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2. Choose one composer: Bach, Vivaldi, or Handel. Describe in detail the contributions that he made to the Baroque period. Be sure to include important musical compositions, Baroque characteristics commonly found in his works, and primary elements of his compositional styles.

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I choose the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

The contributions that he made to the Baroque period were the following.

  • He is considered to be an innovator for his Baroque time. Indeed, today is considered to be a musical genius.
  • Part of his contributions were his compositions of toccatas, sonatas, and concertos to be performed by full orchestras.
  • One of the main contributions to the Baroque period is the instrumental complexity of his compositions.
  • Among his best compositions, we can enumerate the following:

- The Well-Tempered Cavalier.

- The Branderburg concertos.

- Mass in B minor.

  • The Baroque characteristic commonly found in his works and the primary element of his compositional styles is the complexity of his arrangements.
  • Another elemnt was his mastery to combine different elements in his works of music.

  • He was capable to create melodic lines in a time when it was difficult to accomplish it.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 and died in 1750. He was born in Germany.

We conclude that Johann Sebastian Bach was a genius in Baroque times and his death represented the end of this important time. His compositions are timeless.

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