Baroque music

period:
1600-1750 C.E.

characteristics:
counterpoint - consist of 2 or more melodic lines
use of basso continuo - music played by 1 or more bass instruments
doctrine of affections
emphasis on contrast of volume, texture and pace
new forms of imitative polyphony - cannons and fugues
increasing popularity of homophony

instruments:
clavichord

organ

harpsichord



composers:
Antonio Vivaldi
Claudio Monteverdi
Domenico Scarlatti
George Frideric Handel
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach