... Maximilian of Hapsburg. Together their music was widely distributed in the forms of chansons, motets, and masses. Their music helped create a style that was characterized by the use of imitation, equality of voices and an expansion of the range of the voices. Their music was valued ... , toccata, ricercare, canzona, and sonata. The genres provided more challenging approaches to playing than was offered in sacred or secular music. The Baroque Period (meaning abnormal or bizarre) spanned from the year 1600 to around 1750. The genres and styles developed in this period are very broad ... s...

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... towards the end of the eighteenth century. The architecture and visual images of the classical period differed greatly from the Baroque period and offered a more lightly coloured, graceful look with smoothly curving lines in the paintings and buildings. This new style was much more intimate and was given the name rococo. The great painters of the time of the time, ... The Classical period was a major turning pointing history and marked the beginning of many social and cultural revolutions. Unlike Renaissance music that took almost 150 years to change into Baroque music, Baroque music un...

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