Discovering Baroque - Ep. 03 The Birth of the Baroque, Part 1: A Musical Revolution Begins
What did Baroque music sound like before Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel? And how did the rich, interwoven melodies of Renaissance music evolve into the expressive musical language of the Baroque era?
In this episode of Discovering Baroque, we travel back to the late Renaissance and the beginning of the 17th century to explore the musical experiments that helped launch a new era.
We'll listen to the intricate polyphony and counterpoint of Renaissance composers like Josquin des Prez, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, and Thomas Tallis, including Tallis's remarkable 40-voice composition Spem in…
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