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Period: 1567 to
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdi was primarily trained in writing renaissance style music, but his baroque works were known for their uses of word painting with his signature dissonances. -
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Francesca Caccini
Daughter of Guilio Caccini and is most well known as the first woman to compose for opera. -
Monteverdi becomes the court composer for the Duke of Mantua
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Dafne
The first opera to ever be premiered went by the title Dafne; composed by Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini -
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The Baroque Period
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Early Baroque
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L'Orfeo by Monteverdi
Composed in 1607 -
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Barbara Strozzi
Adopted daughter of Guilio Strozzi and studied under Francesco Cavalli. Barbara did write operas, but was most well known for her dramatic cantatas -
La Liberazione Di Ruggerio by Francesca Caccini
Premiered in 1625 -
The Coronation of Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi
Composed in 1642 when Monteverdi was 75 years old -
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist considered the most influential composer for the violin. Created techniques like double stops and scordatura -
L'astratto by Barbara Strozzi
Composed in 1650 -
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Middle Baroque
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Arcangelo Corelli
Best known for the use of "Trio Sonata" -
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Henry Purcell
Singer, organist, and composer. Wrote incidental music for plays -
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Father do Domenico Scarlatti. Taught in Naples. His death marks an accurate end to the Baroque era -
England gets first wind of opera
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Sonata No.1 by Heinrich Biber
Composed in 1676 -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Wildly considered the master of the baroque concerto -
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Georg Phillip Telemann
Composed more than 125 orchestral suites. Established the French style for orchestral suites in Germany. -
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Domenico Scarlatti
A keyboard virtuoso that served n Spanish and Portuguese royal families. Wroe over 500 sonatas, cantatas, and keyboard exercises. -
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J.S.Bach
Most skilled musician of the Baroque era -
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G.F. Handel
Born in Halle, Germany. Worked in Italy in his early career, writing over 40 operas and cantatas. -
Sonata Op.3 No.3 by Arcangelo Corelli
Published in 1689 -
Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
Composed in 1689 -
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Late Baroque
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Viola Concerto by Georg Phillip Telemann
Composed between 1716-1721 -
Messa di Santa Cecilia by Alessandro Scarlatti
Composed in 1720 -
Le Quattro Stagioni by Antonio Vivaldi
Composed in 1725 -
English Ontario by G.F. Handel
Composed in 1730 -
BWV 140 by J.S.Bach
Composed in 1731 -
Cat Fugue by Domenico Scarlatti
Published in 1739