baroque

     

In the arts, the Baroque was a Western cultural epoch, commencing roughly at the turn of the 17th century in Rome, Italy. It was exemplifie by drama and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music.[not in citation given]

Trivia about baroque

  • Dramatic 16th C. style named for the Portuguese "Barroco", meaning an irregular-shaped pearl
  • Henry A. Millon paired rococo & this other ornate style in the title of his architecture textbook
  • First performed in 1742, "Messiah" has been called "The final flowering of" this era of music
  • Bernini's bronze canopy over the main altar at St. Peter's is a masterpiece of this style of architecture
  • Bernini's work for St. Peter's exemplifies this style of sculpture that dominated from 1600 to 1750
  • Along with Bach, Handel is considered one of the greatest composers of the late era of this musical style
  • If you moon over Monteverdi & swoon over Scarlatti, we assume that you "go for" this musical style
  • If it ain't this period of music said to have ended with Bach's death in 1750, don't fix it
  • Perhaps from the Italian for "imperfect pearl", it can be a style of music, art or architecture
  • Don't miss Russia's Winter Palace if you go for this opulent style that preceded Rococo
  • This adjective can mean extremely ornate or refer to the music from 1600 to 1750, including that of Vivaldi & Handel
  • Bach was a composer of great reknown in this musical era that takes its name from "imperfect pearls"
  • This period of music lasted from about 1600 to 1750
  • The music of No. 1 son Wilhelm was balanced between this style of his father & the Rococo style that followed
  • Once derogatory, the name of this 17th century style may come from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco, Peru.) Cuzco's Hotel Monasterio, once a 16th century monastery, features in its chapel this style of art, also seen in European churches
  • Many works commissioned by Louis XIV for Versailles are typical of this "imperfect pearl" style
  • It's the musical period following the Renaissance that lasted roughly from 1600 to 1750
  • This adjective for pearls of irregular shape also describes artists such as Hyacinthe Rigaud