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The Baroque period saw the creation of [[Common practice period|common-practice]] [[tonality]], an approach to writing music in which a song or piece is written in a particular [[Key (music)|key]]; this kind of arrangement has continued to be used in almost all Western [[popular music]]. During the Baroque era, professional musicians were expected to be accomplished [[Music improvisation|improvisers]] of both solo melodic lines and [[accompaniment]] parts. Baroque concerts were typically accompanied by a [[basso continuo]] group (comprising chord-playing instrumentalists such as [[Harpsichord|harpsichordists]] and [[lute]] players improvising chords from a [[figured bass]] part) while a group of bass instruments—[[viol]], [[cello]], [[double bass]]—played the [[bassline]]. A characteristic Baroque form was the [[Suite (music)#Dance suite|dance suite]]. While the pieces in a dance suite were inspired by actual dance music, dance suites were designed purely for listening, not for accompanying dancers. |
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During the period, composers and performers used more elaborate{{Clarify|reason=More elaborate than what? Than the ornamentation in the [[Faenza Codex]] (ca.1400)? Than Renaissance virtuosos like [[Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego]], [[Diego Ortiz]], or [[Girolamo Della Casa]]?|date=August 2016}} [[musical ornamentation]] (typically improvised by performers), made changes in musical notation (the development of figured bass as a quick way to notate the [[chord progression]] of a song or piece), and developed new instrumental playing techniques. Baroque music expanded the size, range, and complexity of instrumental performance, and also established the mixed vocal/instrumental forms of [[opera]], [[cantata]] and [[oratorio]] and the instrumental forms of the solo [[concerto]] and [[sonata]] as musical genres. Many musical terms and concepts from this era, such as [[toccata]], [[fugue]] and [[concerto grosso]] are {{As of|2018|alt=still in use in the 2010s}}. Dense, complex [[Polyphony|polyphonic]] music, in which multiple independent melody lines were performed simultaneously (a popular example of this is the [[fugue]]), was an important part of many Baroque choral and instrumental works. |
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Baroque music (UK: /bəˈrɒk/ or US: /bəˈroʊk/) is a period or style of Western art music composed from approximately 1600 to 1750. This era followed the Renaissance music era, and was followed in turn by the Classical era. Baroque music forms a major portion of the "classical music" canon, and is now widely studied, performed, and listened to. The term "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning "misshapen pearl". Key composers of the Baroque era include Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Claudio Monteverdi, Domenico Scarlatti, Alessandro Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arcangelo Corelli, Tomaso Albinoni, François Couperin, Giuseppe Tartini, Heinrich Schütz, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Dieterich Buxtehude, and Johann Pachelbel.
Key composers of the Baroque era include Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Claudio Monteverdi, Domenico Scarlatti, Alessandro Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Arcangelo Corelli, François Couperin, Giuseppe Tartini, Heinrich Schütz, Dieterich Buxtehude, and others.
``Remove entire 4th paragraph after the 1st sentence, because there is too much back and forth on when the term Baroque was applied to music and accepted. It's not relevant. ``
The Baroque period saw the creation of common-practice tonality, an approach to writing music in which a song or piece is written in a particular key; this kind of arrangement has continued to be used in almost all Western popular music. During the Baroque era, professional musicians were expected to be accomplished improvisers of both solo melodic lines and accompaniment parts. Baroque concerts were typically accompanied by a basso continuo group (comprising chord-playing instrumentalists such as harpsichordists and lute players improvising chords from a figured bass part) while a group of bass instruments—viol, cello, double bass—played the bassline. A characteristic Baroque form was the dance suite. While the pieces in a dance suite were inspired by actual dance music, dance suites were designed purely for listening, not for accompanying dancers.
During the period, composers and performers used more elaborate[clarification needed] musical ornamentation (typically improvised by performers), made changes in musical notation (the development of figured bass as a quick way to notate the chord progression of a song or piece), and developed new instrumental playing techniques. Baroque music expanded the size, range, and complexity of instrumental performance, and also established the mixed vocal/instrumental forms of opera, cantata and oratorio and the instrumental forms of the solo concerto and sonata as musical genres. Many musical terms and concepts from this era, such as toccata, fugue and concerto grosso are still in use in the 2010s[update]. Dense, complex polyphonic music, in which multiple independent melody lines were performed simultaneously (a popular example of this is the fugue), was an important part of many Baroque choral and instrumental works.