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Ballet Was Invented
Invented by Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini -
Euridice
First extant opera by Caccini and Peri -
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Early Baroque
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L'Orfeo
Monteverdi became court composer for Duke of Mantua -
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Barbara Strozzi
Studied under Francesco Cavalli Accademia degli Unisoni. Published 8 sets of poems -
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Middle Baroque
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The First Public Opera House: Venice
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Louis the 14th of France
Always shows his legs in pictures. Was known to dance ballet, and even have parts written for him -
Arias Was Defined
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The Coronation of Poppea
Monteverdi's last Opera -
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
One of the most important composers for the violin -
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The Ecstasy of Saint Therese
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Arcangelo Corelli
Made distinctions between the different types of sonatas. Was the master of the Trio Sonata -
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Henry Purcell
Singer, organist, composer of instrumental and vocal music -
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Father of Domencio. His death marks better indicator of the end of Baroque, than does Bach's in 1750. -
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Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
The "Wonder of Our Century" -
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Francois Couperin
French Composer -
Opera Reaches England
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Antonio Vivaldi
Called the "Red Priest," because of his hair. Composed many operas. -
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Late Baroque
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Georg Philip Telemann
German Composer -
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G. F. Handel
A German composer living in England -
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J. S. Bach
The greatest master of the fugue -
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Domencio Scarlatti
Wrote over 500 sonatas for harpsichord, operas, cantatas, and keyboard exercises -
Dido and Aeneas
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Le Quattro stagioni (The Four Season)
Word painting in instrumental music