4: Music of the Baroque Period
- Demonstrate knowledge of historical and cultural contexts of the Baroque Period
- Recognize musical performing forces (voices, instruments, and ensembles), styles, composers, and genres of the Baroque
- Explain ways in which music and extra-musical influences interact in music of the Baroque Period
- Aurally identify selected music of the Baroque, making critical judgments about its style and use
Thumbnail: Johann Sebastian Bach (aged 61) in a portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann , copy or second version of his 1746 canvas. The original painting hangs in the upstairs gallery of the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) in Leipzig, Germany. (Public Domain via Wikipedia )