strong>Some Great Composers of the Baroque Period</strong></h2> Some great composers of this period were as follows: <em>S. Bach (1685 – 1750)</em> <em>G.F. Handel (1685 – 1759)</em> <em>Henry Purcell</em> <em>Antonio Vivaldi</em> <em>Jean Baptiste Lully</em> <em>Allessandro Scarlatti</em> <br> <h2><strong>Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach</strong></h2> <img class="size-full wp-image-33995 aligncenter" src="https://classhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Johann-Sebastian-Bach.jpg" alt="History of Music - Composers of the Baroque Period - Johann Sebastian Bach" width="303" height="222" />

Kinds and Classification of Music

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<h1><strong>KINDS AND CLASSIFICATION OF MUSIC</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Kinds of Music</li> <li>Classification of Music</li> <li>Musical Terms</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Kinds of Music</strong></h2> We have several kinds of music and they include the following: (i)<strong> Folk Music:</strong> This is refers to the traditional music of a people, which is performed in the people`s community according to the culture of the people. Usually, folk music is not written, rather it is transmitted orally from generation to generation. (ii)<strong> Classical Music:</strong> This is refers to real standard music which develops as a result of education. It originated from Germany, France, England, Austria and other western countries. This class of music was composed by great masters like Bach, Handel, Schubert, Beethoven, Haydn etc. some examples of classical music are operas, symphonies, oratorios, sonatas, suites, chorales and so on.

Musical Notation

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<h1><strong>MUSICAL NOTATION</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Kinds of Music Notation</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Introduction </strong></h2> Music is produced from well-organized sounds; these musical sounds are written on paper with symbols or signs called NOTES. Whenever we attempt to write music in any style, we are engaged in music notation. Therefore, music notation simply refers to the system of reproducing musical sounds in writing. It is the art of writing music. <br> <h2><strong>Kinds of Music Notation</strong></h2> There are several methods of writing music, but at this level, we shall study only two types:

Musical Alphabets and Introduction to Musical Staff

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<h1><strong>MUSICAL ALPHABETS AND MUSICAL STAFF</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Musical Alphabets</li> <li>Musical Staff</li> <li>Musical Terms</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Musical Alphabets</strong></h2> There are seven English alphabets used in music, they are, A, B, C, D, E, F, G. These seven alphabets are called musical alphabets; they are used to write music.

Dotted Notes and their Values

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<h1><strong>DOTTED NOTES AND THEIR VALUES</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definition of Dotted Notes</li> <li>Effects of Dots on a Note</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Definition of Dotted Notes</strong></h2> Dotted notes refer to notes which have dots placed after them. In other words, they are notes with dots, e.g.

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