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THE BEGINNING OF THE BAROQUE
It was a cultural period that developed in Europe in the 17th centuryand the first half of the 18th century. It was characterised by a pessimistic view of life and the
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LA FAVOLA D'ORFEO
The Fable of Orpheus (original title in Italian: La favola d'Orfeo) is an opera composed of a prologue and five acts with music by Claudio Monteverdi and an Italian libretto by Alessandro Striggio the Younger. It is one of the first works to be classified as an opera. It was composed for the carnivals in Mantua. -
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THE WAR OF THE 30 YEARS
Initially it was a political-religious conflict between pro-reform and counter-reform states within the Holy Roman Empire itself, the gradual intervention of the different European powers gradually turned the conflict into a general war throughout Europe, for reasons not necessarily related to religion. Search for a situation of political balance, achieve hegemony on the European stage, confrontation with a rival power, etc. -
CONFLICT BETWEEN CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS
The conflict between Catholics and Protestants caused huge differences at the
heart of Europe, too. In Catholic countries spirituality affected all aspects of life, while
Protestant countries gave more importance to individualism and economic success, which
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GALILEO GALILEI
He was born in Pisa, a town in whose university he studied Medicine, Philosophy and Mathematics (a discipline on which he finally focused). In 1589 he got a chair of Mathematics at the university of his native town. Between 1592 and 1610 he served as Professor of Geometry, Mechanics and Astronomy at the University of Padua, where he enjoyed great intellectual freedom. Thanks to the discovery of the telescope, the city of Venice gave it economic stability. -
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MOLIÈRE
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, called Molière, was a French playwright, actor and poet, widely considered one of the greatest writers in the French language and universal literature. His existing works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets and more. -
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
He was a Venetian Baroque composer, violinist, impresario, teacher, and Catholic priest. He was nicknamed Il prete rosso ("The Red Priest") for being a priest and with red hair. He is considered one of the greatest Baroque composers, his influence during his lifetime spanning all of Europe and he was instrumental in the development of the instrumental music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed some seven hundred and seventy works, including more than four hundred concertos. -
THE END OF THE BAROQUE
The end of the Baroque period happened with the transition to Classicism (1730-1750). For many scholars, the end of the Baroque period is set with the death of Johan Sebastián Bach.