Baraque music
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Baroque period music!!!!!! * Baroque music had originated in Italy, around the stages of 1200-1300! * The main baroque instrument was the fugue. * In Holland and Germany the composer there tended to use the organ and voice mainly. * A person who had influence most people was Arcangelo Corelli. * His music had spread around Europe. * Baroque music was used for ballroom dancing. * It had become fashionable during their time. * A baroque period performance was a choir of 300-400 musicians. * It contained a rich visual background. * Arcangelo Corelli (a famous composer) who's style of music on the violin became famous, so famous that he had played for the queen of Switzerland. * The music had traveled from Italy to Germany. * It was not until 1600s when baroque music came to England. * There was also a famous English composer: 1659-1695-Henry PURCELL. * Here are some famous composers and musicians: 1653-1713 - Arcangelo CORELLI - Rome 1659-1695 - Henry PURCELL...


