http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/galant Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:26:00 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:26:00 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1851/bach-and-the-style-galant-progressive-elements-in-the-italian-concerto By Maggie Lu - While the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is often characterized by elaborate Baroque counterpoint and a relatively conservative set of aesthetic principles, elements of the emergent galant fashion are exemplified in certain mid-to-late career compositions. The galant style, which increasingly took hold of European music during the central decades of the eighteenth century, represents a simplicity and clarity divergent from the rigorous compositional approach that Bach has become remembered for. One of the most substantial instances of this stylistic progressivity occurs throughout his Italian... Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:07 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1851/bach-and-the-style-galant-progressive-elements-in-the-italian-concerto