Baroque Period

http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2233/2233.htm#links

This meta-list for the Baroque period provides a rich resource with links to many aspects of history, politics and culture for the period.

Baroque Musical Context

http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/brqcon.html

This site offers a historical context for the development of music in this style. Biographies of major composers are accompanied by listening examples.

The Baroque Ideal

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/baroqueideal.html#GodfatherMonteverdi

This site briefly describes the musical goals and ideals aspired to by composers of the time. Concepts presented include the role of education and music theory on composers and the public, basso continuo and the doctrine of the affections.

Baroque Art

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHbaroque.html

A list of key visual artists for the period, along with links to the intellectual history of art for the period, can be found here.

Questions

1			Describe 3 key political figures that influenced politics of the Baroque period.
2			Describe three intellectual figures (non musicians) that influenced the culture of the Baroque period.
3			Describe three artists who influenced the culture of the Baroque period.
4			What was the "Baroque Ideal" in music?
5			How was the politics and culture of the time reflected in Baroque music?