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What are the characteristics of Baroque music?

The origin of Baroque music: Baroque originally meant irregularly shaped pearls and was an art form. Due to the popularity of this art style, later generations called it the Baroque period. The music produced during this period is called Baroque music.

Characteristics of Baroque music:

1. It has a strong and jumping rhythm, adopts the polyphonic method of polymelody and polyphonic music, and places more emphasis on the ups and downs of the music, so it pays great attention to the intensity, Changes in speed.

2. In terms of vocal music, Baroque music has a strong religious flavor. Religious music at that time played a large role in the development of Western music.

3. The phrases vary in length and the breath is longer. Whether it is vocal music or instrumental music, the melody is unprecedentedly gorgeous and complex, with quite a lot of decorative sounds and progressive sound patterns. Like Renaissance melodies, the progression of the tune often has a figurative, symbolic character. What is striking is the clear harmonic nature of the melody.

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