Baroque Music takes its name from the Portuguese word for a “misshapen pearl.” The term was first used to describe an artistic style that seemed exaggerated and irregular compared to the balance and order pursued in Renaissance art. Yet this very sense of irregularity and splendor became the core of the Baroque aesthetic. Music, too, … Continue reading Western Music History ④ Baroque Music (1600–1750) | The Establishment of Tonality and the Peak of Splendor