In the last post I mainly just gave an introduction and some information of the baroque period. Here we start by talking about the birth of the baroque period and major events in it.
The birth of the Baroque period-
The baroque period actually started of with the first ever opera which was the Jacopo Peri’s Dafne, In Florence(Italy) in 1598.The start of the Baroque period had a surprising start where Polyphony (2 melodic lines) became something people were not talking about, but rather just one single melodic line.This was called monody.The decline in polyphony and the new concept of monody was an attempt to recreate the style of classical greek drama.
How composers made compositions dramatic:
Composers in the early baroque period actually had a way of making their compositions seem more dramatic to the audience.More major chords(Used for something happy ) and Minor chords(used for something sad)were used.As well as that, people started to get dramatic and contrasting affects by varying how loud the song is, or how fast and slow it is.
Terms in this post that might seem complicated(explained):
Polyphony-Polyphony is a word from greek.In greek, Polyphony means many sounds.Its when 2 or more Lines of melody are put together.
monody-Single line melodies.
tempo-Songs speed, slower faster( I did not write tempo in the post, just for reference)
Major chords-usually chords that are meant for happy songs
Minor chords-well, the exact opposite of major chords.used when songs are supposed to portray something sad.
citations: source 1-Classical music-book, source 2