Baroque and Classical Timeline

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    Baroque

  • Monteverdi's L’Orfeo

  • First Public Concerts in England

    The public concerts were an English invention. The first concert to the advertised was in London Gazette in 1672
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    Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico

    L’Estro Armonico was Vivaldi's first collection of concertos, it was published in Amsterdam in 1711. Bach transcribed six of the works in this collection and his interest in this collection led to the revival and discovery of Vivaldi's works.
  • Rameau's Traité de l’harmonie

    The Treatise of harmony was one of the most influential theoretical works, it was written by Jean-Philippe Rameau. His concepts became the main way of teaching harmony.
  • Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1

    A collection of 24 preludes and fugues which utilized all 12 major and minor keys. It explored the possibilities all all the well tempered keys.
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    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn was at the service of the Hungarian prince Paul Anton Esterhazy for about thirty years.
  • Handel's Messiah

    Handel's most famous work.
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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    Viennese Classical Period

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    Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs

    The Concert des Amateurs was one of the best orchestras in Europe. It was founded by private funds and the player were not professional performers.
  • Mozart's Don Giovanni

  • Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"