Baroque music

style of Western classical music
Intangible music_genre Q8361
Baroque music
Elias Gottlob Haussmann · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Baroque music is a music genre[1].

Baroque music

Summary

Baroque music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,217 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baroque music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • Baroque music's instance of is recorded as musical movement[4].
  • Baroque music followed Renaissance music[5].
  • Baroque music was followed by Classical period[6].
  • Baroque music is a type of classical music[7].
  • Baroque music is a type of music of Europe[8].
  • Baroque music is part of Baroque[9].
  • Baroque music's Commons category is recorded as Baroque music[10].
  • 1600 marks the founding of Baroque music[11].
  • Baroque music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baroque music[12].
  • Baroque music's topic has template is recorded as Q10514009[13].
  • Baroque music's topic has template is recorded as Template:Baroque music[14].
  • Baroque music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre[3] and musical movement[4]. Recorded subclass of include classical music[7] and music of Europe[8].

Origins

1600 marks the founding of Baroque music[11].

Use and Application

Baroque music is part of Baroque[9].

Why It Matters

Baroque music ranks in the top 4% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,217 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

It has been cited as an influence by baroque pop[18], a music genre[19], founded in 1965[20].

FAQs

Who did Baroque music influence?

Baroque music has been cited as an influence by baroque pop[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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