SÁCH & SOL SERIES | BAROQUE MUSIC

Baroque music refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from approximately 1600 to 1750. The Galant style served as a bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras, which came after this period and was itself followed by the Renaissance musical era. Early, middle, and late are the three main divisions of the Baroque era. They are typically dated from 1580 to 1650, 1630 to 1700, and 1680 to 1750, overlapping in time.  Baroque music forms a major portion of the "classical music" canon, and is now widely studied, performed, and listened to. The Portuguese word barroco, which means "misshapen pearl," is where the word "baroque" originates.

 The works of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel are regarded as the climax of the Baroque era. Claudio Monteverdi, Domenico Scarlatti, Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Henry Purcell, Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arcangelo Corelli, François Couperin, Heinrich Schütz, Dieterich Buxtehude… are the others notable composers of the Baroque era.

Ex Libris Hermes collaborated with Shalom Music Academy to put on the Baroque music-themed Sách & Sol concert on August 20 at DBA Interior's office, and it went off without a hitch. With the help of cello, guitar, and opera ensembles playing the greatest compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, A. Corelli, and Ferdinando Carulli, audiences and performers went back in time. The performance brought back a glorious musical era in Western culture and stirred up many emotions in the audience.

SÁCH & SOL SERIES | BAROQUE MUSIC

- Time: 19:00 – 21:30, Sunday, August 20, 2022

- Location: DBA Interiors Office, The Sun Avenue Building, 1st Floor, Tower S5, 28 Mai Chi Tho St., An Phu Ward, Dist. 2, Thu Duc City

MC: Nam Phuong.

List of performances:

PART 1

1. Aria "Tornami a vagheggiar" from the opera Alcina, HWV 34 (G. F. Händel - or Georg Friedrich Händel in its entirety) – Phuc Chinh Soprano Voice.

2. Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1000 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Guitarist Anh Quan.

3. Prelude from Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Guitarist Hoang Long.

4. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 881, from Das wohltemperierte Klavier No. 1 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Pianist Tri Dung.

5. Sarabande & Gigue (A. Corelli) – Pianist Tri Dung + Violinist Tan Phat.

6. Rezitativ und Arie des Pglades (Glück) – Voice tenor Quach Dung + Pianist Tri Dung.

PART 2

7. Chapter II - Aria from String Suite, No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Pianist Tri Dung + Violinist Tan Phat + Cellist Trung Nguyen.

8. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" from the legend of Jephtha, HWV 70 (Georg Friedrich Händel) – Voice of Tenor Quach Dung + pianist Tri Dung.

9. Serenata No. 1 in A major, opus 96, for two guitars (Ferdinando Carulli) – Two guitarists Anh Quan and Hoang Long.

10. Ave Maria (J.S.Bach/Gounod) – Pianist Tri Dung ft Cellist Trung Nguyen.

11. Lascia ch'io pianga from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 7 (Georg Friedrich Händel) – Voice of Soprano Phuc Chinh.