On Monday, June 10th, Kerry Graham will be giving a lecture on baroque music to the "Egg-Heads" discussion group at the Royal Canadian Legion.
When: Monday, June 10th 10:00 am
Where: 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island.
The lecture will cover:
- where baroque music falls in the timeline of Western Music
- baroque aesthetics in art, drama and music
- features of 17th century Baroque
- musical firsts from the baroque period, which formed a basis for so much of our classical music today
- the characteristics of the keys, and musical affections
- Italy – the beginning of opera
- France – the beginning of the orchestra
- features of 18th century Baroque
- the Big 3: Vivaldi, Bach and Handel
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