Baroque period 1600-1730

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  • 1562

    Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621) (Early)

    Genres Composed: Classical and Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Used to bring together richness complexity and spatial sense. Ornamentation for keyboard.
    Major Inventions: The Microscope
  • 1567

    Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) (Early)

    Genres Composed: Baroque and transitional
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Irregular rhythms, dance patterns, and frequent shifts in texture.
    Major Inventions: The recorder

  • Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672) (Early)

    Genres Composed: Baroque and Transitional
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Germanic and Italian Styles
    Major Inventions: 1st telescope

  • Francesca Caccini (1587-1641) (Early)

    Genres Composed: Baroque and Transitional
    Musical Inventions: Cantata
    Stylistic Traits: Author of the accompanying poetry.
    Major Inventions: 1st submarine

  • Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) (Early)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: More vocal than instrumental
    Major Inventions:The Air pump

  • Jean Batiste Lully (1632-1687) (Early)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Powerful and fast
    Major Inventions: 1st method for blood transfusion

  • Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) (Mid)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Varies in vocal
    Major Inventions: Steam turbine engine

  • Marc Antoine Sharpentier (1643-1704) (Mid)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: very isolated parts
    Major Inventions: The candy cane

  • Henry Purcell (1659-1695) (Early)

    Genres Composed: Baroque (uniquely English)
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: versatile, innovative on other works
    Major Inventions: Champagne

  • Alesandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) (Mid)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Tasty and crude
    Major Inventions: The pocketwatch

  • Francois Couperin (1668-1733) (Late)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Italian and French styles
    Major Inventions: Universal Joint

  • Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) (Late)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Dedicated or sponsored by noblemen
    Major Inventions: Pressure cooker

  • Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) (Mid)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: 1726 earliest American song composed, the piano.
    Stylistic Traits: contrasts in dynamics, harmony, and varied rhythms.
    Major Inventions: Piston-driven engine, mechanized cotton-spinning machine.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (Late)

    Genres Composed: German Baroque
    Musical Inventions: the Tuning Fork
    Stylistic Traits: German, French, Italian and, Polish Styles
    Major Inventions: The lightening rod

  • Jean Philip Rameau (1683-1768) (Late)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Revolutionary, unaccepted by public
    Major Inventions: Carbonated water

  • George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) (mid)

    Genres Composed: German British Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Alluded to various pre-existing pieces in his pieces
    Major Inventions: 1st English language dictionary

  • Joanne Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (Late)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Pioneered the 4-part harmony
    Major Inventions: 1st mercury thermometer

  • Dominico Scarlatti (1685-1757) (Late)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Uses Portuguese and Spanish influence
    Major Inventions: The sextent

  • Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) (Late)

    Genres Composed: Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Emphasized the violin in his pieces
    Major Inventions: The Marine Chronometer

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) (Late)

    Genres Composed: Italian Baroque
    Musical Inventions: N/A
    Stylistic Traits: Operas and sacred music
    Major Inventions: Fire extinguisher