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‘Originally used in a derogatory sense of referring to something bizarre, degenerate and abnormal, the term Baroque gradually acquired a positive connotation for the grandiose, dramatic, energetic spirit in art that prevailed during the period from about 1600 to about 1750.* The new spirit required a vastly expanded musical vocabulary, and a rapid evolution of new techniques occurred, particularly in vocal music. Two distinct musical styles were recognised. One, the prima prattica (or stile antico), was the universal style of the 16^th century, the culmination of two centuries of adherence to Flemish models. The other, called seconda prattica, or stilo moderno, referred to the new theatrical style emanating from Italy.’**

*2048G~m~1536

512S~r~1600

512U~j~1728

2048R~s~1792

**– ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 24]: 556

[Extract from ‘The History of Western Music’ ‘The tonal era and after: 1600 to the present’ ‘THE BAROQUE ERA’]

[This extract is repeated with different emphases at [Redbook8:220][19910205:1412k]{The History of Western Music [continued (9)]}[5th February 1991]]

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