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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.
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Noted for his use of instruments in sacred music
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One of the founders of opera, claimed to be the first in 1597 with "Dafne" Contributed to monody and recit
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English , lutenist, leading composer of lute music. Catholic, served in court of Denmark.
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Not a composer but a playwright and librettist
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Most important composer of early Baroque Seconda pratica
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A group of intellectuals that met to dicuss the arts. Caccini, Peri, Girolamo Mei, Vincenzo Galilei
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English Composer for the Anglican Church anthems. Leading composer in 17th-century England
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First modern keyboard virtuoso. Most influential keyboardist in early Baroque
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Most important German composer of Middle Baroque, studied in Venise reportedly wrote the first german composer
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Functional tonality. Basso Continuo, Opera was invented in Florence
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Leading composer in Roman Cantatas and oratorios. Teacher of charpentier
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Virtuoso singer and most prolific composer of cantatas in 17th century. Adopted daughter of poet Guilio Strozzi
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Italian composer and organist, influencial in middle baroque
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Establisher of French Opera aand ballet. Dnacer and violinist. Itlalian by birth, taken by french
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German organist and composer. Most important organ composer before J.S. Bach, respected by Bach
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Composer of French Opera, pupil of Carissii. Equal to Lully
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English compsoer of odes, teacher of Purcell
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Counterpoint was pretty big. Italian operas went to all of europe. Ballets were popular in France. Secular and sacred co-existed
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Most important italisn composer of Sonatas and concertos, most influential violinist of the Baroque
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Most important English composer of the 17th century
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Important Italian composer, teacher in naples. His death ends baroque opera. Teacher of many important composer
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French Composer. Keyboardist
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Italian composer, laid foundation for late Baroque instrumental music. Pioneer of orchestral music but fogotten by contempories at his death
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Most prolific German composer, more popular than bach.
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French composer and a more well known theorist
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Considered the Baroque master. Wrote no operas, master of counterpoint. One of most revered composers. An icon.
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German, lived in England, inventer of English Oratorio. Beethoven respected him.
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Son of Alessandro, keyboard composer, served Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Progressive style and aware of it.
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German flutist and flute teacher of Fredrick the Great in Berlin
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Galant Neapolitan composer.