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What are the dates typically given to describe the Baroque period in western music?Multiple Choice450-14501450-16001600-17501750-1820

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What are the dates typically given to describe the Baroque period in western music?

  • Multiple Choice
    • 450-1450
    • 1450-1600
    • 1600-1750
    • 1750-1820
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The Baroque period in Western music is typically described as spanning from 1600 to 1750. This era is marked by a strong emphasis on contrast, ornamentation, and expressive melodies, with prominent composers including Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Antonio Vivaldi.

Among the options you provided, the correct choice is:

  • 1600-1750

This period is characterized by the development of musical forms such as the opera, concerto, and sonata, as well as the establishment of the major-minor tonal system that shaped future Western music.

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