Music in the Restoration Period
by Vanessa Sanders
Overall:
The music in the restoration period was a transition from the more complex style of music in the Baroque Era to more straightforward, logical, and predictable in the Classical Era.
Canon in D
- By Johann Pachelbel
- Written as a chorale for 3 violins
- Predictable and repetitive
Piano was invented
- By Bartolomeo Cristofori
- 1700
- One of the primary instruments in the Classical Era
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
- By Johann Sebastian Bach
- Created to show off his skill at the piano
- Because of this composition music was influenced by being more complex
William Croft
- English composer and organist
- Wrote works for the coronation of King George I in 1715
- Also composed works for Queen Anne's funeral
Messiah
- An oratorio composed by George Fredric Handel
- Introduced the technique called text painting (where musical notes reflect the lyrics)
- Ornamented piece that was meant to be a scriptural anthology
"The Trumpet Shall Sound!" from The Messiah - George Frideric Handel by Laurence Albert
Symphony No. 94
- By Franz Joseph Haydn
- Known as father of symphony and string quartets
- AKA "Surprise" symphony because it changed from a quiet to a sudden loud chorus unpredictably
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
- Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Very repetitive and straightforward
Canon in D major (best version) by hedonista
Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Cristiano Ronaldo
Works cited:
"The Restoration and the 18th Century." Prezi.com. Web. 04 Feb. 2016.