The Baroque (US/bəˈroʊk/ or UK/bəˈrɒk/) is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, theater, and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy, and spread to most of Europe.
The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Catholic Church, which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent, in response to the Protestant Reformation, that the arts should communicate religious themes in direct and emotional involvement. The aristocracy also saw the dramatic style of Baroque architecture and art as a means of impressing visitors and expressing triumph, power and control. Baroque palaces are built around an entrance of courts, grand staircases and reception rooms of sequentially increasing opulence. However, "baroque" has resonance and application that extend beyond a simple reduction to either style or period.
While the exact origins of the grape are not clear, ampelographers believe it may be descended from a crossing of the French white grapes Folle Blanche and Sauvignon blanc. While it was once grown throughout southwest France, today its plantings are primarily isolated to the Landes department which contains Vin délimité de qualité supérieure (VDQS) wine region of Tursan. In the 20th century, Baroque gained favor among vine growers because of its resistance to powdery mildew which decimated many other grape varieties. However, by the 1980s the grape was virtually on the edge of extinction because of the ripping out of vineyards in the Landes and converting the land to other agricultural and development enterprises.
Baroque (stylized as BAROQUE and previously as baroque) is a Japaneserock band originally formed in 2001. Originally signed to S'Cube, a sub-division of the independent record label Free-Will, the band later switched to the company's Firewall Division, with distribution handled by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. After releasing two albums, along with a greatest hits compilation, several singles and home video releases, baroque disbanded in 2004.
They became the newest band to play at the prestigious Nippon Budokan after just two years and three months into their career. They have also been credited as one of the bands that started oshare kei, a subgenre of visual kei that features more colorful outfits and utilizes upbeat and "happy" music.
baroque reunited for a free concert in 2011 and fully restarted activities in January 2012. That same month, baroque became the first independent band to have three of the top five positions on Oricon's main chart. However, bassist Bansaku left the group several months later and guitarist Akira followed in 2013, leaving only the duo of vocalist ryo and guitarist Kei.
Baroque architecture is the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and the absolutist state. It was characterized by new explorations of form, light and shadow, and dramatic intensity.
Whereas the Renaissance drew on the wealth and power of the Italian courts and was a blend of secular and religious forces, the Baroque was, initially at least, directly linked to the Counter-Reformation, a movement within the Catholic Church to reform itself in response to the Protestant Reformation. Baroque architecture and its embellishments were on the one hand more accessible to the emotions and on the other hand, a visible statement of the wealth and power of the Church. The new style manifested itself in particular in the context of the new religious orders, like the Theatines and the Jesuits who aimed to improve popular piety.
Baroque (バロック Barokku) is a role-playing video game developed by and published Sting Entertainment, released in Japan for the Sega Saturn on May 21, 1998. It was ported for PlayStation on October 28, 1999, also released only in Japan. A remake version was for PlayStation 2 and Wii and was released in June 28, 2008 and March 13, 2008, respectively. Atlus announced that they would release the game on the North American and was scheduled for release in the United States on March 18, 2008 for the PlayStation 2 and Wii. Atlus USA eventually released both versions of the game on April 8, 2008. On December 28, 2012, Sting released it for the Apple iOS platform. Rising Star Games released in Europe on July 18, 2008 for PS2 and August 22, 2008 for the Wii.
Gameplay
The objective of Baroque is to guide the nameless amnesiacplayer character through the Neuro Tower to the bottom floor. Randomly generated, the majority of the layouts of the Neuro Tower's floors change each time the player ventures inside. Portals found on each floor of the tower will transport the player to the next floor. Death in Baroque does not result in a game over screen, but advances the plot, unlocking cutscenes, new areas, and comments by the non-player characters. The Neuro Tower expands after certain conditions are met.
バロック「キズナ」(アコースティック ver.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QihnDq80f2Q
バロック ニューアルバム「ノンフィクション」Now On Sale
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バロック「キズナ」(アコースティック ver.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QihnDq80f2Q
バロック ニューアルバム「ノンフィクション」Now On Sale
●初回限定盤A【CD+DVD】WPZL-30559/60 ※豪華フォトブックレットパッケージ仕様
●初回限定盤B【CD+DVD】 WPZL-30561/2
●通常盤【CD】 WPCL-11367 ※通常盤のみ「キズナ(アコースティックver.)」収録
[CD収録内容]
1.女と林檎 2.モノドラマ 3.溢れるは純情 4.メロウホロウ5.湿度 6.キズナ 7.ナカユビタテル 8.たとえば君と僕 9.ザザ降り雨
10.何千何万何億の君への想い 11.凛然アイデンティティ 12.teeny-tiny star 13.キズナ(アコースティックver.) ※通常盤のみ
[DVD収録内容]
・初回限定盤A:アルバム収録楽曲ミュージックビデオ<前編収録>
・初回限定盤B:アルバム収録楽曲ミュージックビデオ<後編収録>
これまでの軌跡をまとめたベストアルバムも同時発売!!
バロック ベスト盤「Complete Collection 2001-2004」 Now On Sale
【2CD+DVD】 WPZL-30587/9
【CD1】
1.Mと積み木遊び 2.イロコイ 3.独楽 4.飴玉 5.Tight 6.投身台(2002.03.01 LIVE会場限定) 7.唄 8.しゃがれブギー
8曖昧ドラスチックナンバー 9.キャラメルドロップス(2002.11.29 LIVE会場限定) 10.Cherry King 11.Butterfly 12.babybaby
【CD2】
1.我伐道 2.ロード・オブ・ザ・ミャンマー 3.謝々ラ 4.space cadet 5.ila. 6.ガリロン 7.Redbird 8.歪 9.Nutty a hermit. 10.Style
11.ヒトのイロ 12.Exit 13.sound of respire 14.キャラメルドロップス 15.グラフィックノイズ
【DVD】
1.あなくろフィルム 2.唄 3.Cherry King 4.Butterfly 5.我伐道 6.ila. 7.ガリロン 8.Nutty a hermit.
The Baroque (US/bəˈroʊk/ or UK/bəˈrɒk/) is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, theater, and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome, Italy, and spread to most of Europe.
The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Catholic Church, which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent, in response to the Protestant Reformation, that the arts should communicate religious themes in direct and emotional involvement. The aristocracy also saw the dramatic style of Baroque architecture and art as a means of impressing visitors and expressing triumph, power and control. Baroque palaces are built around an entrance of courts, grand staircases and reception rooms of sequentially increasing opulence. However, "baroque" has resonance and application that extend beyond a simple reduction to either style or period.