Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture between the early 17th and mid-18th century. Its roots lay in the traditions of ...

Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his aunt, a practitioner of the Afro-Brazilian ...

The chords used in major and minor tonalities were also major or minor - or diatonic. The use of ground bass was common in the Baroque period. Composers would use a ground bass to structure their ...

"The Baroque bob is a modern twist on timeless elegance ... "It’s all about drama and opulence, with a nod to classical art but tailored for today with a slightly less considered finish." ...

The second episode begins with Naomi and Ludwig in an ornate church where they explore the music of the Baroque era, including the composers Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. Naomi: The style of music ...

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth ... the appeal of Caravaggio’s fierce originality as well as his reputation as Baroque’s sword-bearing bad boy. Of the 24 works on show, nine are from foreign ...

Celebrated organist Sebastián Durón was unrivalled in his ability to marry Italian Baroque opera with incandescent Iberian folklore, much to the delight of the Spanish Court. Winners of the Opus ...