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| 1567-1643 *Believed dissonant rules could be broken for dramatic effect. *Wrote 9 books of madrigals, the 5th of which was musically revolutionary. |
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| Fourteenth-century Italian form featuring two voices in canon over a free untexted tenor, published Le nuove musiche |
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| Male singers who were castrated before puberty to preserve their high vocal range, prominent in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, especially in opera. |
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| *The most important composer of toccatas *Organist for St. Peter’s in Rome *Raised quality of instrumental music *Wrote Fiori musicali |
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| 1660-1725 *Leading opera composer in Rome and Naples *Composed over 600 Cantatas |
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| French king, under whose reign opera flourished. |
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| 1632-1687 *Dancer appointed overseer of King Louis’ chamber music. *Known for tragedie lyrique *Dictated musical taste in French music |
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| Librettist used by Lully—usually drama in 5 acts Serious plots drawn from mythology or chivalric tales |
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| 1659-95 English composer, anthems, wrote Dido and Aeneas, composed incidental music for almost 50 plays, wrote music for 5 semi-operas, among other types of music |
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| 1681-1767 Directed the Hamburg Opera and wrote numerous works for it. *Was regarded as one of the best composers of his era. *Wrote over three thousand vocal and instrumental works. *His ability to draw upon various traditions gave his music broad appeal. *He turned down an important position in Leipzig that was later given to J. S. Bach. |
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| 1637-1707 *Held his post in Lubeck for almost forty years, and influenced other organists, such as J. S. Bach. *Famed for his public concerts of sacred vocal music *His works include sacred vocal music, organ music, harpsichord music, and ensemble sonatas. *Wachet auf, a sacred concerto, features a series of variations on the chorale. |
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