Surv Music History

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  • Period: Jan 1, 1551 to

    Giulio Caccini

    Wrote first opera.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1567 to

    Claudio Monteverdi

    Worked as chaple master in venice.
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    Girolamo Frescobaldi

    Organist in Rome.
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    Heinrich Schultz

    German composer in Dresden. Known for applying Italian elements to church music.
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    Lucrzzia Vizzona

    Female composer. Only composed for her nunnery, as it was illegal for women to publish music.
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    Baroque Era

    Ended in 1750 because of JS Bach's death.
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    Giacomo Carissim

    Was famous oratorio writer. Lived in Rome.
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    Juan Hidalgo

    Wrote typical spanish operas ("Zarzuela"s) Zarzuela were semi-thematic semi-sung. Close to a semi-opera or incidental music.
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    Maurizio Cazzati

    Would kick out old church band, and start an audition practice. This kicked off the concertos.
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    Jean-Baptist Lully

    Court composer for Louis XIV,

  • First Opera House

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    Louis XIV (the Sun King)

    Employed Lully.
    Loved the arts, and used arts as a sort of propaganda.
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    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Composer of religous music in Paris.
    Introduced Oritorio to France.
    Lully's Successor.
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    Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco

    Wrote first opera in the new world (Peru).

  • 30 Years war ends.

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    Henry Purcell

    Most important English composer. Wrote Dido and Aeneas.
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    Giuseppe Torelli

    Wrote concertos in Bologna. Codified the F-S-F 3mvt concerto form.