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Period: 1567 to
Claudio Monteverdi
The transitional figure from the Renaissance to the Baroque. -
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Francesca Caccini
First woman to compose operas. -
Monody
Sung melody with basso continuo. -
Teatro de San Cassiano
The first public opera theatre opens. -
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Louis XIV
King of France and accomplished dancer. -
Equal Temperment
Tuning where all half steps are equidistance apart. -
The Coronation of Poppea
Final opera composed by Montiverdi. -
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
One of the most important composer for violin. -
L'astratto
Cantata composed by Strozzi. -
Period: to
Henry Purcell
Worked in the court of Charles II as a composer. -
Period: to
Antonio Vivaldi
Composer and music director at Pieta. -
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Jean-Joseph Mouret
Representative composer of the French court, serving the son of King Louis XIV -
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G.F. Handel
German composer who wrote Italian music. -
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Domenico Scarlatti
Virtuoso keyboardist who served royal families in Portugal and Spain. -
Period: to
J.S. Bach
One of the most skill composers of the Baroque era. -
Water Music
Suite performed on the Thames River in England. -
Le Quattro stagioni
Cycle of four violin concertos. -
English Oratorio
Form of Oratorio that Italian singers among English singers. -
Messiah
English Oratorio composed by Handel. -
The Art of Fugue
Was left unfinished by Bach who die in 1750.