HISTORY OF MUSIC IV
CONTENT
- The Baroque Period (1600 – 1750)
- Characteristics of the Baroque Period
- Composers of the Baroque Period
- The Classical and Romantic Period
The Baroque Period (1600 – 1750)
Baroque music is the style of Western music extending approximately from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era. The word “baroque” comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning “misshapen pearl”, a negative description of the ornate and heavily ornamented music of this period; later, the name came to be applied also to its architecture. Baroque music forms a major portion of the classical music canon, being widely studied, performed, and listened to.
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. It follows the Renaissance era (1400 to 1600).
The Baroque era can be divided into three major periods:
- Early ([1580] 1600-1630)
- Middle (1630-1680)
- Late (1680-1750)
Characteristics of the Baroque Period
- Baroque era is the era of style-consciousness.
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