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1551
Giulio Caccini
One of the founders of Opera; gave a description of the new singing style in his book of songs of 1602, "Le nuove musiche" Italian. -
1557
Giovani Gabrieli
Noted for his use of instruments in sacred music -
1561
Jacopo Peri
One of the founders of opera, claimed to be the first in 1597 with "Dafne" Contributed to monody and recit -
1563
John Dowland
English , lutenist, leading composer of lute music. Catholic, served in court of Denmark. -
1564
William Shakespeare
Not a composer but a playwright and librettist -
1567
Claudio Monteverdi
Most important composer of early Baroque Seconda pratica -
1570
FLorentine Camerata
A group of intellectuals that met to dicuss the arts. Caccini, Peri, Girolamo Mei, Vincenzo Galilei -
Orlando Gibbons
English Composer for the Anglican Church anthems. Leading composer in 17th-century England -
Girolamo Frescobaldi
First modern keyboard virtuoso. Most influential keyboardist in early Baroque -
Heinrich Schutz
Most important German composer of Middle Baroque, studied in Venise reportedly wrote the first german composer -
Period: to
Early Baroque
Functional tonality. Basso Continuo, Opera was invented in Florence -
Giacomo Carissimi
Leading composer in Roman Cantatas and oratorios. Teacher of charpentier -
Barbra Strozzi
Virtuoso singer and most prolific composer of cantatas in 17th century. Adopted daughter of poet Guilio Strozzi -
Giovanni Legrenzi
Italian composer and organist, influencial in middle baroque -
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Establisher of French Opera aand ballet. Dnacer and violinist. Itlalian by birth, taken by french -
Dieterich Buxtehude
German organist and composer. Most important organ composer before J.S. Bach, respected by Bach -
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Composer of French Opera, pupil of Carissii. Equal to Lully -
John Blow
English compsoer of odes, teacher of Purcell -
Period: to
Middle Baroque
Counterpoint was pretty big. Italian operas went to all of europe. Ballets were popular in France. Secular and sacred co-existed -
Arcangelo Corelli
Most important italisn composer of Sonatas and concertos, most influential violinist of the Baroque -
Henry Purcell
Most important English composer of the 17th century -
Alessandro Scarlatti
Important Italian composer, teacher in naples. His death ends baroque opera. Teacher of many important composer -
Francois Coperin
French Composer. Keyboardist -
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer, laid foundation for late Baroque instrumental music. Pioneer of orchestral music but fogotten by contempories at his death -
Georg Philipp Telemann
Most prolific German composer, more popular than bach. -
Jean-Philippe Rameau
French composer and a more well known theorist -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Considered the Baroque master. Wrote no operas, master of counterpoint. One of most revered composers. An icon. -
Georg Friedrich Handel
German, lived in England, inventer of English Oratorio. Beethoven respected him. -
Domenico Scarlatti
Son of Alessandro, keyboard composer, served Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Progressive style and aware of it. -
Johann Joachim Quantz
German flutist and flute teacher of Fredrick the Great in Berlin -
Period: to
Late Baroque
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Galant Neapolitan composer.