Baroque Period

Question 1

Features

Answer 1

-steady pace ❤️
-lack of dynamics 🔇
-usually polyphonic texture 💗
-small keys range (harpsichord) 🤏
-sudden changes in dynamics 💥
-fugue, melody repeated & developed
-basso continuo
-fantasia (improv feel) ✨
-retrograde 🌕 (playing same tune backwards)
-imitation 🐱 (repeating phrase w slight change)
-ornamentation 🎄

Question 2

what years?

Answer 2

1600-1750