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Over a period of some three centuries there are plenty of references to gut-stringed instruments that resemble the harpsichord and imitate the delicate soft timbre of the lute (including its lower-sounding variants, the theorbo and archlute) or the harp, but little concrete information. Not a single such instrument has survived, nor is any contemporary depiction […]
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Gottfried Silbermann: Master Organ-Builder of the German Baroque
September 6th, 2022 
Awake Goy Germany is exceptionally rich in historic organs. Try the door of any village church or city cathedral – chances are you will be rewarded with a fine historic instrument in resplendent casework. A particularly fruitful area is the state of Saxony in southeast Germany, with no fewer than thirty-one baroque instruments by Gottfried Silbermann, most […]
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No Comments »100 Best of Baroque Classical Music
July 29th, 2022 Awake Goy Baroque music is a period or style of Western classical music from approximately 1600 to 1750 originated in Western Europe. Source Views: 0
Antonio Brioschi’s Symphonies – A Mix of Baroque and Early Classical
November 17th, 2021 Awake Goy From Recordare Domine A415 Performed by Vanni Moretto and Atalanta Fugiens Ensemble on period instruments. This video is presenting recording of fine symphonies by one of the most important pioneering composers in the eighteenth-century symphonic genre. This little known Italian late baroque composer Antonio Brioschi had acquired considerable experience in symphonic writing many years before […]
Baroque Concerti from The Netherlands
October 26th, 2021 Awake Goy The 18th-century Dutch Republic served as a magnet attracting musicians across Europe. It was one of the wealthiest of European countries. Celebrities such as Handel and Mozart may have passed through only briefly, but others such as Locatelli made a permanent home in the republic and introduced many foreign musical languages to local composers [embedded […]
Baroque Music & Art
August 4th, 2021 Awake Goy Here we have over 10 hours of Baroque music and paintings for you to enjoy. Baroque music followed the Renaissance period and preceded the Classical era. [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] Share now! Source Views: 0
Baroque Piano
January 7th, 2021 Awake Goy This compilation has lots of Bach, some Pachelbel, some Buxtehude, and others for your enjoyment. Baroque music lasted from around 1600 to 1750, after Renaissance and before classical. [embedded content] Views: 0
Aelbert Cuyp – Dutch Painter of the Baroque Period
January 12th, 2018 Awake Goy From Faces of Ancient Europe Aelbert Cuyp, in full Aelbert Jacobszoon Cuyp, Aelbert also spelled Albert, Cuyp also spelled Cuijp, (baptized October 20, 1620, Dordrecht, Netherlands – buried November 15, 1691, Dordrecht), Dutch painter** of the Baroque period** who is known for his peaceful landscapes of the Dutch countryside, distinguished for their poetic use of […]
