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Listening Tips: Baroque Music

2020/10/17
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Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide

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Shownotes Transcript

In a new series, which we'll alternate with our instrument breakdowns, we provide five tips for listening to a certain style of music. Today's episode is on Baroque music, an era that included some of the most famous and well-respected composers, including J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and others! 

Tips

  1. Distinguishing between sacred and secular music (4:25)

  2. Finding emotional nuance in baroque music (9:02)

  3. Hearing simple forms and mapping (18:28)

  4. Distinguishing between modern and historically-informed performance (23:45)

  5. Noticing ornamentation and virtuosity (30:53)

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