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The baroque period music
The Baroque period of music occurred from roughly 1600 to 1750. -
Don Quijote de la mancha
Don Quijote de la Mancha was a very famous book written by Miguel de Cervantes in the 1605. -
The Thirty Year War
Political issues were also very evidently a major reason for this long-lasting war which finally came to an end in 1648, in the part of Europe that we today know as Germany. The war began when there occurred the Protestant revolt against the Holy Roman Empire. -
Early music
Early Music is a peer-reviewed journal that aspires to unite the worlds of scholarship and practical performance. -
Death of Bach
The Baroque period's end is tied to the death of Bach in 1750 -
The introduction of the concerto, the sonata and the opera.
The Baroque period saw an explosion of new musical styles with the introduction of the concerto, the sonata and the opera. The loosening of the Church's political control of Europe meant that non-religious music could now flourish, in particular instrumental music. -
Absolute monarchies
During the period, political change brought the consolidation of absolute monarchies. In order to display the power and grandeur of the centralized state, baroque palaces were built on a monumental scale. -
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cultural timespan
Some of the qualities most frequently associated with the Baroque are grandeur, sensuous richness, drama, dynamism, movement, tension, emotional exuberance, and a tendency to blur distinctions between the various arts.