Type of Submission
Podium Presentation
Keywords
Improvisation, emotion, Baroque, expression
Abstract
Baroque music experienced a dramatic change in performance practice which sprang out of certain techniques used in the Renaissance period and the emphasis placed during this time on expression and emotion in music. In the Baroque time period, much emphasis was placed on expression, emotion, and creativity in both the academic sphere and in the arts. In the arts this can be seen in elaborate and decorative architecture, emotional and expressive paintings, and creative and individualized music. Music itself developed from the simple, structured forms of the Renaissance period to the driven, complex, emotional and expressive forms of the Baroque period. One of the main features of this period which encouraged such an attitude and supported its growth was improvisation and this paper is based on historical documented evidence concerning improvisation. The Baroque time period saw a rise in the importance and use of improvisation in melodies, accompaniments, and in performance practices because individual expression and emotion was highly valued in the Baroque years. The purpose of this paper is to prove the previous statement by tracing the development of improvisation from the Renaissance to the Baroque periods and by looking at the attitudes of composers, musicians, and music theorists towards music, specifically concerning its emotive capabilities and responsibilities.
Campus Venue
Stevens Student Center, Room 245
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-20-2016 2:40 PM
End Date
4-20-2016 3:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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“Musical Fury”: Impressing Through Expressing in Baroque Improvisation
Cedarville, OH
Baroque music experienced a dramatic change in performance practice which sprang out of certain techniques used in the Renaissance period and the emphasis placed during this time on expression and emotion in music. In the Baroque time period, much emphasis was placed on expression, emotion, and creativity in both the academic sphere and in the arts. In the arts this can be seen in elaborate and decorative architecture, emotional and expressive paintings, and creative and individualized music. Music itself developed from the simple, structured forms of the Renaissance period to the driven, complex, emotional and expressive forms of the Baroque period. One of the main features of this period which encouraged such an attitude and supported its growth was improvisation and this paper is based on historical documented evidence concerning improvisation. The Baroque time period saw a rise in the importance and use of improvisation in melodies, accompaniments, and in performance practices because individual expression and emotion was highly valued in the Baroque years. The purpose of this paper is to prove the previous statement by tracing the development of improvisation from the Renaissance to the Baroque periods and by looking at the attitudes of composers, musicians, and music theorists towards music, specifically concerning its emotive capabilities and responsibilities.
