Instruments of the Baroque Period For the holiday season, Jeanette Sorrel conducts the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, in a performance of Part III of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

Generally speaking, the Baroque period is when the orchestra was born, opera kicked off in a big way and the concerto gave soloists the chance to properly show off. From the period's beginnings in the ...

The 19th century is often considered the golden age of the violin, with the great virtuoso Nicolò Paganini serving as the era’s charismatic standard-bearer. But Frank Nowell, artistic director ...

This was developed in the Baroque period. enabled the 12 major and minor keys to be established. This was the most significant thing to happen to the tonality of Baroque music.

Some of the earliest completed works in the Baroque period were the Church of Gesu, in 1584, and the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica, designed in 1612. As the style took hold, ...

Fifty years is a major milestone for any musical venture. For Boston Baroque, which claims to be the country’s longest-running permanent period instrument orchestra, this golden anniversary is ...