The Baroque Period

After the Renaissance period came the Baroque period. In the Baroque era composers became more extravagant than before with their tunes, and more daring. Opera was also invented around this time.

Architecture became very grand in this period, as can be seen in this picture. This is the inside of a church in Germany, built in the Baroque period.

The most famous composer from this time is JS Bach, who also came from Germany. He wrote a lot of music for the harpsichord, which today we tend to play on the piano. He also wrote for the organ. Here are three clips of Bach played on these three different instruments .

Some famous composers from the Baroque era include Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, who wrote the famous piece ‘The Four Seasons’.

Try playing ‘Spring’ from this famous music by Vivaldi.