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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Baroque Period
The Baroque Suite

Web Resources

The Baroque Suite

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bachlogc/baroque.htm

A discussion of all the elements in Baroque suite, written from the perspective of arrangement for guitar or lute.

Suite

http://www.slider.com/enc/51000/suite.htm

A brief essay outlining the musical structure of the suite.

French Overture

http://www.xrefer.com/entry/190999

A brief, online definition of the French overture's structure and function in composition.

Questions



1

Describe the form and structure of a suite.
2

What is the structure and role of the French overture in a suite?
3

What are the dominant "dance" motifs used in a typical baroque suite?
4

What is the typical structure of each movement in a suite?








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