Baroque Period (1600-1730) By kkmoore220 1567 Claudio Monteverdi born 1585 Heinrich Schutz born Period: 1600 to 1650 Early Baroque 1606 Jamestown established 1610 Vespers composed 1610 Moons of Jupiter discovered 1616 Shakespeare died Period: 1618 to 1648 30 Years War Period: 1630 to 1700 Middle Baroque 1635 Musikalische Exequien composed Period: 1642 to 1649 English Civil War 1643 Claudio Monteverdi died 1653 Arcangelo Corelli born 1653 Taj Mahal built 1659 Henry Purcell born 1665 Great Plague in England 1672 Heinrich Schutz died 1678 Antonio Vivaldi born 1680 Concerti Grossi composed Period: 1680 to 1730 Late Baroque 1681 Georg Philipp Telemann born 1683 Jean-Philippe Rameau born 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach born 1685 George Handel born 1685 Domenico Scarlatti born 1692 The Fairy Queen premiered 1695 Henry Purcell died 1713 Arcangelo Corelli died 1723 The Four Seasons composed 1726 Cantata Ihr Völker Hört composed 1727 St Matthew Passion composed 1741 Antonio Vivaldi died 1750 Johann Sebastian Bach died 1757 Domenico Scarlatti died 1759 George Handel died 1764 Jean-Philippe Rameau died 1767 Georg Philipp Telemann died