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The first operas, written around 1600 and the rise of [[Counterpoint|contrapuntal]] music define the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque era that lasted until roughly 1750, the year of the death of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].

The first operas, written around 1600 and the rise of [[Counterpoint|contrapuntal]] music define the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque era that lasted until roughly 1750, the year of the death of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].

German Baroque composers wrote for small ensembles including [[String instrument|strings]], [[Brass instrument|brass]], and [[woodwind]]s, as well as [[Choirs]], [[organ (music)|pipe organ]], [[harpsichord]], and [[clavichord]]. During the Baroque period, several major music forms were defined that lasted into later periods when they were expanded and evolved further, including the [[Fugue]], the [[Invention (music)|Invention]], the [[Sonata]], and the [[Concerto]]. [http://trumpet.sdsu.edu/m345/Baroque_Music1.html]''Baroque Music'' by Elaine Thornburgh and Jack Logan, Ph. D.]

German Baroque composers wrote for small ensembles including [[String instrument|strings]], [[Brass instrument|brass]], and [[woodwind]]s, as well as [[Choirs]], [[organ (music)|pipe organ]], [[harpsichord]], and [[clavichord]]. During the Baroque period, several major music forms were defined that lasted into later periods when they were expanded and evolved further, including the [[Fugue]], the [[Invention (music)|Invention]], the [[Sonata]], and the [[Concerto]]. [http://trumpet.sdsu.edu/m345/Baroque_Music1.html]''Baroque Music'' by Elaine Thornburgh and Jack Logan, Ph. D.]

==Sociology==

==Sociology==

[[Image:Hongzhong - night revels 2.jpg|thumb|center|600px|<center><small>Half-section of the [[Song Dynasty]] (960&ndash;1279) version of ''Night Revels of Han Xizai'', original by [[Gu Hongzhong]]; the painting shows musicians entertaining guests in a 10th century household. In the center are three female musicians playing ''[[Guan (instrument)|guan]]'', two female musicians playing [[Dizi|transverse bamboo flutes]], and a male musician playing a wooden clapper called ''paiban''.</small></center>]]

[[Image:Hongzhong_-_night_revels_2.jpg|thumb|center|600px|<center><small>Half-section of the [[Song Dynasty]] (960&ndash;1279) version of ''Night Revels of Han Xizai'', original by [[Gu Hongzhong]]; the painting shows musicians entertaining guests in a 10th century household. In the center are three female musicians playing ''[[Guan (instrument)|guan]]'', two female musicians playing [[Dizi|transverse bamboo flutes]], and a male musician playing a wooden clapper called ''paiban''.</small></center>]]

Music is experienced by individuals in a range of social settings ranging from being alone to attending a large concert. Musical performances take different forms in different cultures and socioeconomic milieus. In Europe and North America, there is often a divide between what types of music are viewed as a "high culture" and "low culture." "High culture" types of music typically include Western art music such as Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and modern-era symphonies, concertos, and solo works, and are typically heard in formal concerts in concert halls and churches, with the audience sitting quietly in seats.  

Music is experienced by individuals in a range of social settings ranging from being alone to attending a large concert. Musical performances take different forms in different cultures and socioeconomic milieus. In Europe and North America, there is often a divide between what types of music are viewed as a "high culture" and "low culture." "High culture" types of music typically include Western art music such as Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and modern-era symphonies, concertos, and solo works, and are typically heard in formal concerts in concert halls and churches, with the audience sitting quietly in seats.