Chris on Baroque Music

Baroque Music (Chris Graham)

* Baroque Music of the 17th and 18th Century
* Composed from 1600-1750
* Derived from Portuguese barrocco, meaning “oddly shaped pearl”
* Many critics described as being overly ornamental
* Composers
* Majority of composers came from three countries
* Italian origin
* Famous Forms
* Opera
* Oratorio
* Cantata
* Sonata
* Concerto
* Suite
* Baroque In Popular Culture
* Sources http://classicalwcrb.org/post/monteverdis-final-masterpiece-coronation-poppea#stream/0 http://classicalmusicinconcert.blogspot.com/2015/06/charpentier-cantiques-pour-un-prince.html https://earlymusicmuse.com/baroquemusic/ https://www.baroque.org/baroque/whatis