Essays on Baroque Music

Musicians in the Baroque period often worked either in the service of a ruler at a court or at a church. The musical director of a church was essential to compose a steady flow of contemporary music for regular church services and festivals as well…

George Frideric Handel, certainly one of the founding fathers of music, introduced new types of music and affected the many composers who followed him. Handel was born on February 23, 1685 in Halle, a town in Germany. He was a very bright man not only…

“Lord, to thee each night and day” was written in the Baroque era by George Frideric Handel as part of his work, Theodora. The Baroque era is classified as the years 1600-1750; following the Renaissance and leading to the Classical period. The era is often…

Baroque musicFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia‚ Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia ‚Jump to: navigation, searchHistory of European art music Early Medieval (500 ‚ 1400) Renaissance (1400 ‚ 1600) Common practice Baroque (1600 ‚ 1760) Classical (1730 ‚ 1820) Romantic (1815 ‚ 1910)…