Its name derived from a Portuguese word meaning ‘an irregular pearl’. Meant to indicate that while the culture bears many features of the Baroque style as experienced everywhere in Europe – a ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. On Sunday, Jan. 12, Baroque Music Montana (BaMM) held a Matinée performance in Red Lodge ...

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 - recorder, allegro ...

The program for Airs of the Baroque features cantatas by Nicolas Bernier and Antonio Vivaldi, airs by Le Sieur Bouvard, and selections from Nine German Arias by George Frederick Handel.