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Curated Video
Journey Through Time: Exploring Ancient Civilizations and Discoveries
In this video, children are taken on an adventure through different historical periods, including the Baroque period. They learn about fashion, art, music, and important figures like Isaac Newton. The video emphasizes the importance of...
Curated Video
Exploring the Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Kids Planet
In this video, the host explores the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period, discussing important figures, events, and achievements. The focus is on King Richard the Lion Hearted, the Magna Carta, the plague, art and literature of the...
Music Matters
What is the Baroque Orchestra? - Music Appreciation
The standard orchestra did not become established until the Classical period but the Baroque orchestra was well under development and this video explores how the orchestra got underway during the Baroque period in Italy, France and...
Music Matters
Baroque Opera - Music Appreciation
We trace the origins of Opera from the Camerata in Italy in the late 1500’s through the early efforts of Peri and Caccini, through to Monteverdi and onwards to Caccini, to Lully in France, to Handel in England, and back to Pergolesi in...
PBS
Classics for Kids: Musical Eras
Listen to special web programs about periods in music history from Baroque Period: 1600 - 1750 to Modern Period: 1900 to the Present plus women, choral, the music of freedom, and jazz.