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barococo

barococo adjective: of or relating to a style of easy listening music that originated in the Baroque and pre-Classic periods, associated with the emergence of LP records and the ability to listen repeatedly to recordings without paying attention to structure etc.

Adjective

barococo (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory) Of or relating to a style of easy listening music that originated in the Baroque and pre-Classic periods, associated with the emergence of LP records and the ability to listen repeatedly to recordings without paying attention to structure etc.

Origin of barococo

Blend of baroque + rococo, coined by musicologist H.C. Robbins-Landon.

Questions about barococo

What does barococo mean?
Barococo means of or relating to a style of easy listening music that originated in the Baroque and pre-Classic periods, associated with the emergence of LP records and the ability to listen repeatedly to recordings without paying attention to structure etc.
What part of speech is barococo?
Barococo is an adjective.

Words near barococo in the dictionary

  1. baroclinically
  2. baroclinicity
  3. baroclinity
  4. barocliny
  5. Baroco
  6. barococo
  7. barocycle
  8. barocycled
  9. barocycles
  10. barocycling
  11. barocyclonometer

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