Choral Music of the Baroque Era The baroque style of music was different than its predecessor the renaissance period, because music during the renaissance period was sung in the a cappella choral style, while in the baroque era instruments played a huge role. A major part of the baroque era was the introduction of a solo style. ... Opera and solo singing helped form the baroque style, and this style was mainly a part of church music. ... But, the Baroque period was known more for its solo and operatic style than for the choral style. ... Other Arts (Poets/artists) Baroque art used complex s...

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The Baroque era was a period of energy and motion. ... The Baroque organ, which was a instrument whose powerful resonance and striking variety of timbre was unsurpassed creating awe filled the interior. ... Some stylistic characteristics of Baroque art is the deep color and intense light and dark shadows. ... A Baroque organ is a pipe organ, which was built in a particular style and to certain specifications during the Baroque era. ... The Baroque organs had each pipe produce a single pitch, and pipes are provided in sets called ranks. ...

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However this rebirth of old ideals also resulted in new, unprecedented styles of music. ... Their music helped create a style that was characterized by the use of imitation, equality of voices and an expansion of the range of the voices. ... The Baroque Period (meaning abnormal or bizarre) spanned from the year 1600 to around 1750. The genres and styles developed in this period are very broad but general share characteristics like a sense of ornateness, movement of affections, polyphony of multiple voices, prominent bass and treble lines, and an interest in improvising in inner voices (Baroque...

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In the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century the Baroque style of music started in Italy. ... During the Baroque period there were many new influential composers. ... Towards the end of the Baroque period, the great composer J.S. Bach shined and wrote some of the best Baroque pieces ever written, still Baroque in style, but giving way to the new classical period. During the mid eighteenth century there was a reaction to the Baroque style of music. ...

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