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nounelaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
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"the building...frantically baroque"adjectivehaving elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
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nounthe historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
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of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750
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- realize expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- realise expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- bach German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
- baroque the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
- handel a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
- vivaldi Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)
- rubens prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
- bernini Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680)
- toccata a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
- sir peter paul rubens prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)