BAROQUE PERIOD - In music, the Baroue period is usually defined as occuring during the time of J. S. Bach; i. e., 1685 - 1750, since J. S. Bach is the defining composer of the period.

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Baroque Period form ritornello
Baroque Period genre instrumental suite
Baroque Period genre ritornello
Baroque Period genre Concerto grosso
Baroque Period genre chant
Baroque Period has important composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Baroque Period has important composer George Frideric Handel
Baroque Period has important composer Antonio Vivaldi
Baroque Period has important composer William Byrd
Baroque Period has important composer Henry Purcell
Baroque Period has important composer Georg Phillip Telemann
Baroque Period has dates 1685-1750
Baroque Period is first appearance of Concerto grosso
Baroque Period period of Baroque music