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THE BEGINNING OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD
the Baroque era is usually considered to extend from c. 1600 to c. 1750, when such significant new vocal and instrumental genres as opera, oratorio, cantata, sonata, and concerto were introduced and such towering composers as Claudio Monteverdi, J.S. Bach, and George Frideric Handel flourished. The Baroque started as a response of the Catholic Church to the many criticisms that arose during the Protestant Reformation. -
THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH l
When did Elizabeth I die? Elizabeth I died on 24 March 1603 at the age of 69 after a reign of 45 years. Many now believe she died by blood poisoning, but a post-mortem at the time wasn't permitted. -
HENRY lV KING OF FRANCE
The son of Henry IV and Marie de' Medici, Louis XIII (1601-1643) became king of France in 1610 upon the death of his father -
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THE THIRTY YEAR'S WAR
The Thirty Years' War was a 17th-century religious conflict fought primarily in central Europe. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million casualties resulting from military battles as well as from the famine and disease caused by the conflict. -
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THE REIGN OF PHILIP lV
Philip IV (Valladolid, 1605 - Madrid, 1665), son of Philip III and Margaret of Austria, reigned between 1621 and 1665, after the unexpected death of his father on March 31, when he had just turned 16. -
AMERICA IN 1626
In 1626, a group of Dutch emigrants to America arrived on the island of Manhattan to found a colony. Legend has it that they bought the territory from the indigenous people for 25 dollars. -
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REIGN OF LUIS XlV
His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest in history and he is the main exponent of the European absolute monarchy. During his reign, France established itself as the most powerful country in Europe. Louis of Bourbon, nicknamed Diosdado (in French, Dieudonné), was the son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. -
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NICOLA'S PORPORAS LIFE
Nicola Porpora, (born Aug. 17, 1686, Naples—died March 3, 1768, Naples), leading Italian teacher of singing of the 18th century and noted composer between 1708 and 1747 of more than 60 operas in the elegant, lyrical Neapolitan style. -
GIOVANNI LEGRENZI DIES
Giovanni Legrenzi, was an Italian composer. He was one of the most outstanding early Baroque composers, known in Europe for his perfect contrapuntal technique, as well as for his compositions in the field of sonata, concerto and fugue for organ. -
THE END OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD.
the year 1750 is considered the end of the Baroque due to the death of Johann Sebastian Bach. His music is considered to be the culmination of the Baroque style.