An overture to the bible Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Baroque Period Questions and Answers Graded A List two of the fine composers of the Baroque period Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi When a composer wrote a piece of music for a certain occasion, what was that called? Commission Who typically commissioned music? Courts of the aristocracy, churches, opera houses, and municipalities Define homophobic texture. One melody accompanied by either other voices or instruments What contrasts of sound did composers stress? Solo singers against ...

Baroque Time Period Dates - correct answer Jean-Philippe Rameau - correct answer published the Treatise on Harmony, a system spelling out all the principles of harmony and tonality. French composer and theorist, most well known for opera Castor et Pollux (1737). George Philipp Telemann - correct answer (Bach's contemporary; competed with Bach for many posts, or jobs). Best known for promoting music to the public; published instructional materials and organized concerts to help familiariz...

Week 1: An overture to the Bible: Theological themes and literary questions Authorship and Structure of the Pentateuch; Reading the Pentateuch in context and as story; Pentateuch as the founding narrative of Israel and the scripture