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He composed the first surviving play set entirely to music.
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One of the founders of opera. He composed 4 stage works and more than 75 songs/ arias.
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Wrote the earliest known example of liturgical monody. He was the first to compose and publish a continuo part for a collection of sacred vocal concerti.
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This composer contributed to Peri's first opera. His best known work is Dafne.
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Many significant changes in music took place during the early Baroque Era.
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He was one of the important Italian musicians in the early Baroque. His work was very dramatic.
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The harpsichord became one of the Baroque periods' most important instrument.
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A Baroque piece expresses only one basic mood, and follows what is termed the ‘doctrine of affect’.
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Chords became increasingly important in the Baroque period. The entire structure of the Baroque piece rested on the Bass Voice.
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The orchestra was based on the string instruments, and usually consisted of 10 to 40 instruments.
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- multimovement
- secular
- musical drama
- for singers, basso continuo and orchestra
- performed in a theatre
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Johann C. Denner invented the clarinet. It was the first Western single-reed instrument.
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German composer and keyboard virtuoso. He developed the keyboard suite genre. Johann assimilated French, Italian, and German styles in his works.
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War happened partially as a result of the ongoing struggle between the Protestants and the Catholics
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English composer of chamber and dramatic music. He was prolific and influential in his day. His work consisted of anthems, motets, consort pieces, keyboard works, and songs.
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On the 8th of January, 1642 that the world lost a true genius. Philosopher, astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, Galileo Galilei died at the age of 77 in Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy.
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Vocal styles of cantata, oratorio, and opera emerged during this period.
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German violinist and composer. Thomas was an extremely popular violinist in England.
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French composer of opera. Some of his works consisted of 11 masses, magnificats, motets, antiphons, psalms, oratorios and airs.
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Austrian composer and violinist. He did stage works, masses and other sacred works.
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An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists.
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Wagner invented the tuba after visiting the workshop of Adolphe Sax.
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Italian composer; he laid the foundations for late Baroque instrumental music; teacher. He was the pioneer of orchestral music.
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This was the era of Vivaldi, Telemann, Handel and Bach.
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Galant Italian composer and teacher. A leading composer of church music. He composed sacred dramas, masses, motets, psalms, Magnificats, antiphons, cantatas, duets, concertos, sonatas, fugues, and pedagogical works.
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Italian composer and singing teacher. Taught famous castrati in the 18th century.
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Italian composer, violinist, teacher, and theorist. He was one of the greatest violin virtuosos of his day.
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A cantata is a work for voice or voices and instruments of the baroque era. It became famous in the middle of the baroque era
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This instrument followed the clarinet. Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone. It became one of the most popular instruments.
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A concerto is from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists.
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Sonata was generally applied to small instrumental works. No set form or number of movements.