💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Baroque period"
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| Word | Definition |
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| baroquenoun | (art, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation. |
| classical periodnoun | (music) the musical period of time following the Baroque period and preceding the Romantic period, spanning c.1750-c.1820. |
| common practice periodnoun | (music, historical) An era of European music, lasting from the mid-Baroque period though the Classical and Romantic periods (around 1650–1900). |
| neo-baroquenoun | A period in western architecture and music in the late 19th century, characterized by the Baroque style but occurring after the Baroque period. |
| romantic periodnoun | (music) the musical period of time following the Classical period falling between about 1820 and the start of the twentieth century. |
| baroque popnoun | (music) A subgenre of pop music that incorporates elements of classical music. |
| classical musicnoun | (music) The more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music. |
| pavanenoun | (music, dance) A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter. |
| classical | (music) Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. |
| baroque pietynoun | (history) An ostentatious form of popular Catholic piety, especially in Counter-Reformation Europe. |
| bobizationnoun | (historical, music) A 17th-century system of singing. |
| mannerismnoun | A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual. |
| ariosonoun | (music) A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria |
| belle époquenoun | (history) A period of European history, extending over several decades until the start of the First World War, characterized by artistic and cultural refinement. |
| poperanoun | (informal, music, uncountable) A crossover genre combining elements of pop music and classical opera. |
| operanoun | (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. |
| harpsicordnoun | Dated form of harpsichord. [(music) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.] |
| orchestral popnoun | (music) Chamber pop. |
| passacaglianoun | (music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple meter, and use of a ground bass. |
| papacynoun | (usually) The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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