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Classical music from the period of 1600 to 1750. In the arts the word "Baroque" often implies elaborated decoration. This is certainly true of some of the music of the period, but there were also many fundamental changes in its structure. The church's influence continued to decrease, and some composers of the day had a degree of freedom beyond their normal duties of composing for religious and secular occasions. In terms of style, further advances were made in turning the earlier "organum" into the modern harmony of today. Harmony was often indicated by the use of a "figured bass" to accompany a melody. A figured bass is a baseline with harmonies stated but not fully written out, giving ...
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