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Heinrich Schutz
Most important German composer of the Middle Baroque -
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Barbara Strozzi
Virtuoso singer and most prolific composer of cantatas in the 17th century -
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Giovanni Lagrenzi
Italian composer and organist. influential in the Middle Baroque -
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Jean-Baptiste Lully
Establisher of French opera and ballet -
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Dieterich Buxtehude
German organist and composer; most important organ composer before J.S. Bach -
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Marc-Antoine Chaerpentier
Composer of French opera; equal to Lully and extremely prolific -
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John Blow
English composer of odes; teacher of Purcell -
Otto von Guericke invents the air pump
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Arcangelo Corelli
Most important Italian composer of sonatas and concertos; most influential violinist of the Baroque -
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Johann Pachelbel
German composer and organist; a leading composer of his time -
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Giuseppe Torelli
Contributed the most to the development of the concerto around 1700 -
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Henry Purcell
Most important English composer in the 17th century -
St. Peter's Square is Constructed
Plaza in Vatican City -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria
First to see and describe bacteria with a microscope -
J.S. Bach is born
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Salem With Trials
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Thomas Savery invents a steam pump