Music of the Classical Civilizations
Music in the Modern Period
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Music in the Baroque Period
1600-1750
The Italian Baroque: 1600-1700
- 1567-1643: Claudio Monteverdi
- 1607: "Orfeo," the most successful early opera, is performed.
- 1583-1643: Girolamo Frescobaldi
- 1659-1725: Alessandro Scarlatti
- 1675-1741: Antonio Vivaldi
- 1685-1757: Domenico Scarlatti
The German Baroque: 1650-1750
- 1564-1612: Hans Leo Hassler
- 1571-1621: Michael Praetorius
- 1585-1672: Heinrich Schutz
- 1637-1707: Dietrich Buxtehude
- 1685-1750: Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1721: The Brandenburg Concerti
- 1685-1759: George Friederich Händel
- 1741: "Messiah"
The English Baroque: 1650-1750
- 1543-1623: William Byrd
- 1562-1628: John Bull
- 1659-1695: Henry Purcell
The French Baroque: 1650-1750
- 1632-1687: Jean Baptiste Lully
- 1668-1733: Francois Couperin
- 1683-1764: Jean Philippe Rameau
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