In my previous posts on both the Baroque and Classical periods, I didn’t spend that much time on them and the content might seem thin in parts.  Part of that is because, in my opinion, there’s not that much to say, at first face, about either period.  Oh, sure . . . in no way, […]

Last time, we looked at the Baroque period.  J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel are the two giants of the period, but, like other periods in the history of classical music, there were many other composers of copious talent and industry.  Sadly, they were forgotten over the years for a number of reasons, not […]

The history of classical music is quite old.  I said in my first post that what makes the genre “classical” – which, by the way, is a term that didn’t appear until the 19th century – is that it’s Western art music.  More formally, what makes it classical, Western, and art-y was that, beginning in […]