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| LATE BAROQUE FORMS | Orchestral Suite, Cantata, & Oratorio-J.S. Bach & G.F. Handel |
| JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685-1750 | Composer and organist from Eisenach, Germany |
| BACH’S MUSIC | Wrote in every form except opera |
| BACH’S MUSIC mixed and matched | genres and styles |
| BAROQUE SUITE | Suite – set of instrumental dance-inspired |
| BAROQUE SUITE begins with | French Overture |
| Chorale | hymn tune sung to religious text |
| Chorale Prelude | short composition based on |
| THE CHURCH CANTATA | Principal means of musical expression in |
| Sonata | played (instrumental) |
| Cantata | sung (vocal) |
| Bach’s Cantata No. 140: | Wachet auf (1731) |
| Handel’s Messiah | most well-known oratorio |
| GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL 1685-1759 | German composer, organist, and violinist |
| Oratorios | stories from the Old Testament |
| Chorus | is focus of oratorios |
| HANDEL’S MESSIAH - 1741 | 150 minutes of music composed in 24 days |
| Arioso | style between recitative and aria |
| Comfort Ye, My People | Accompanied recitative for tenor, strings, and |
| For Unto Us a Child Is Born | Chorus, strings, continuo |
| Hallelujah Chorus | World’s famous choral piece |
