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Period: 1551 to
Caccini
one of the founders of opera -
Period: 1557 to
Gabrielli
Italian composer noted for his use of instruments in sacred music -
Period: 1561 to
Peri
One of the founders of opera. Claimed to be the first with Dafne -
Period: 1563 to
Dowland
lutenist and the leading composer of lute music. English, possbly Irish -
Period: 1564 to
Shakespeare
English playwright and poet -
Period: 1567 to
Monteverdi
His ideas and music became extremely important.
Trained in the Renaissance style, also adept at composing “modern” music.
Used dissonances in his music (madrigals) for text expression.
9 books of madrigals, some in the Baroque style after 1600 -
Period: 1570 to
Florentine Camerata
group of intellectuals that met to discuss the arts -
Period: to
Gibbons
English composer of Anglican church anthems -
Period: to
Frescobaldi
first modern keyboard virtuoso and composer, most influential keyboard composer of the Baroque era -
Period: to
Schutz
Most important German composer of the Middle Baroque era -
Period: to
Francesca Caccini
Soprano and the daughter of Giulio Caccini
The first woman to compose operas
Sang lead roles in several early operas: Sung in Peri’s opera Euridice at age 13 -
Dafne
composed by Giulio Caccini and Jacopo Peri. It was the first opera -
Opera invented
Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini invented opera in Florence, Italy around 1600 -
Euridice
First extant opera also written by Caccini and Peri -
Period: to
Early Baroque
Shift from modality to tonality. homophony. dynamic markings cam into general use. -
Period: to
Carissimi
a leading composer of Roman cantata and oratorios -
L’Orfeo
written by Monteverdi while he was the court composer for the Duke of Mantua -
Period: to
Barbara Strozzi
Mother was a servant to Giulio Strozzi who adopted Barbara
Studied under Francesco Cavalli at the Accademia degli Unisoni – Published eight sets of songs – the first in 1644
Each set dedicated to a different wealthy patron
Except for one book of madrigals and one book of cantatas for solo voice and continuo, most of her works are ariettas and aria -
Period: to
Legrenzi
Italian composer and organist -
Public opera
The first public opera house opened in Venice -
Period: to
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Establisher of French opera and ballet -
Period: to
Buxtehude
German organist and composer, the most important one before Bach -
Period: to
Louis the 14th of France
King of France. Adored ballet. -
Arias
Arias became the most desired and appreciated pieces -
The Coronation of Poppea
Monteverdi's final opera.
Composed when he was 75: the genre was about 40 yrs old.
Historical whereas his others were mythological. premiered in Venice. -
Period: to
Charpentier
Composer of French opera and student of Carissimi -
Period: to
Franz von Biber
Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist
Lived in Salzbur.
One of the most important composers for the violin, especially in the instrument’s early year.
Catholic sacred music, violin sonatas, and ensemble music -
Period: to
Blow
English composer of odes, taught Purcell -
Period: to
Commonwealth
period of time where staged plays were forbidden in England because the Puritans thought theater was an invention “of the devil” -
L’astratto (The Distracted One, c. 1650)
A cantata by Strozzi -
Period: to
Middle Baroque
homophony and polyphony were common. the tonal system continued to develop. importance of forms began to develop. invention of fugues. -
Period: to
Corelli
made clear distinctions between the different types of sonatas; He was the master of the Trio Sonata -
Period: to
Pachelbel
German composer and organist. leading in his time -
Period: to
Torelli
Contributed the most to the development of the concerto -
Period: to
Purcell
Singer, organist, composer of instrumental and vocal music
Worked in the court of Charles II (reigned 1660-85) when stage plays were again allowed -
Period: to
Alessandro Scarlatti
The father of composer Domenico Scarlatti.
A teacher in Naples; many of his students helped create the new classical style.
His death marks a better indicator of the end of the Baroque than does Bach’s in 1750. -
Period: to
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
She was called “the wonder of our century.”
17th century France -
Period: to
Couperin
French composer and keyboardist -
Sonata No. 1
Biber - The opening Praeludium is for violin and basso continuo; the violin part uses a virtuosic style similar to that of solo vocal singing -
Period: to
Antonio Vivaldi
Considered the greatest master of the Baroque concerto.
Music director at the Pieta, an orphanage for girls in Venice.
Composed many operas, much sacred music, and many instrumental works.
Popular during the height of his career (1720s.) -
Period: to
Telemann
German composer.
Composed more than 125 orchestral suites.
Helped establish the French-style orchestral suite in Germany.
Friends with J. S. Bach and the godfather of Bach’s eldest son. -
Period: to
Mouret
One representative composer from this French court: served the son of King Louis XIV.
Composed operas, suites, and “grand divertissements [entertainments]" -
Period: to
Rameau
french composer and theorist -
Period: to
Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard virtuoso.
Served Portuguese and Spanish royal families.
Had a progressive style; aware of his modern flare.
Wrote over 500 sonatas for harpsichord, operas, cantatas, and keyboard exercises -
Period: to
G. F. Handel
Two very popular orchestral suites:
Music for the Royal Fireworks (often referred to as just Fireworks)
Water Music.
A German composer living in England writing Italian music -
Period: to
J. S. Bach
Undisputedly the greatest master of the fugue and one of the most skilled musicians in the Baroque era.. Wrote in all genres except opera. -
Dido and Aeneas
Purcell -
Period: to
Quantz
German composer, flutist and teacher of Frederick the Great in Berlin -
Period: to
Late Baroque
Basso continuo rhythmically drove the music. diatonic system was firmly established. Beginnings of orchestras -
Period: to
Pergolesi
His intermezzo, Le Serva Padrona sparked the war of the bouffons in Paris in 1752 -
Handel’s Water Music
Performed for a royal party on the Thames River in London on July 17, 1717 (7/17/1717.)
22 movements.
Supposedly, the harpsichord (basso continuo) was not used at this first performance.
It did not fit on the barge so it was left behind! -
Esther
Oratorio by Handel -
Magnificat
passion by Handel -
Le Quattro stagioni
The Four Seasons.
Cycle of four violin concertos.
Word painting in instrumental music.
Each concerto is accompanied by a poem that we believe he wrote. -
Suite de symphonies
Written for trumpets, violins, oboes, timpani, basses, bassoons, and organ: today the work is often performed as a trumpet solo with organ.
An orchestra in the Baroque that used a trumpet with a timpani was called a Baroque Festival Orchestra. -
English Oratorio
Genre was instroduced.
The public was pleased by the new genre.
Oratorios presented during Lent when operas were forbidden, thus doing away with the competition -
Tafelmusik
A collection published by Telemann -
Israel in Egypt
Oratorio by Handel -
Messiah
Oratorio by Handel, first performed in Dublin -
Judas Maccabaeus
Oratorio by Handel -
Contrapunctus 1
from the Art of Fugue by J. S. Bach -
Mass in B Minor
Passion by Bach, was not meant for church -
Jephtha
Oratorio by Handel