Baroque music
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Baroque music refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Cla
Painting by Evaristo Baschenis of Baroque instruments, including a cittern, viola da gamba, violin, and two lutes
Claudio Monteverdi in 1640
Jean-Baptiste Lully by Paul Mignard
George Frideric Handel
Arcangelo Corelli
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Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian composer, musician, and violinist of the middle Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the pree
1697 portrait of Corelli by Hugh Howard
Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, portrait by Francesco Trevisani. The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England
Engraving of a bust of Corelli from the title page of his Twelve Concerti Grossi, Op.6 (pub. 1714)
Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli by the Irish painter Hugh Howard