Damascus, (SANA)-A musical evening was held on Saturday at Al-Assad House for Culture and Music led by the Italian Marco Vittali, during which the audience listened to special musical pieces by Damascus Barouck Band.
The evening titled ''Sequences and Concertos from the Barouck Era was held in cooperation with the Dutch Organization for International Cultural Cooperation, the Dutch embassy and the Higher Music Institute.
The program included pieces by prominent music composers in the Barouck era (1600-1700), mainly Arcangelo Corelli, Antonio Vivaldi and George Phillip Telemann.
The Barouck style is a term used to describe various forms of art that prevailed in Western Europe and Latin America, the early signs of which were marked by the appearance of Italian music.
Damascus Barouck Band was founded in 2008 to acquaint the Syrian audience with Barouck music and its modern style.
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