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Baroque Music

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Investigates the Baroque Period that existed
between 1600 and 1750.

The Baroque period of music is an era that existed from 1600 to
1750. A Baroque style is a set of styles from European classical
music. The music of the Baroque period ranges from a style similar to
that of the previous Romantic period, to the style found in the
following Classical musical period.

“Misshapen pearl? is the phrase that the original
meaning of “baroque? was derived from. This fits into the
characterisations on the architecture of this period.

Many famous composers have risen to fame during the Baroque period
of music. Well known composers such as the likes of Claudio
Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, and Johann
Sebastian Bach can attribute some or all of their musical style to
the Baroque period.

During the Baroque period, the style of music changed. Composers
and performers started to used more elaborate musical ornamentation,
made changes to the way music was written and created new ways to
play the existing musical instruments. All these changes allowed for
the rise of opera as a musical genre , and many of the concepts from
this period are still in use today.

The term “Baroque? was not conceived until after the
Baroque period was over. There is still some disagreement to this day
about what the Baroque period encompasses. A few rogue musicologists
have argued that the Baroque period should be split into a Baroque
period and a Mannerist period so that the periods come in to align
with those assigned to the visual arts.

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