Best Baroque Music: Top 10.
Before the beginning of the classical period baroque music written in many forms by many composers over the course of 150 years. Known for its inconsistency, Baroque music includes the use of basso continuo, gradations of ornamentation, self-expression, open forms and counterpoint formation. Think of the Baroque period as a funnel that collects all forms of music and ideas. As time goes on, trial and error makes the funnel smaller. Popular ideas about Baroque music are picked up and outlined, then further studied and expanded. Less than popular ideas fall by the wayside. Each passing year is one step closer to the classical period in which composition rights have been perfected and order prevailed. In the middle of the chaotic sea of baroque music, there are hundreds of works that shine like beacons at night.Â
1. Bach Six Suites
It is largely believed that Johann Sebastian Bach composed Six Suites between 1717 and 1723. The manuscript of his second wife, Anna Magdalena Bach, was named Suites á Violoncello Solo senza Basso. These pieces are instantly recognizable and may be the most famous music ever written for solo cello. The suites are so popular that they have been transcribed for a variety of different instruments.Â
