Baroque music is characterized by a number of common elements—rigidity of style, elaborate ornamentation in playing, the creation of tonality and the expansion of range and complexity in musical techniques.
Among the notable Baroque composers are Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. The Baroque period created such established musical forms as opera, cantata, oratorio, concerto, and sonata.
Baroque is largely accepted as first being an architectural term, though references to it exist which predate the architectural movement. However, even today, the word baroque is most often associated with European buildings.
Chamber music is considered to be one of the high points of the Baroque style, which is still widely enjoyed today. The reign of Louis XIV perhaps best exemplifies the Baroque style, in both its ornate beauty and its artifice.
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