c. 1600–1750
Baroque — Order, counterpoint, and ornamentation
Music of meticulous craft and structural clarity. The Baroque period gave us counterpoint, the figured bass, and a dazzling vocabulary of ornaments. For pianists, it demands clean fingerwork, independence of voice, and stylistic restraint.
Representative composers
| J.S. Bach |
| G.F. Handel |
| D. Scarlatti |
| H. Purcell |
| A. Vivaldi |
Key collections
Bach Two-Part Inventions
Bach Well-Tempered Clavier
Scarlatti Sonatas
Handel Suites
Grade coverage
Baroque repertoire in the MaestroVio catalogue spans Initial through Diploma. Use the Browse page to filter by this style and your current grade.