Baroque: (adj) relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries
The definition of radical is anything that the present crop of mortals is unaccustomed to doing.
If we understood that, we would have a better sense of reviewing what truly is beneficial to us, and what is silly and frivolous.
Such is the case with baroque music.
Somewhere along the line, some radical composers decided that the left hand on the piano should not remain limp and stagnant. It was customary, coming out of the era of Gregorian chants, for music to be simple and nearly haunting.
The idea of movement, rhythm and harmony reeked of devilish implications.
I can’t imagine the bravery of these composers, who decided to put motion to the emotion of music, and generate bass lines that complemented the melody line, to create an entire composition instead of merely augmenting chords with parallel notes.
I will tell you that baroque is the Great-Grandpappy of rock and roll. Every time you hear groups like Yes, Queen, The Who and Kansas play their tunes, you must realize that they are merely mimicking the bold strokes and ingenious determination of craftsmen like Johann Sebastian Bach.
So I smile whenever a new style of music comes along and those sitting in the stands jeer because it doesn’t quite perform to their particular liking.
If we can’t be brave in our compositions of music, how we will ever dare to insist that love can change the world?
Yes–“all we need is love.”
By the way, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were equally as infected by baroque.
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