The Baroque style brought new levels of naturalism and emotionalism to Western art and music. It featured dynamic contrasts of light and dark, an expanded sense of space, and the theatrical staging of the subject matter. In music it emphasized instrumental dynamics as well as the concertato composition and the rise of opera. These innovations were certainly unexpected, and yet, pleased throngs of crowds and admirers. In what way can Baroque, therefore, relate to Lucretius' thought?