CONCERTO GROSSO

Concerto grosso is a form of  Baroque music.

The musical material is passed between a small group of soloist-the concertino- and a full orchestra-the ripieno or concerto grosso/big concert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmCRCH-D5is

Listen to the opening of Bach's Bradenburg Corcert No4.

The solo group of violin and two flutes are prominent at the begining and are then joined by the ripieno strings.The harpsichord is playing the continuo.

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This is in contrast to the solo concerto which features a single solo instrument with the melody line ,
accompanied by the orchestra.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/western_tradition/concerto1.shtml

VOYAGER GOLDEN RECORDINGS

They are phonograph records that were included aboard both "Voyager spacecrafts" launched in 1977.

Voyager 2 left the Solar System in 2004.

They contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.

Contents.

The musical selection is very varied.

Featuring artists such as Bach,Mozart,Beethoven,Stravinsky,Guan Pinghu,Blind Willie Johnson,

Chuck Berry,Kersarbai Kerkar and Valya Balkanska.

From Bach was selected "Bradenburg Concert no2, Allegro movement"

For further information click on this site:

http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/music.html

HARPSICHORD

A harpsichord is a musical instrument  played by means of a keyboard.

It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.

"Harpsichord" designates the whole family or similar plucked keyboard instruments,including the smaller virginals,muselar and spinets.

Jackson 5 and Bach were funky way before Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk

Virginal

Virginals are smaller and simpler rectangular form of harpsichord with only one string per note.

Muselar

Muselar is a kind of virginal that was made only in northern Europe

They were popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Spinet

It's a smaller type of harpsichord.

Spinets were in common use during the sixteenth and seventeeth centuries.

BAROQUE PERIOD RECAP

Test your knowledge

Please, choose an option for the following questions.

1. Opera began in Italy in:

a. the XIX century.

b. the XVIII century.

c. the XVII century.

2. "Music for the Royal Fireworks" was composed by :

a.Beethoven.

b. Mozart.

c. Haendel.

3. The slowest Baroque dance is the :

a.giga.

b.minuet.

c. ballet.

4. In the Baroque Period you could listen to 

a.the saxophone.

b. a harpsichord.

c. a synthesizer.

5. A Grand Concert or Concerto Gross is where :

a. a group of soloists instruments play together.

b. a group of soloist instrument dialogue with the orchestra.

c. a group of soloist instruments dialogue together.

See some pics of beautiful moments spent together on the account of Baroque music.
Carmen and Rocio were hosting the contests.

 It was a rough battle between Vivali's team  versus Bach's team.

On the web you can find many other sites to wide your previous knowledge.
I suggest you the followings:
http://kidsmusiccorner.co.uk/types/classical/baroque/
I recomend this school children site to fill the composer's printout
https://quizlet.com/15032877/music-test-2-baroque-era-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/17078793/baroque-music-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/2968169/music-101-exam-2-baroque-era-flash-cards/

SIGNS TO LENGTHEN THE MUSICAL SIGNS

The most common signs we use to lengthen the musical signs are the following:

Dot(·)

 The sign we write after a note to make it longer by half its value.

Have a look at these examples on augmentation in notation.

Tie.

 The curved lines that join notes of the same sound that are one next to the other to make one continuous sound.

Pause or Fermata 

The sign we write over or under a note to show where we can lengthen a note or rest.

Let's start recapping some of the most frequent music signs,most of them you already know.

Now why don't we go on playing a joyful memory game in twos?

To end with, I'd like you to spend a challenging time with the "Dum Dum Song"
Don't forget to join them !

MINUET

The minuet as a dance from the Baroque period  was usually danced in 3/4 time .
It soon became popular in the aristocratic circles all over Europe along the17th and 18th centuries.

The word "minuet" was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet.

The name may refer to the short steps taken in the dance.

The Minuet in G Major.

This minuet is a musical toy from Ana Magdalena Bach's Album.

This piece is well-known beacause it is one of the first pieces that music students learn when they start learning to play the piano, the recorder or the guitar.

Now,let's get to know the basic steps in the minuet.

Here we are a demonstration of well-danced minuet, performed by our beloved guys Borja and Hugo.

THE BAROQUE PERIOD TIMELINE AND MAIN COMPOSERS

The Baroque period refers to an era that started around 1600 and ended around 1750.

MONTEVERDIcomposed at the beginning of the period.

Listen to this magnificient piece called Savall,from the opera "L'Orfeo"

Bach , Haendel  and Vivaldi composed towards the end of the period.

BACH  1685-1750

Enjoy the 1st movement from the "Bradenburg Concerto No.3 in G major "

HAENDEL

Have the chance to listen this stunning music from the "Music for the Royal Fireworks"HWV351 !

VIVALDI 1678-1741.
His music is often bright and cheerful.
Some great pieces:
"The Four Seasons"( a series of four violin concertos)
A piece of the "Winter" concert.

A piece of the "Spring" concert.1st movement.

"Summer" concert, 3rd movement.

The "Gloria" ( for choir and orchestra)

For further information
.I recommend you to visit these sites:

Time Travel Through Music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Baroque Orchestra Quiz  v=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/quiz/q95234128.