Generally speaking, the Baroque period is when the orchestra was born, opera kicked off in a big way and the concerto gave soloists the chance to properly show off. From the period's beginnings in the ...

The early-music movement has changed not only how musicians play—tuning, timbre, technique, style—but also what they play. A couple of generations ago, programs of Baroque music were dominated by such ...

At the Museum Theatre in Egmore, an old story of love and loss will unfold beneath the music of a live chamber orchestra. On September 10 and 11, the 133-year-old Madras Musical Association Choir (MMA ...

In 1973, American conductor, harpsichordist, and composer Martin Pearlman broke new ground by founding North America’s first permanent Baroque orchestra. His ensemble became a driving force in the ...

Opera is considered by many to be the ultimate art form. An eclectic combination of vocal and orchestral music, drama, and emotion, it certainly is the most complete and complex form of art there is.

Baroque pop was one of the many sub-genres of rock and roll that emerged as the ‘60s rolled on. It was a time when certain artists were compelled to test the boundaries they could expand upon, or ...

The world of the Baroque artist / Nigel Llewellyn -- Centres of Diplomatic Power, c. 1700 / Nigel Llewellyn -- Potosí : the silver mountain / Majorie Trusted -- The portrayal of absolutism / Nigel ...

The Old World similarities between New Orleans and Venice, Italy, have sparked a new chamber music ensemble in the Crescent City. The Louisiana Baroque Chamber Orchestra made its debut at the New ...