Summary: Two Major Influence On German Baroque Music

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Two major influences on German Baroque music church and states. These factors influenced the music composers fortunes rose or fell with the states accorded to their music.
In the music of Bach different forms and styles of Baroque came together and were brought to perfection. After Bach, music took a turn. It was different in character, expressing the new 'gallant' style which was lighter with less stress on pure form.
The baroque period music, timbre adopt a slow and deliberate tempo. Today it has adopted a fast, almost racy tempo. During the Baroque Period of music balance of instruments was poor. Today the volume of the instrument is turned up for the solo. The timbre of the instruments during this time was important because musical instruments …show more content…
The musicians most show respect and affection for the music. Tempo is important. If the tempo is too slow the musical piece drags. If the tempo is to fast vital detail is lost. Balance's important so everything can be heard. In the Baroque times secular and sacred life was very much inter-related as a spiritual gift. Love and respect for the music, enjoyment in performance, clarity in articulation ensemble and recording balance.
These instruments included the harpsicord and violin. The sound of the harpsicord form the Baroque period produced more volume then other key boards of the time. However, on the harpiscord no matter how hard or gently you press a key it's always the same volume, Today it is replace by the piano which produces colume based on key pressure. The violin of the Baroque period was considered weak and whiney. Today the violin is rich, colorful and can be sweeter but raw depending on how it is played
Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian composer and violinist. History has remembered him with such titles as "Founder of Modern Violin Technique," the "Worlds First Great Violinist."and the "Father of the Concerto Grosso". His contribution to classical music can be divided three ways, as violinist, composer, and
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