Chapter 26: The Baroque Suite
Study Plan
Key Points
- The Baroque suite is a group of dances, usually in the same key, with each piece in binary form (A-A-B-B) or ternary form (A-B-A). The standard dances in the suite are the allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue.
- Handel's best-known orchestral suites are the Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
- The French love for dancing and spectacular staged entertainments contributed to the development of the orchestra.
- The ensemble suites by Jean-Joseph Mouret were probably meant for an outdoor festival at the French Royal Court.
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