Generally speaking, the Baroque period is when the orchestra was born, opera kicked off in a big way and the concerto gave soloists the chance to properly show off. From the period's beginnings in the ...

The Christmas concert season in New Orleans comes to a close this evening in the Ursuline Convent’s St. Mary’s Church in the French Quarter, when Lyrica Baroque, a five-member chamber music group, ...

The word "baroque" comes from the Portuguese "barroco" meaning "misshapen pearl," and is defined as a style or period of architecture, art and music that flourished in Europe from the 17th century to ...

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An explosion of harmonies and dynamism will be presented alongside three dramatic works of visual art for an immersive experience in “Baroque Maximalism in Art and Music,” an event in dialogue with ...

Naomi: The style of music called Baroque developed from about the year 1600 onwards. Just like the architecture of the time, it was very ornate and lavish and was dominated by composers like Vivaldi, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Ian Johnson BEIJING — The young musicians ended the first movement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and looked expectantly at the maestro.