Baroque orchestra and/or pipe organ. In the Baroque period, the orchestra was not standardised in size. There were large differences in size, instrumentation and playing styles – and therefore orchestral soundscapes and palettes – between the various European regions. The 'Baroque orchestra' ranged from smaller orchestras (or ensembles) with one player per part, to larger scale orchestras with many players per part. Examples of the smaller variety were Bach's orchestras, for example in Koethen where he had access to an ensemble of up to 18 players. Examples of large scale Baroque orchestras would include Corelli's orchestra in Rome which ranged between 35
Baroque Churches of the Philippines Baroque Churches of the Philippines The Baroque Churches of the Philippines are a collection of four Spanish Colonial-era baroque churches in the Philippines, which were included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1993. The churches are also considered as national cultural treasures of the country. The 2013 revision of UNESCO's World Heritage Site (WHS) 677, Baroque Churches of the Philippines, includes four churches. There was a conglomeration of factors that led to the presence of Baroque elements in the architecture of Philippines, specifically in church architecture. During the Spanish Colonial Period (1521-1898), spanish missionaries arrived, sharing not only their religion,