Early Baroque By devianic Period: Oct 8, 1551 to Dec 10, 1618 Giulio Caccini Period: 1557 to Aug 12, 1612 Giovanni Gabrieli Period: Aug 20, 1561 to Aug 12, 1633 Jacopo Peri Period: Mar 8, 1566 to Sep 8, 1613 Carlo Gesualdo Period: May 15, 1567 to Nov 29, 1643 Claudio Monteverdi Period: Feb 15, 1571 to Feb 15, 1621 Michael Praetorius Period: 1582 to Feb 7, 1652 Gregorio Allegri Period: Sep 13, 1583 to Mar 1, 1643 Girolamo Frescobaldi Period: Oct 18, 1585 to Nov 6, 1672 Heinrich Schütz Period: Nov 3, 1587 to Mar 24, 1654 Samuel Scheidt Period: 1597 to Feb 20, 1653 Luigi Rossi