What is the most familiar example of a Baroque composition?
Some of the most renowned pieces of Baroque music, such as Vivaldi’s Four Seasons or Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto, are instrumental pieces.
Who are the famous Baroque artworks?
Baroque was a period of excellence that produced one of the most important and famous artworks in the history of Western art.
- Caravaggio, Bacchus.
- Rembrandt, Self-Portrait with Two Circles.
- Peter Paul Rubens, The Garden of Love.
- Diego Velázquez, The Rokeby Venus.
- Nicolas Poussin, Landscape with a Calm.
Who is known as the greatest Baroque sculpture?
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist, arguably the greatest sculptor of the 17th century, known for having developed the Baroque style of sculpture. Bernini is also known for his outstanding architectural works.
Who is the greatest Baroque sculpture?
What are some good Baroque pieces, or composers?
Scarlatti&Soler: There are many recordings of their sonatas most notably by Scott Ross on Erato
What are some famous Baroque pieces?
Historical Context
What are some of the saddest pieces of Baroque music?
– Sovente il sole by Antonio Vivaldi – Vitali- Chaconne – Vivaldi- Stabat Mater – Purcell- Dido’s Lament (When I am laid in Earth) – Dowland- Flow my Tears – Purcell- O let me weep (Especially Jaroussky’s version) – Hasse- Cadra fra poco cenere from his 1742 opera Didone abbandonata – Monteverdi- Lamento della ninfa – Albinoni- Adagio in G Minor
What are the greatest creations of Baroque music?
– Brandenburg Concerti – Mass in b-minor – St. Matthew Passion – St. John Passion – Art of the Fugue