baroque music

collocation in English

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baroque
adjective
uk
/bəˈrɒk/us
/bəˈroʊk/
relating to the heavily decorated style in buildings, art, and music that was popular in Europe in the 17th century and the early part of the ...
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music
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmjuː.zɪk/us
/ˈmjuː.zɪk/
a pattern of sounds made by musical instruments, voices, or computers, or a combination of these, intended to give pleasure to people listening ...
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I always wanted to write music that combined the impact of rock music with the kind of expressivity ofbaroquemusic.
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It places very special emphasis on baroque and latebaroquemusic.
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Baroquemusicwould see an expansion in the size, range and complexity of performance.
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Schmitt first started out as a chamber musician before specialising inbaroquemusic.
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The group is devoted to the historically informed performance ofbaroquemusic.
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Lamque has hosted an annualbaroquemusicfestival every summer since 1975.
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Baroquemusicforms a major portion of the classical music canon, being widely studied, performed, and listened to.
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Baroquemusic, however, remains the group's major emphasis to this day.
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This was for him a natural development of the ongoing revival ofbaroquemusic.
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He makes no difference between pop songs, twelve-tone techniques,baroquemusicor eastern musical patterns and manages to combine these elements in his compositions.
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Some musical genres have a parallel dance form such asbaroquemusicand baroque dance; others, such as classical music and classical ballet, developed separately.
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His music is frequently informed by minimalism, film music,baroquemusicand drone music and combines classical orchestration with electronic music.
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Baroquemusicexpanded the size, range, and complexity of instrumental performance, and also established opera, cantata, oratorio, concerto, and sonata as musical genres.
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Originally the label concentrated heavily on chamber andbaroquemusic, often with (then) unique repertory, and typically sold at less-than-premium prices.
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Although it created music in many genres, it was optimized forbaroquemusic.
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At this stage, they were playingbaroquemusicon modern instruments.
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As a child she got lessons in harpsichord, playingbaroquemusic.
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The society subsequently built up an extensive library ofbaroquemusicof all types, including instrumental music.
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More recent recordings tend to use authentic instruments and historically informed performance methods appropriate forbaroquemusic.
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Baroquemusicbegan when the first operas were written and when contrapuntal music became prevalent.
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