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Welcome to Music History RENAISSANCE TO BAROQUE Composers and their dates Giovanni Palestrina: 1525 – 1594 Claudio Monteverdi: 1567 – 1643 Antonio Vivaldi: 1678 – 1741 Georg Philipp Telemann: 1681 – 1767 Johann Sebastian Bach: 1685 – 1750 Georg Friedrich Händel: 1685 – 1759 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Born near Rome: a small town called Praeneste Known for his Catholic music written for Rome Renaissance composer Wrote music using Polyphony Two melodies with two different rhythms played simultaneously Composed 93 masses, 600 motets and various other litgurgical music (psalms, hymns, etc.); he also wrote secular madrigals As a child, may have been a chorister in the cathedral of Sant’ Agapit Died in Rome Antonio Lucio Vivaldi Born in Venice, Italy Ordained a priest in 1703 Known for composing the Four Seasons and Opus 3 Also known for writing five-finger exercises for students Accomplished violinist Employed most of his life by Ospedale della Pietà Ospedali were homes for female offspring of noblemen and the residents were well taken care of and well-trained in music Vivaldi was a teacher in this home for girls Composed concertos and operas Traveled to Rome, Prague and Amsterdam Conducted several of his own works Died in Vienna Johann Sebastian Bach Born in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany Composer and Organist Considered the most important part of his family, his genius combined performance with creativity to produce his original and incredible compositions Left for Lüneburg in 1700 to study in a Latin school and there sung in a choir Achieved renown as a virtuoso organist Known for composing famous organ works such as Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and Prelude and Fugue in D Major and many cantatas, 3 oratorios and many Latin works Fathered 20 children: 7 from his first wife and 13 from his second wife. Two children from his first wife, Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philip Emanuel went on to become famous composers Died in Leipzig Musical Terms Renaissance and Baroque Cantata: a work for one or more voices with instrumental accompaniment Opera: a drama set to music to be sung with instrumentalists usually in costume Motet: Latin sacred text usually designed to be sung in the Catholic church Madrigal: a poetic form set to music; sung in Italy and popular in the late 16th and early 17th centuries Oratorio: sacred text set to music with dramatic, narrative and contemplative ideas; usually based on a biblical character and similar to opera but without costume and scenery Chamber Music: instrumental music composed for a small ensemble with one player to a part Concerto: a solo instrumentalist accompanied by orchestra