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Period: 158 to
Schuetz
middle
most important german composer of middle age
composed the first german opera which we lost -
Period: 1550 to
de'Cavalieri
early baroque
one of the founders of opera
first to publish a figured bass
organist, singing teacher, dancer, choreographer -
Period: 1551 to
Caccini
early baroque
one of the founders of opera
gave a new description of singing in the book of "songs"
italian composer -
Period: 1557 to
Gabrieli
early baroque
Italian composer and organist
noted for use of instruments in sacred music -
Period: 1560 to
Viadana
early baroque
wrote liturgical monody -
Period: 1560 to
Praetorius
Early Baroque
German organist and composer -
Period: 1561 to
Peri
Early baroque
one of the founders of opera
claimed to be the first with Dafne -
Period: 1561 to
Corsi
Early baroque
patron and composer
member of Florentine Camerata -
Period: 1562 to
Rinuccini
Early Baroque
italian librettist and poet
worked with monteverdi among others
first librettist for opera -
Period: 1562 to
Bull
Early baroque
english composer and organist -
Period: 1563 to
Dowland
early baroque
english maybe irish
Sting recorded his music reviving it in 2006
lutenist and the leading composer of lute music -
Period: 1564 to
Hassler
early baroque
north german lutheran composer and organist -
Period: 1564 to
Shakespeare
early baroque
english playwright and poet
important from his day to ours -
Period: 1567 to
Monteverdi
early baroque
most important composer of early baroque -
Period: 1567 to
Campion
early baroque
english poet and composer
imitated florentine monodists -
Period: 1568 to
Banchieri
early baroque
italian composer
wrote under many pseudonyms -
Period: 1570 to
Florentine Camerata
a group of intellectuals that met to discuss arts
caccini, peri, girolamo mei, vincenzo galilei -
Period: 1570 to
Rossi
early
italian composer of jewish descent
violinist
used trio sonata texture -
Period: 1571 to
Pratetorius
michael praetorious
early
north german composer and organist
helped to lay the foundation of german organ music -
Period: 1580 to
Agazzari
early
italian composer and organist -
Period: 1582 to
Gagliano
early
italian composer
one of the important italian musicians in early baroque -
Period: 1582 to
d'India
early
italian composer and singer
besides moneteverdi, was the most distinguished italian composer of secular vocal works of early baroque -
Period: to
Gibbons
early
english composer of anglican church anthems -
Period: to
Frescobaldi
early
first modern keyboard virtuoso and composer
most influential keyboard composer of early baroque
first european to focus on instrumental -
Period: to
Strozzi
early
italian dramatist, librettist, and poet -
Period: to
Grandi
north italian composer
very important in his time
wrote church music in new concerto style -
Period: to
Schein
early
german composer and poet
influenced by italian madrigal and monody when writing his luteran church music -
Period: to
Scheidt
early
german composer and organist
combined counterpoint with newer italian concerto style -
Period: to
Francesca Caccini
daughter of giulio
first composer to have an italian opera staged outside of italy -
Period: to
Merula
early
italian composer, violinist, and organist
among first to composer motets with instrumental string accompaniment -
Period: to
Manelli
early
italian composer, singer, impresario, and poet
helped establish the public operatic tradition oin venice with librettist benedetto ferrai -
Period: to
Scheidemann
early
german composer, teacher and organist
leading composer in organ music -
Period: to
Rossi
early
leading composer of roman cantatas
singing teacher, lutenist, and keyboardist -
Period: to
Early Baroque
Genres: opera, ballet, masses, magnificants, vespers, motets, madrigals, cantatas, oratorios
Stylistic traits: homophony/polyphony, free rhythm, poetic form, binary form, contrast, markings used now
Inventions: opera, the oboe
The end of the Ming Dynasty (1644) -
Period: to
Cavalli
middle
italian composer, singer, teacher and organist
leading composer in venice after monteverdi
very famous -
Period: to
Marazzoli
early
italian compser, singer, and harpist
leading composer in his day
one of the first to comopse comic opera -
Period: to
Ferrai
early
Italian compser, poet, librettist, and impresario
established the tradition of public operatic performances in venice with Manelli -
Period: to
Carissimi
early
leading composer of roman cantatas and oratorios
teacher of charpentier -
Period: to
Du Mont
middle
french composer and keyboardist
experimented with the dialogue motet -
Period: to
Froberger
early
german composer and keyboardist
pupil of frescobaldi
widely traveled and of great influence to Couperin and German keyboard composers -
Period: to
Strozzi
middle
virtuoso singer and most prolific composer of cantatas in the 17th century -
Period: to
Locke
middle
english composer of chamber and dramatic music
organist, very prolific in his day -
Period: to
Bontempi
middle
italian composer, singer, author, historian and architect
wrote the first history of music in italian -
Period: to
Kerll
middle
german composer and organist
known and admired as a keyboardist
one of the first composers to create a thematic catalogue devoted to a single composer's works -
Period: to
Balzar
middle
german violinist and composer
very popular violinist in england -
Period: to
Buxtendhe
middle
german organist and composer
most important organ composer before JS Bach (respected by bach) -
Period: to
JC Bach
middle
german composer and organist
most important Bach before JS Bach -
Period: to
Charpentier
middle
composer of french opera
pupil of Carissimi -
Period: to
Blow
middle
french composer of odes
teacher of purcell
organist -
Period: to
Middle Baroque
Genres: cantatas, opera, concerto, sonata, trio, ballets
Stylistic traits: recitative melodies, tonal system, ritornellos, strings dominated
Inventions: candy cane, pocket watch
Salem Witch Trials 1692 -
Period: to
Corelli
middle
most important italian composer of sonatas and concertos
also influential violinist (most) of baroque -
Period: to
Pachelbel
middle
german composer and organist
leading composer of his time -
Period: to
Steffani
middle
italian composer and diplomat
his chamber duets are important stage of italian vocal music before handel -
Period: to
Torelli
Middle
contributed the most to the development of concerto around 1700
wrote for trumpet and strings
virtuoso violinist -
Period: to
Purcell
middle
most important english composer of the 17th century -
Period: to
Kuhnau
late
german composer, keyboardist, theorist, scholar, writer, and lawyer
left us some early examples of program music -
Period: to
Scarlatti
late
italian composer
teacher in naples
death ends baroque opera -
Period: to
Ariosti
late
composer in vienna and diplomat in Italy
teacher and monk, traveled widely -
Period: to
Caldara
late italian composer
one of the most prolific comoser in hs day
he paid particular attention to his orchestation -
Period: to
Albinoni
late italian composer who wrote operas and instrumental music -
Period: to
Keiser
late german composer who was the central figure in german opera during this time -
Period: to
Vivaldi
Late italian composer who laid the foundations for late baroque instrumental music
pioneer of instrumental music -
Period: to
Telemann
late german composer, most prolific german composer of his day, more popular than JS Bach during baroque -
Period: to
Rameau
late french composer and theorist, known first as a theorist -
Period: to
JS Bach
late,
Baroque master,
wrote no operas, master of counterpoint, became an icon for future generations and one of the most revered today -
Period: to
Handel
late german musician
lived in england, inventor of english oratorio, beethoven respected him above all others -
Period: to
Scarlatti
late Keyboard composer and virtuoso, progressive style and aware of it -
Period: to
Porpora
late italian composer and singing teacher,
taught famous castrati in 18th century -
Period: to
Tartini
late galant italian composer, violinist and theorist,
important violin teacher and as an assimilator of galant and empfindsam styles -
Period: to
Vinci
late Galant italian composer
leader (temporarily) for a new style of italian opera -
Period: to
Quantz
late german composer, flutist and flute teacher for Fredrick the Great in Berlin -
Period: to
Late Baroque
Genres: opera, cantata, oratorio, concerto, sonata
Stylistic traits: fortspinning, basso continuo, steady tempos, 16th notes, polyphony/homophony, binary form
Inventions: Piano, tuning fork
United Kingdom formed in 1707 -
Period: to
Martini
late italin teacher, composer, and writer, leading teacher of 18th century, surviving letters important to music history -
Period: to
Pergolesi
late galant neapolitan composer, died young and achievements were romanticized after his death,