Baroque pop contested much of the time's low fidelity musical aesthetic. In classical music, the term "Baroque" is used to describe the art music of Europe approximately between the years 1600 and 1750, with some of its most prominent composers including J. S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. Much of the instrumentation of baroque pop is akin to that of the late Baroque period or the early Classical period, chronologically defined as the period of European music from 1690 to 1760 and stylistically defined by balanced phrases, clarity and beauty, using string sections, woodwinds and brass instruments. Baroque pop, stylistically, fuses elements of
Baroque (band) single was July 2003's "Gakidou". When baroque went major, their sound shifted and included a drum machine; also their style shifted to casual clothing. Their second major single "Ila" (2004) particularly had a trance/electronica sound. After an August 20, 2003 concert at the Nippon Budokan, which made baroque the fastest band to play the prestigious venue after just two years and three months of activity, Kei was arrested due to a drunken fight with the venue crew. Their single was delayed, several concerts cancelled, and their website temporarily closed. After resuming activities and releasing several singles in 2004, Akira was