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Some of the most profound changes ever to befall Western art music happened in the middle of the 18th century, around the time of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel, the two greatest composers of what we now call the High Baroque period. With hindsight we can see these changes as effecting… The post Music and the Enlightenment appeared first on VoegelinView.

Some of the most profound changes ever to befall Western art music happened in the middle of the 18th century, around the time of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel, the two greatest composers of what we now call the High Baroque period. With hindsight we can see these changes as effecting…

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