Sometimes it's a good idea to ignore your better judgement and just go for it. Offered the chance to play the baroque flute with the...

My blogs usually focus on baroque music but once in a while I come across something more general that's worth a mention. All players...

This website has mentioned the South West Baroque Orchestra before but they're worth another mention following their very successful...

(From the alessandroscarlatti.co.uk website): >>>>>”dove è segnato grave, non intendo malenconico; dove andante, non presto ma arioso;...

The South West Baroque Orchestra is giving a concert in Sherborne next month (I'll be in the audience this year - last year was a great...

Dorset Rural Music School is running a short series of lecture recitals entitled Baroque Basics starting on the 22nd June 2023:...

"Different keys are suitable to express different "affects" ( sets of feelings)" - this idea was hotly debated in the baroque period....

Let's consult an expert. What should we do when we have triplets (notated as quavers with a 3 above them) in a piece which also has the...

"Esteemed baroque composers"?? Which baroque composers spring to mind? Put JS Bach to one side. Who does that leave? Probably not many...

It really does pay to go back to the original sources for your information. Everyone likes a good story but good stories often improve on...

At first sight the notes in a piece of baroque music look very plain, almost as if the composer didn't know what sort of expression was...