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The early Baroque
The most notable aspects of this stage are polychoralism (use of several voice choirs and instruments), the prominence of a high voice that monopolizes the musical interest (monodía) and of course, the appearance of opera. -
The death of Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England, nicknamed the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or the Good Queen Bess, was the queen of England and Ireland from her accession to the throne, on November 17, 1558, until her death, in 1603. Her reign, of more than four decades, it was known as the Elizabethan era. -
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The Middle Baroque
This period stands out for the rise of Italian music and the popularity of opera throughout the European continent. -
New philosophical system
René Descartes creates a new philosophical system and a new method of scientific research based on methodical doubt and the analysis of the parts: rationalism, by publishing the Discourse on Method in 1638 -
The Meninas
In 1656, Diego Velázquez completed the gigantic canvas, 3.18 meters high and 2.76 meters wide, which we know today as Las Meninas. The painter must have started it in the autumn of 1655 since the relationship between the light entering through the windows and the shadows seems to indicate this season of the year. -
Newtons discovery about gravity
He formulated laws of motion and gravitation. These laws are math formulas that explain how objects move when a force acts on them. Isaac published his most famous book, Principia, in 1687 while he was a mathematics professor at Trinity College, Cambridge. -
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The late Baroque
During the late Baroque, new musical trends emerged, such as innovation in tonal formulas or the expansion of the concert style. Furthermore, this is already a time of consolidation of the musical style in which there is the presence of most of the most important baroque musicians from many European countries such as Italy (Antonio Vivaldi, Domenico Scarlatti), Germany (Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel or Georg Philipp Telemann), France (Jean Philippe Rameau)… -
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Final stage of transition towards Classicism
The opera buffa, the sonata, the symphony were developed and stood out for a more emotional style than in the previous phase. According to experts, the death of Johan Sebastian Bach coincides with the change of stage from Baroque to Classicism.