Hello friends. It's snowing in NY!! Literally so much. Snow makes everything outside look so much brighter because of its reflective ability but also kind of paints the sky a uniform gray color. I'm sitting here finishing up my readings for my Music Hum class later in the day, and we're learning about Baroque music. Wanted to share something I found interesting!
"[Baroque] is taken from the Portuguese word barroco, referring to a pearl of irregular shape then used in jewelry and fine decorations. Critics applied the term baroque to indicate excessive ornamentation in the visual arts and a rough, bold instrumental sound in music. Thus, originally, baroque had a negative connotation: It signified distortion, excess, and extravagance. Only during the twentieth century, with a newfound appreciation of the painting of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and the music of J. S. Bach (1685–1750), among others, has the term baroque come to assume a positive meaning in Western cultural history. " Source: Listening to Music by Craig Wright
Isn't that so cool? I never knew how the term "baroque" came to be, just that it referred to a somewhat dramatic style of art. But learning about the word's origin makes it a lot more meaningful to me.
Here's an example of Baroque music. You've probably heard this one before. 😉
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