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Period: 1551 to
G. Caccini
One of the founders of opera -
Period: 1561 to
Peri
one of the founders of Opera, composed Dafne -
Period: 1563 to
Dowland
English composer of lute music -
Period: 1564 to
Shakespeare
English playwright and poet -
Period: 1567 to
Monteverdi
Born in the Renaissance but an important composer of the early baroque -
Period: 1570 to
The Florentine Camerata
A group of intellectuals who met to discuss the arts -
Period: to
Gibbons
English composer of Anglican Church Music -
Period: to
Frescobaldi
First modern keyboard virtuoso -
Period: to
Schutz
Important German composer of the Middle baroque -
Period: to
The Early Baroque
The early baroque introduced concepts like figured bass, monody, and introduced the Opera -
Period: to
Carissimi
Leading composer of Roman cantatas -
Period: to
Strozzi
Virtuoso singer, and a composer of cantatas -
Period: to
Legrenzi
Italian composer and organist -
Period: to
Lully
Establisher of French Opera -
Period: to
Charpentier
Composer of French opera, pupil of Carissimi -
Period: to
Blow
Teacher of Purcell -
Period: to
The Middle Baroque
The middle baroque brought the key style of the baroque period, ornamentation and style. The cantata, oratorio, and opera had its rise here. The aria had its start here too. -
Period: to
Pachelbel
German composer and organist -
Period: to
Torelli
Contributed to the development of the concerto -
Period: to
Purcell
Most important english composer of 17th century -
Period: to
Scarletti
Teacher in Naples and very important Italian composer -
Period: to
Couperin
French composer and keyboardist -
Period: to
Vivaldi
Laid the foundations of the late baroque -
Period: to
Telemann
More popular than J.S Bach during the Baroque -
Period: to
Rameau
French theorist -
Period: to
J.S. Bach
Considered greatest composer of the Baroque. An icon. -
Period: to
D. Scarletti
Son of Alessandro -
Period: to
Quantz
German composer and flutist. Teacher of Frederick the Great in Britain -
Period: to
Pergolesi
Great compooser who died young. I sang a song by him last year! -
Period: to
The Late Baroque
The late baroque saw the rise of such composers as Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, and Scarletti