Music History Baroque By rdejesu1 1607 Monteverdi's L'Orfeo 1670 First Public Concerts in England Period: Feb 23, 1685 to Apr 14, 1759 George Frideric Handel Period: Mar 31, 1685 to Jul 28, 1750 JS Bach 1689 Purcell's Dido and Aeneas It is believed to be composed before July 1688 and performed in 1689 but some scholars believe it to be composed back in 1683 1711 Antonio Vivladi's L'Estro Armonico 1721 Brandenburg Concertos Submission 1722 Rameau's Traite de l'harmonie 1722 The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1 1741 Handel's Messiah Composed in 1741 Handel's Messiah did not premiere until 1742