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One of the founders of Opera. Italian composer, singer, teacher, and instrumentalist.
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Italian composer and organist. Used instruments in sacred music.
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One of the founders of Opera. Also claimed to be the first Opera with his Dafne.
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English Lutenist. Was a Catholic. He was a leading composer of lute music. In 2006, Sting recorded his songs and created a revival of his music.
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English playwright and poem. Extremely influential, even today.
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One of the most important composers of the Baroque period. One of the inventors of the new seconda practica
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Part of a group of intellects that met in order to discuss the arts.
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English composer of Anglican Church.
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First modern keyboard virtuoso and compser. Was the first European composer to focus on instrumental music.
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Most important German composer of middle Baroque. Composed the first German opera.
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Shakespeare's Central Character in Hamlet expresses the ideals of the Renaissance.
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Leading composer of Roman Cantatas and oratorios.
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The first opera to win lasting place in international repertoire.
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Virtuoso singer and composer of cantatas.
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Italian composer and organist. Used many short arias in his operas.
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Establisher of French Opera and ballet. Italian by birth.
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Contributed the most to the development of the concerto.
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Italian Composer. His death ended Baroque opera.
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The Great Plague in London kills 7000 in a week, with over 100,000 by the end of the year.
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French composer and keyboardist
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Laid the foundations of late instrumental music. Pioneer of orchestral music.
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Prolific German composer. Contributed significantly to concert life in Germany.
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William Penn approves the Great Law, which provides religious freedom in Pennsylvania.
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French composer and theorist
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Baroque master. Master of counterpoint. Wrote no operas.
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German musician. inventor of the English oratorio.
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