Baroque culture, he contends, was thus characterised by confusion as much as authoritarianism, as well as disguise, theatricality, and competition; delusion; and interests in machinery. Its name ...

The chords used in major and minor tonalities were also major or minor - or diatonic. The use of ground bass was common in the Baroque period. Composers would use a ground bass to structure their ...

4 written in 1721. Musical director and harpsichord player John Butt introduces the piece, which is typical of the Baroque era (around 1600 to 1750). The video features the following concepts ...