The Baroque Era featured such forms of music including: the Opera, the Cantata, the Oratorio, and the Concerto. ... The Baroque Era which was centered on the idea of absolute monarchy, saw a revolution from the middle class. ... Another type of music created and portrayed in the Baroque era was the sonata. ... Overall, the Baroque era was a very important time in the world's progress of music, art, and religion. This period saw the division of the Catholic religion into two distinct religions and the creation of one of the most interesting forms of entertainment the opera. ...

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• The piece is composed by Antonio Vivaldi, one of the renowned composers of the Baroque period. Other distinguished composers of the period were: - George Frederic Handle - Johann Sebastian Bach • The Baroque period was the period before the Classical period. ... One of the more prominent characteristics of the concertos in the Baroque period, including the Vivaldi Concerto that I just played, is that they very much emphasize in harmony. ... The main instruments played in this period were the harp and strings, which was displayed clearly in the Vivaldi Concerto. Chamber musi...

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