The Baroque Era
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The Baroque period, 1600-1750, describes the style or period of European music at that time. The term Baroque was derived from a Portuguese word meaning "a pearl of irregular shape." The word Baroque was initially used to imply strangeness, abnormality and extravagance, applying more to art than mu ....
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.... in 1607. Jamestown was the first colony in America. It is also the sight of the House of Burgess, which was a model for other legislatures throughout the colonies. If the English had not started the colonization when and where they did, we might not be speaking the same language as we do today. A group of English settlers established the colony Jamestown along the Jamestown River in Virginia. This is known as the first English settlement in the New World. However, it is also known as ....
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