Discussion Of The Characteristics Of The Early Opera In Baroque Period

The whole western music history developed in the Baroque(from 1600 to 1750)which also is the significant period for western art history.The renaissance movement give rise to a great influence on the development of art,science and politics.From the year of 1600 to 1654 is a transitional period between the Baroque and the renaissance and it also is the early Baroque.The Baroque music is easy connected with the beginning of 1600,it is a period of time which is feudal autocracy and turbulent.On the one hand,the monarch imperiously manifest the authority,and the luxury of enjoy ethos of nobility became increasingly popular,then it leads to the increase of the desire for art;On the other hand,musical art was highly regarded in religion realm,because music played a critical role in attracting religionist,however,the traditional style of art cannot satisfied their requirement,hence the Baroque art was born to break through traditional art.“Opera” is the common demand for everyone in people's civilized activity.In different geographic environments,different countries and different nationalities,even in the isolated area from outside,they created the same type of art which is mainly about comprehensive stage art of music and drama that happen to coincide.At the end of 16 th century and the beginning of 17 th century,the opera became popular in Italy then extensively developed in Europe,then it turn ripe little by little,what is more it influences the whole world,it is thrived so that played on the stage in anywhere of the the world in nowadays.This article mainly talks about creation features of opera,and the opera's impact on classicism,romanticism,opera's influence,has integrated analysis and discussion about the creation feature and the influences in future in the early Baroque from the view of the early opera,and connects the musical background with historical background at that time.Opera should be worthy of enjoyment,some of the operas are always be popular so that played to the audience thousands and thousands of times at any theater in the world until now,that is attractive enough to manifest opera's charm.For instance,different style music of each country,some of their features are bohemian,some of them are full of philosophical words that are impressive,that is why opera is fascinating.It is not easy for composers to create these works according to different periods,styles,themes and genres.It takes a lot of time andexperience.Through a long time of effort,they have their own different creative style and characteristics.In the third chapter of this article,it discusses opera's influence on classicism,romanticism,All in all,it will make readers realize how fascinating opera is,and how composers change when they create works.