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Why did the Baroque period end? Why is Big Ben called the Elizabeth Tower? Why is Westminster Abbey famous? How did the Northern Renaissance give rise to religious revival? Why was Baroque music short? Why are they called the Dead Sea Scrolls?
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So this lesser known Golden era I refer to is the Golden Age of Charles II –more commonly known now as “The Restoration”.This era is quite frankly extraordinary in every way possible to Englishhistory. It is a period of incredibly talented and famous English composers,...
called ‘obbligato’ – from ‘obligation’ in Italian – was a defining feature of the Viennese School: while a beautiful and well-structured Mozart melody soars, beneath it other parts work steadfastly away to accompany it and reinforce the music’s harmony (the key centre it is in). ...
But let’s really think about that term… ‘classical’. Why do we use it as an umbrella, catch-all phrase for Western music, and where do theRenaissance,Baroque,Romanticeras, and beyond, fit? Here’s why the world has landed on ‘classical music’ to describe the powerful combinations ...
The Age of Reason came after the baroque age, when the people started the believe knowledge lead to power. The new idea that knowledge was the key to success, along with other new ideas started a movement called the Enlightenment. All of the new ways of thinking that started the Enlightenme...
W: The term “Baroque” refers to a style and a culture rather than a precise period in history.Architecture, painting, and music each have a style called Baroque.One of the most striking features of the Baroque style is its expressiveness.Baroque music is a vigorous style combining imaginatio...
The most valuable conch pearls are the pinks, which range from very pale pink to a pink that is so intense it is called red. Most coveted of all is vivid pink (Image featured in The Pink Pearl, courtesy of Susan Hendrickson).
clearly reference the city’s “historicconnection to music,” writes Kyle Macdonald forClassic FM. Vivaldi, who is renowned as one of the Baroque period’s greatest composers, was born in Venice in 1678 and wrote many of his famed works for the localOspedale della Piet...