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Period: 1567 to
Monteverdi
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Caccini
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Early Baroque
Genres: Instrumental, Choral, Oratorios, Fugue, Suite, Sonata, Madrigal -
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Instruments/Musical Inventions
Various Viols, Cello, Lute, Harp, Recorder, Oboe, Bassoon, Flatt Trumpet, Trombone, Sackbut, Harpsichord, Organ, Timpani, Tambourine
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Major Historical Events
-Sir Issac Newton invented Calculus
-Galileo invented the microscope, telescope, and observed the planets
-Absolute Monarchy in countries -
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Musical Characteristics
Melody: a single idea, explored through pieces
Texture: balance of homophonic and polyphonic textures Orchestras with minimal percussion; contrasting with Renaissance sounds -
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Strozzi
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Stradella
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Middle Baroque
Genres: Opera, Masque, Cantata, Monody, Mass -
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A. Scarlatti
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Vivaldi
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Telemann
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Bach
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Handel
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Late Baroque
Genres: Opera Seria, Odra, Symphony