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I had a harder time getting into Purcell and Strazi. The Purcell piece, Dido and Aeneas, sounded like an opera, and the singer sang so high that you really couldn't understand much of what she was saying. I liked the Strazi piece better than the Purcell piece, but that isn't really saying much. I think the accompaniment helped make it more interesting a little. The background voices added a little more to it as well. The later baroque music, Handel, and Bach, were much better in my opinion. With Bach's Cantata No. 80, it sounded more epic with how he incorporated the background instruments and male and female voices. The background music is a lot more "busy." The best way to describe how this piece sounds is that it sounds like something they would use before a king would come out. The No. 8 was a lot more calm, and didn't move around as much and as fast. I think the all around sound of NO.8 was better than the Cantata NO. 80. The last piece done by Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, was easily the most busy piece from the baroque period that I listened to. Normally, I like instrumental music better, but in the case of Bach, I would have to say that Cantata NO. 80 and the NO.8 piece were written better. The Prelude and Fugue in C Minor sounded like it was from a vampire movie. The Handel pieces were good too. The "Rejoice Greatly" piece sounded similiar to the first two Bach pieces. The background sounded similiar to the Strazi piece as well. The female in this piece seemed to show off her skill as a singer by showing how she can say some phrases with just one breath. The Hallelujah chorus is easily the most famous thing I heard when listening to the baroque music. I think that the reason it is so famous is because there's just something about it that anytime you hear it, you're supposed to "rejoice." The last work by Handel, Water Music, reminded me of Vivaldi, but I still liked Vivaldi a little more. The song sounded like it would be something else played before a king would make his entrance. Although I didn't like this as much as Vivaldi, I would still have to say it was better than the first two vocal pieces by Purcell and Strazi. Out of all of the baroque music, I would have to say I enjoyed the instrumental portion than the vocal overall. I did enjoy some of the vocal music, but I think the instruments were what made it what it was. The thing I noticed with the baroque music was that it was really busy. They all seemed to move around a lot, and did it pretty fast too. So far, out of anything we've listened to, the baroque period has been my favorite. My favorite composers were Vivaldi and Handel. I think I liked them the best, because I could recognize their pieces the easiest. I'm pretty sure I've heard Spring From the Four Seasons, and I know for a fact that I've heard the Hallelujah chorus. I think the factor that I've heard some of this was what made me enjoy it more. Post a comment in response: |
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