From playing clarinets used in Mozart’s time to reconstructing instruments from paintings, period musicians are recreating history for modern audiences.

The main difference between Baroque and modern cello bows is the shape; a Baroque bow is shorter and has a flatter shape, while the modern is longer with a concave shape. While one or two bow hairs ...

The word "baroque" comes from the Portuguese "barroco" meaning "misshapen pearl," and is defined as a style or period of architecture, art and music that flourished in Europe from the 17th century ...

He set his instrument up with gut strings, tuned it down a half step, acquired a baroque bow and threw out all his modern editions, studying only a copy of the work by Bach's wife (no holograph ...

Then when he returned, his 2018 Viseltear Baroque violin and a Louis Begin baroque bow, which was in a blue BAM contoured violin case, were missing. His backpack was also gone.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo. News. Go for Baroque: Singers show off new skills at SPU concerts ...

Men and women attending the oversold 1742 premiere of Handel’s “Messiah” had to leave their swords and hooped dresses at home to maximize seating. Welcome to the Baroque era of early music.