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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber Born
Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. -
Alessandro Scarlatti Born
The father of composer Domenico Scarlatti. -
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre Born
"The wonder of the 17th century" in France. -
Francois Couperin Born
French Composer -
"Sonata No. 1" by Biber
The opening Praeludium is for violin and basso continuo. -
Antonio Vivaldi Born
He was called the Red Priest because of his red hair. -
Georg Philip Telemann Born
Composed more than 125 orchestral suites. -
Domenico Scarlatti Born
Keyboard virtuoso and served Portuguese and Spanish royal families. -
J. S. Bach Born
Scholars have argued over the intent of his highly technical work. -
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber Death
Biber's new technique of playing the violin allowed him to easily reach 6th and 7th positions, play double stops and polyphony, and experiment with scordatura. -
Handel's "Water Music"
Performed for a royal party on the Thames River in London on July 17, 1717. -
Alessandro Scarlatti Death
A teacher in Naples and many of his students helped create the new classical style. -
"Le Quattro stagioni" by Vivaldi
"The Four Seasons" A cycle of four violin concertos. -
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre Death
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Francois Couperin Death
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Antonio Vivaldi Death
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J. S. Bach Death
Bach uses every contrapuntal technique in extremely innovative ways. -
Domenico Scarlatti Death
Had a progressive style and was aware of his modern style. -
Georg Philip Telemann Death
Friends with J.S. Bach and the godfather of Bach's eldest son.