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.
Using the websites provided above, answer the following questions.
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