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Period: 1567 to
Claudio Monteverdi
Composed both Renaissance and Baroque -
Period: to
Francesca Caccini
Soprano, daughter of Giulio Caccini. First woman to compose operas. -
Dafne
first opera, not extant. By Caccini and Peri -
Opera Invented
Invented by Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini -
Euridice
First extant opera, Caccini and Peri -
Period: to
Early Baroque
dates approximate -
L'Orfeo
written by Monteverdi. -
Primo Libro delle Musiche a una e due Voci
published by Francesca Caccini -
Period: to
Barbara Strozzi
Mother was servant to Giulio STrozzi who adopted Barbara. Was an EQUAL to men around her. -
First Opera Theater
The first opera theater opened in Venice. -
Arias
Arias become the most desired and apprieciated pieces -
The Coronation of Poppea
Monteverdi's final operas -
Period: to
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist -
L'astratto (The Distracted One)
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Period: to
Mid-Baroque
approximate -
Period: to
Arcangelo Corelli
suite composer -
Period: to
Henry Purcell
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Charles II issued patents for two companies of players
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Period: to
Alessandro Scarlatti
father of Domenico Scarlatti, death markls a good indicator for the end of the Baroque era -
Period: to
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
"the wonder of our century" -
Period: to
François Couperin
french suite composer -
Opera Reaches England!
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Biber: sonata No. 1
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Period: to
Antonio Vivaldi
"red priest" because of red hair -
Period: to
Georg Philip Telemann
German composer -
Period: to
Jean-Joseph Mouret
representative composer from french court -
Period: to
Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard virtuoso, progressive style -
Period: to
G. F. Handel
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Period: to
J. S. Bach
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Dido and Aeneas
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Period: to
Late Baroque
approximate -
Period: to
Carl Phillip Emanuel
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Water Music
Handel -
Le Quattro Stagioni
The Four Seasons -
Suite de symphonies
Mouret -
Tafelmusik
Telemann -
The Art of Fugue
J. S. Bach