Baroque Music Dictionary Meaning: Baroque (Ba-Rok) a 17th century style of music characterised by extensive use of ornamentation. The English word baroque came from the Italian word borocco, which means bizarre, although a better translation which more accurately reflects the sense, would be e...

Bach is considered by many to have been the greatest composer in the history of western music. "Bach's main achievement lies in his synthesis and advanced development of the primary contrapuntal idiom of the late Baroque, and in the basic tune fullness of his thematic material."(J.S. Bach ...

During the Baroque period (1600-1750), music evolved amid religious wars between the Protestants and Catholics as well as the exploration and colonization of the New World. With the rise of middle class cultures throughout Europe, much of music-making centered in the home. As musical instruments de...

Julien Rouleau "The classical period produced more instrumental than vocal music, a wealth of serious and comic operas as well as vocal religious music also appeared during this time"(Ferris, 231). One of the best composer of this time was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart....