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March Madness voting kicks off with the Baroque Era. It's a counterpoint and fugue melee! Welcome to the first round of voting for the Classical 101 March Madness Tournament! Today we'll be voting on ...
It’s all on Sunday Baroque this week, starting at 7 a.m. on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. Tags Classical Music Highlights Sunday Baroque Suzanne Bona ...
Sir Roger Norrington, who has died aged 91, was a leading figure in the period-instrument movement and a vigorous and often ...
During the baroque era there was a rich musical scene in many places around the world, including in what we now call Mexico. It included composers born in so-called “New Spain” and others born ...
For about 50 years in the 18th century, the master of counterpoint, Johann Sebastian Bach, had fallen out of style, but Mozart and his peers worked to resurrect the Baroque composer. “There was a ...
By the late Baroque and into the Classical era (roughly 1760-1830), the term began to take on a more structured meaning. It referred to a multi-movement work, typically composed for solo instruments ...
As a Baroque choreographer and dancer, he has performed with several leading period music and dance ensembles, including Apollo’s Fire and the Boston Early Music Festival, where he is ballet master.