tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post6046847427445981741..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: Classical Wednesdays III: the Baroque EraMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-81775886089312975412008-06-13T22:44:00.000-07:002008-06-13T22:44:00.000-07:00Here I am on Friday night reading about Baroque mu...Here I am on Friday night reading about Baroque music. Sigh. But it just so happens that Baroque is my favorite of the classical music eras. Hey, I think it's your turn on Scrabulous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-27136767368964453392008-06-12T09:57:00.000-07:002008-06-12T09:57:00.000-07:00@Rex: I'm not sure about B.C.1 in particular, but ...<B>@Rex: I'm not sure about B.C.1 in particular, but IIRC the <I>basso continuo</I> was normally scored without specifying the instruments that would play it. Most commonly, you would give it to the harpsichord, or maybe the harpsichord and a couple of cellos. But, you could probably just let the cellos take it. A modern performance that wasn't concerned about period "authenticity" could throw in double basses or, what the hell, the "Jack Daniels" bass of Van Halen's Michael Anthony circa 1982.<BR/><BR/>And, thanks for Recommendation #2! My self-serving scheme is paying off. </B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-34457087818747632802008-06-12T08:36:00.000-07:002008-06-12T08:36:00.000-07:00Hey, what instrument is playing the "bass" in BC#1...Hey, what instrument is playing the "bass" in BC#1. It's not a harpsichord (is it??). I'm listening to Menuhin (Seraphim). I love me some Bach - magical stuff - but so much of BC sounds like PBS intro music to me; hard to shake the stodgy olde englishe feel... <BR/><BR/>May I recommend my favoritest Bach piece of all: Concerto in D minor for two violins (BWV 1043). I have Manze and Podger (Harmonia Mundi). It's all too beautiful.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-77973724639529260002008-06-11T23:09:00.000-07:002008-06-11T23:09:00.000-07:00@becky: Now that's what I'm talking about! A reco...<B>@becky: Now <I>that's</I> what I'm talking about! A recommendation! I'm on it.<BR/><BR/>btw, a lot of music people will kick of the Baroque at around 1600. I start it a little later because I find that early stuff still kind of boring, and it's my blog.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-43527459346387347602008-06-11T15:21:00.000-07:002008-06-11T15:21:00.000-07:00Can't let this one pass me by! Great post. #1: ...Can't let this one pass me by! Great post. #1: Why can't we all just get along? I am a "Baroque" art historian, yet my timeline starts like 50 years before that of the music people. #2: Amazing addition to your "off the beaten path" list, on the choral side? With nifty Mozart connections? Allegri's "Miserere mei, Deus," ca. 1630s. Just gorgeous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788226514286019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-50282335362188584532008-06-11T07:20:00.000-07:002008-06-11T07:20:00.000-07:00The instrumentation of Brandenburg Concerto #1 sho...The instrumentation of Brandenburg Concerto #1 shows what is awesome about Baroque music: that tiny little orchestra is 1/4 oboes and 1/3 double reeds!Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.com