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The Baroque Era – Easy to Intermediate Piano
- Air and Variations from Suite No. 5 (Handel)
- HANDEL - Air from Water Music.
- Air on the G String (Bach)
- Allegro from Suite No. 7 (Handel)
- HANDEL - Allegro from Water Music.
- Allegro in A Major (WF Bach)
- Allegro Maestoso from Water Music (Handel)
- Aria (A. Scarlatti)
- What is the baroque piano?
- What piano pieces should I learn first?
- What are the 5 basic characteristics of Baroque music?
- What are the four 4 main characteristics of Baroque music?
What is the baroque piano?
The baroque period covers the formative years of piano composition. Spanning roughly from 1600 – 1750, the baroque era of music saw a generation of composers engrossed in the organ and the harpsichord, a keyboard instrument that preceded the grand piano.
What piano pieces should I learn first?
9 easy piano pieces to get you started on keys
- Beethoven: Für Elise. ...
- Debussy: Clair de lune. ...
- Mozart: Sonata No. ...
- J.S. ...
- Einaudi: Primavera. ...
- Schumann: 'Einsame Blumen' from Waldszenen. ...
- Beethoven: 'Moonlight' Sonata (I) ...
- Satie: Gymnopédie No.
What are the 5 basic characteristics of Baroque music?
Baroque orchestral music
- long flowing melodic lines often using ornamentation (decorative notes such as trills and turns)
- contrast between loud and soft, solo and ensemble.
- a contrapuntal texture where two or more melodic lines are combined.
What are the four 4 main characteristics of Baroque music?
MELODY: A single melodic idea. RHYTHM: Continuous rhythmic drive. TEXTURE: Balance of Homophonic (melody with chordal harmony) and polyphonic textures. TIMBRE: Orchestral - strings, winds and harpsichord with very little percussion.
