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The emotional world of High Baroque music, in comparison to late Renaissance music, can be described as extravagant and unbridled. Thinkers of this age literally catalogued the full range of emotional
states, and they wrote about how these passions or “affections” [cf. Affektenlehre] were to be expressed theatrically and musically.
— Jan 03, 2026 11:26AM
states, and they wrote about how these passions or “affections” [cf. Affektenlehre] were to be expressed theatrically and musically.
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"Baroque music is that in which the harmony is confused, charged with modulations and dissonances, the melody harsh, the intonation difficult, and the movement constrained". - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
— Jan 03, 2026 02:13PM
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Thus, Baroque-era artists often sought to portray emotions, not so much personally, but as observable states. Bach gives us both the personal and universal aspects.
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