History Of Baroque
The history of Baroque music is a little odd in that we’ve taken a long time to actually put a label to this style of music. While the importance and usefulness of having categorical names for music of any time is widely disputed, I for one think it’s a good idea. It’s eminently useful to be able to talk about Baroque music using it’s name. The trick I find is not to be too rigid in ones classifications of what is or isn’t Baroque music. This style of music originated in Europe and enjoyed it’s heyday of composers for over 150 years. It wasn’t until after the late nineteen sixties, that Baroque became a widely accepted genre. One that is well deserved I think, since it’s style is remarkably distinct from much of the Renaissance and Classical music available today.