2010-01-20T05:16:17Z <p><b>Baroque music</b> describes a style of <a href='/en/Classical_music' class='mw-redirect' title='European classical music'>European classical music</a> approximately extending from <span title='Dates of classical music eras'>1600 to 1750</span>. This era is said to begin in <a href='/en/Music' title='Music'>music</a> after the <span title='Renaissance music'>Renaissance</span> and was followed by the <span title='Classical period (music)'>Classical era</span>. The word "<a href='/en/Baroque' title='Baroque'>baroque</a>" came from the Portuguese word <i>barroco</i>, meaning "misshapen pearl", a strikingly fitting characterization of the <a href='/en/Baroque_architecture' title='Baroque architecture'>architecture of this period</a>; later, the name came to be applied also to its music. Baroque music forms a major portion of the classical music canon, being widely studied, performed, and listened to. It is associated with composers such as <a href='/en/Johann_Sebastian_Bach' title='Johann Sebastian Bach'>Johann Sebastian Bach</a>, <span title='Antonio Vivaldi'>Antonio Vivaldi</span>, <span title='Jean-Baptiste Lully'>Jean-Baptiste Lully</span>, <span title='George Frideric Handel'>George Frideric Handel</span>, <span title='Arcangelo Corelli'>Arcangelo Corelli</span>, <a href='/en/Claudio_Monteverdi' title='Claudio Monteverdi'>Claudio Monteverdi</a>, <span title='Jean-Philippe Rameau'>Jean-Philippe Rameau</span> and <a href='/en/Henry_Purcell' title='Henry Purcell'>Henry Purcell</a>. The baroque period saw the development of <span class='mw-redirect' title='Functional tonality'>functional tonality</span>. During the period, composers and performers used more elaborate musical ornamentation, made changes in musical notation, and developed new instrumental playing techniques. Baroque music expanded the size, range, and complexity of instrumental performance, and also established <a href='/en/Opera' title='Opera'>opera</a> as a musical genre. Many musical terms and concepts from this era are still in use today.</p> fotopedia-en-Baroque_music fotopedia Baroque music false 2010-01-20T06:53:40Z 3.0125 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z ["soleils-4Z3oEx4cjTE"] default []