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Baroque (pronounced /bəˈroʊk/ , bə-) is an artistic style prevalent from the late 16th century to the early 18th century. The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the...
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Baroque music describes a style of European classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1750. This era is said to begin in music after the Renaissance and was followed by the Classical era. ...
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Baroque period, era in the history of the Western arts roughly coinciding with the 17th century. The work that distinguishes the Baroque period is stylistically complex, even contradictory. In general, however, the desire to evoke emotional states by appealing to the senses, often in dramatic ways,
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The term Baroque era describes the style or period of European music between the years of 1600 and 1750. The term Baroque was derived from a Portuguese word meaning "a pearl of irregular shape." The word Baroque was initially used to imply strangeness, abnormality and extravagance, applying more to art than music.
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It became a typical part of instrumental music during the mid-Baroque period. ... During the Baroque era the principal woodwind instruments used were the bassoon, flute, and oboe. Older end-blown recorders were still in use during the late Baroque period. The transverse flute started to become a common solo and...
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Baroque 1600-1750 Eras Online Middle Ages Renaissance Baroque Classical Romantic 20th Century Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Sony Classical W.W. Norton...
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Baroque era covers the period between 1600 and 1750 beginning with Monteverdi (birth of opera) and ending with the deaths of Bach and Handel. The term Baroque music is borrowed from the art history.
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[fan site] Brief introduction to the music, major composers, woodwind instruments; a few MIDI samples.
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