The Baroque era in music is generally considered to be from 1600, the date of Jacopo Peri's opera Euridice, to 1750, the death of J. S. Bach. During that period, many different forms of music emerged. From the Renaissance, instrumental dance suites were used to accompany dancing in the royal courts, while later in the Baroque, they became concert hall entertainment. The earlier style of contrasts evolved into the concerto. What's New in Baroque is intended to be a survey of music from the Baroque era and the people who composed it. During the course, the structure of new forms that emerged will be studied through musical examples taken from concerti, dance suites, fugues, and operas. Students will come away with a clearer understanding of this music and its position in the development of larger forms in the Classical era.