RU Strange Music September 19, 2026 Baroque and Scarlatti: Eras of Transition from Revolution to Luxury A study of the Baroque as an era of transition from the revolutionary spirit of the Renaissance to ostentatious luxury. The work of Domenico Scarlatti between Baroque and Classicism. A parallel with 1990s Russia: how the revolutionary spirit of perestroika gave way to the commercial nineties. The Baroque as a cultural constant of transitional eras. ← The Dust Settled Baroque and Scarlatti: Revolution to Luxury →