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Period: 1567 to
Claudio Monteverdi
A composer who was very skilled at composing "modern" music. He used dissonance for text expression. -
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Francesca Caccini
Caccini was a soprano singer and the first woman to compose operas. -
First Opera
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Early Baroque begins
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Biber was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. He was a very impactful composer for the violin. -
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Barbra Strozzi
Was an Italian singer and was one of the first women in the 17th century to compose music during the period. -
Middle Baroque begins
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Arcangelo Corelli
A composer during the Baroque era -
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Henry Purcell
A composer, singer, and organist of vocal and instrumental. Worked in the court of Charles II. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
A music director at an orphanage for girls. He wrote nearly 800 concertos of various types. -
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Domenico Scarlatti
He had a progressive style, which was very innovative. -
Period: to
Johann Sebastian Bach
One of the most skilled musicians of the Baroque. He wrote lots of music for all genres except opera. -
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George Frideric Handel
He was a very influential composer during the late baroque era. He wrote many pieces in many genres. -
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Late Baroque Begins
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Genres
Opera
Cantata
Concerto
Sonata
Ortario -
Musical inventions
Recorder
Wooden flutes
Oboe
Bassoon
Harpsicord
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Musical Stylistic traits
Ornamentation
Acciaccaturas
Appoggiaturas
Mordents