Possibly the most celebrated aspect of the Baroque era was the ostentatious style of music that was introduced in Europe during the early 1600's and popularized by great composer such as Handel, Bach, Purcell, Antonio Vivaldi. ... The monodic style is a solo with instrumental accompaniment. This new style would later lead to the invention of the opera. ... They soon realized that the expressive style of music could be applied to poems, short text, and dramas. ... Another type of music created and portrayed in the Baroque era was the sonata. ...

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Like many musicians of the late baroque era, Farinelli viewed him self as almost being god like. ... This late baroque period was a time of refinement. ... Bach and Handle were not simply creating music but sharpening and improving the music styles of music already known. ... The things that those composers where doing is what shaped today's music no matter what style or type. ... I thought the film did a good job of portraying the baroque era. ...

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