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A main event that influenced the Baroque period was the Counter-Reformation. This was a period of Catholic revival that occurred during the 16th and early 17th century that was a response to the Protestant Reformation. -
The Dutch East India Company was established -
Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet. He is considered to be an important force in the field of music from his day into this current age. -
One of the most controversial events that was happening was the Thirty Years’ War. According to the textbook
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Apolo and Daphne is a sculpture by the Italian Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Las Meninas or The Family of Philip IV is considered the masterpiece of Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez. -
Henry Purcell was the most important composer in the 17th century. He worked with songs, anthems, sacred music, incidental music keyboard works, and created 6 stage works.
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Elisabeth-Claude was known as "the marvel of our century". She was educated in Louis XIV's court and a renowned harpsichordist. She wrote ballets, operas, chamber music, and 3 volumes of cantatas.