The great Baroque composers

 

Gesualdo or Scarlatti? Peri or Buxtehude? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle such abundant fields as classical music and opera, covering 10 centuries of history: there are thousands of composers. Making a selection of musicians, such as a “top 10” for example, is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English composer not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?

For example: in France, Charles Gounod, a 19th century French composer, is more easily mentioned than the Norwegian Edvard Grieg, who is more recognized in the world.

Timeline of classical music composers, between 1600 and 1750 (baroque era)

Whoever wants to discover classical music or opera does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in these fields. So : Gesualdo (Italian prince, 1566–1613, known for his compositions and for killing his wife and her lover) or Scarlatti (Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti) ? Schütz (German composer and organist) or Haydn (Austrian composer) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular composers around the world, for those living or having lived between 1600 and 1750 (baroque era). And this objectively, and for the first time (soClassiQ exclusivity).

Composers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:

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RenaissanceBaroqueClassicalRomantic
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">JC. </span>BachJC. Bach 17351782<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">A. </span>ScarlattiA. Scarlatti 16601725
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">D. </span>ScarlattiD. Scarlatti 16851757
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">T. </span>AlbinoniT. Albinoni 16711751
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">CPE. </span>BachCPE. Bach 17141788<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">JB. </span>LullyJB. Lully 16321687
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">D. </span>CimarosaD. Cimarosa 17491801<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">F. </span>CouperinF. Couperin 16681733
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">A. </span>VivaldiA. Vivaldi 16781741<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">L. </span>BoccheriniL. Boccherini 17431805<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">H. </span>SchützH. Schütz 15851672
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">JP. </span>RameauJP. Rameau 16831764
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">J. </span>HaydnJ. Haydn 17321809<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">A. </span>CorelliA. Corelli 16531713<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">J. </span>PeriJ. Peri 15611633
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">G. </span>TartiniG. Tartini 16921770
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">JS. </span>BachJS. Bach 16851750<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">C. </span>MonteverdiC. Monteverdi 15671643
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">WF. </span>BachWF. Bach 17101784
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">GF. </span>HandelGF. Handel 16851759<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">C. </span>GesualdoC. Gesualdo 15661613
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">GB. </span>PergolesiGB. Pergolesi 17101736<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">G. </span>PaisielloG. Paisiello 17401816
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">CW. </span>GluckCW. Gluck 17141787<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">D. </span>BuxtehudeD. Buxtehude 16371707<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">G. </span>GabrieliG. Gabrieli 15571612
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">GP. </span>TelemannGP. Telemann 16811767<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">G. </span>FrescobaldiG. Frescobaldi 15831643
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">L. </span>MozartL. Mozart 17191787<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">J. </span>PachelbelJ. Pachelbel 16531706
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Top 10 classical musiccomposers for the years 1600-1750

Who are these greatest composers, the most famous over the 1600-1750 era? The works of these musician have shaped the history of classical music and lyric art. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.

Here are these 10 classical music composers, renowned artists from around the world:

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The selections of musicians (classical music composers) proposed by soClassiQ are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to their works, the performers, the lyrical singers, les orchestras, the conductors and the venues : opera houses, concert halls or festivals.

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

Summarizing to 10 musician names such a wide and diverse field may seem extreme or too simplistic for those who know classical music and lyrical art well, for those who can easily name 50 or more classical music composers. Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Telemann, Couperin, Boccherini, Monteverdi, Bach...

At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 18000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers for the baroque era, widely recognized around the world:

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Antonio Maria AbbatiniThe great Baroque composers
1595-1677 (Baroque)
Composer

Carl Friedrich <strong>Abel</strong> Carl Friedrich AbelThe great Baroque composers
1723-1787 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Friedrich AgricolaThe great Baroque composers
1720-1774 (Classical)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Domenico AlbertiThe great Baroque composers
1710-1746 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Tomaso <strong>Albinoni</strong> Tomaso AlbinoniThe great Baroque composers
1671-1751 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Johann Georg <strong>Albrechtsberger</strong> Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerThe great Baroque composers
1736-1809 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Gregorio <strong>Allegri</strong> Gregorio AllegriThe great Baroque composers
1582-1652 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Pasquale <strong>Anfossi</strong> Pasquale AnfossiThe great Baroque composers
1727-1797 (Classical)
Composer

Francesco <strong>Araja</strong> Francesco ArajaThe great Baroque composers
1709-1770 (Baroque)
Composer

Thomas <strong>Arne</strong> Thomas ArneThe great Baroque composers
1710-1778 (Baroque)
Composer

Samuel ArnoldThe great Baroque composers
1740-1802 (Classical)
Composer

B

Johann Ambrosius BachThe great Baroque composers
1645-1695 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Johann Christoph Friedrich <strong>Bach</strong> Johann Christoph Friedrich BachThe great Baroque composers
1732-1795 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Wilhelm Friedemann <strong>Bach</strong> Wilhelm Friedemann BachThe great Baroque composers
1710-1784 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Christian <strong>Bach</strong> Johann Christian BachThe great Baroque composers
1735-1782 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Carl Philipp Emanuel <strong>Bach</strong> Carl Philipp Emanuel BachThe great Baroque composers
1714-1788 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Sebastian <strong>Bach</strong> Johann Sebastian BachThe great Baroque composers
1685-1750 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Claude BalbastreThe great Baroque composers
1724-1799 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Adriano <strong>Banchieri</strong> Adriano BanchieriThe great Baroque composers
1568-1634 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Giovanni Battista <strong>Bassani</strong> Giovanni Battista BassaniThe great Baroque composers
1650-1716 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Duchess Maria Antonia of <strong>Bavaria</strong> Duchess Maria Antonia of BavariaThe great Baroque composers
1724-1780 (Classical)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Jiří Antonín <strong>Benda</strong> Jiří Antonín BendaThe great Baroque composers
1722-1795 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Franz <strong>Benda</strong> Franz BendaThe great Baroque composers
1709-1786 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Maksym BerezovskyThe great Baroque composers
1745-1777 (Classical)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Heinrich <strong>Biber</strong> Heinrich BiberThe great Baroque composers
1644-1704 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Michel <strong>Blavet</strong> Michel BlavetThe great Baroque composers
1700-1768 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

John <strong>Blow</strong> John BlowThe great Baroque composers
1649-1708 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Luigi <strong>Boccherini</strong> Luigi BoccheriniThe great Baroque composers
1743-1805 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Complete works

Georg <strong>Böhm</strong> Georg BöhmThe great Baroque composers
1661-1733 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Giovanni Battista <strong>Bononcini</strong> Giovanni Battista BononciniThe great Baroque composers
1670-1747 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

William <strong>Boyce</strong> William BoyceThe great Baroque composers
1711-1779 (Classical)
Composer

Riccardo <strong>Broschi</strong> Riccardo BroschiThe great Baroque composers
1698-1756 (Baroque)
Composer

Nicolaus <strong>Bruhns</strong> Nicolaus BruhnsThe great Baroque composers
1665-1697 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

John <strong>Bull</strong> John BullThe great Baroque composers
1562-1628 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Dietrich <strong>Buxtehude</strong> Dietrich BuxtehudeThe great Baroque composers
1637-1707 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

William <strong>Byrd</strong> William ByrdThe great Baroque composers
1543-1623 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

C

Juan Bautista CabanillesThe great Baroque composers
1644-1712 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Francesca <strong>Caccini</strong> Francesca CacciniThe great Baroque composers
1587-1640 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Giulio <strong>Caccini</strong> Giulio CacciniThe great Baroque composers
1551-1618 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Antonio <strong>Caldara</strong> Antonio CaldaraThe great Baroque composers
1670-1736 (Baroque)
Composer

André <strong>Campra</strong> André CampraThe great Baroque composers
1660-1744 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Christian CannabichThe great Baroque composers
1731-1798 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Giacomo <strong>Carissimi</strong> Giacomo CarissimiThe great Baroque composers
1605-1674 (Baroque)
Composer

Francesco <strong>Cavalli</strong> Francesco CavalliThe great Baroque composers
1602-1676 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Antonio <strong>Cesti</strong> Antonio CestiThe great Baroque composers
1623-1669 (Baroque)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Jacques Champion de <strong>Chambonnières</strong> Jacques Champion de ChambonnièresThe great Baroque composers
1602-1672 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Marc-Antoine <strong>Charpentier</strong> Marc-Antoine CharpentierThe great Baroque composers
1643-1704 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Domenico <strong>Cimarosa</strong> Domenico CimarosaThe great Baroque composers
1749-1801 (Classical)
Composer

Jeremiah <strong>Clarke</strong> Jeremiah ClarkeThe great Baroque composers
1674-1707 (Baroque)
Composer

Louis-Nicolas <strong>Clérambault</strong> Louis-Nicolas ClérambaultThe great Baroque composers
1676-1749 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Arcangelo <strong>Corelli</strong> Arcangelo CorelliThe great Baroque composers
1653-1713 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Louis <strong>Couperin</strong> Louis CouperinThe great Baroque composers
1626-1661 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

François <strong>Couperin</strong> François CouperinThe great Baroque composers
1668-1733 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Johann <strong>Crüger</strong> Johann CrügerThe great Baroque composers
1598-1662 (Baroque)
Composer

D

Evaristo Felice dall'<strong>Dall'Abaco</strong> Evaristo Felice dall'Dall'AbacoThe great Baroque composers
1675-1742 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Jean-François DandrieuThe great Baroque composers
1682-1738 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Jean-Henri d'<strong>d'Anglebert</strong> Jean-Henri d'd'AnglebertThe great Baroque composers
1629-1691 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Louis-Claude <strong>Daquin</strong> Louis-Claude DaquinThe great Baroque composers
1694-1772 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Michel Richard de <strong>Delalande</strong> Michel Richard de DelalandeThe great Baroque composers
1657-1726 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Sigismondo d'd'IndiaThe great Baroque composers
1582-1629 (Renaissance)
Composer

Carl Ditters von <strong>Dittersdorf</strong> Carl Ditters von DittersdorfThe great Baroque composers
1739-1799 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

John <strong>Dowland</strong> John DowlandThe great Baroque composers
1563-1626 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Complete works

Egidio DuniThe great Baroque composers
1708-1775 (Baroque)
Composer

Francesco <strong>Durante</strong> Francesco DuranteThe great Baroque composers
1684-1755 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

F

Carl Friedrich Christian FaschThe great Baroque composers
1736-1800 (Classical)
Composer

Johann Friedrich FaschThe great Baroque composers
1688-1758 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Johann Nikolaus <strong>Forkel</strong> Johann Nikolaus ForkelThe great Baroque composers
1749-1818 (Classical)
Composer

Antoine ForquerayThe great Baroque composers
1671-1745 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Girolamo <strong>Frescobaldi</strong> Girolamo FrescobaldiThe great Baroque composers
1583-1643 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Johann Jakob <strong>Froberger</strong> Johann Jakob FrobergerThe great Baroque composers
1616-1667 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Johann Joseph <strong>Fux</strong> Johann Joseph FuxThe great Baroque composers
1660-1741 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

G

Giovanni <strong>Gabrieli</strong> Giovanni GabrieliThe great Baroque composers
1557-1612 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Domenico GabrielliThe great Baroque composers
1659-1690 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Baldassare <strong>Galuppi</strong> Baldassare GaluppiThe great Baroque composers
1706-1785 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Francesco <strong>Gasparini</strong> Francesco GaspariniThe great Baroque composers
1668-1727 (Baroque)
Conductor & Composer

Giuseppe <strong>Gazzaniga</strong> Giuseppe GazzanigaThe great Baroque composers
1743-1818 (Classical)
Composer

Francesco <strong>Geminiani</strong> Francesco GeminianiThe great Baroque composers
1687-1762 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Carlo <strong>Gesualdo</strong> Carlo GesualdoThe great Baroque composers
1566-1613 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Orlando <strong>Gibbons</strong> Orlando GibbonsThe great Baroque composers
1583-1625 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Christoph Willibald von <strong>Gluck</strong> Christoph Willibald von GluckThe great Baroque composers
1714-1787 (Classical)
Composer

Johann Gottlieb <strong>Goldberg</strong> Johann Gottlieb GoldbergThe great Baroque composers
1727-1756 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

François Joseph <strong>Gossec</strong> François Joseph GossecThe great Baroque composers
1734-1829 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Alessandro <strong>Grandi</strong> Alessandro GrandiThe great Baroque composers
1586-1630 (Renaissance)
Composer

Johann Gottlieb GraunThe great Baroque composers
1703-1771 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Carl Heinrich <strong>Graun</strong> Carl Heinrich GraunThe great Baroque composers
1704-1759 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Christoph <strong>Graupner</strong> Christoph GraupnerThe great Baroque composers
1683-1760 (Baroque)
Composer

André <strong>Grétry</strong> André GrétryThe great Baroque composers
1741-1813 (Classical)
Composer

Nicolas de <strong>Grigny</strong> Nicolas de GrignyThe great Baroque composers
1672-1703 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

H

George Frideric <strong>Handel</strong> George Frideric HandelThe great Baroque composers
1685-1759 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Johann Adolph <strong>Hasse</strong> Johann Adolph HasseThe great Baroque composers
1699-1783 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Hans Leo <strong>Hassler</strong> Hans Leo HasslerThe great Baroque composers
1564-1612 (Renaissance)
Composer

Michael <strong>Haydn</strong> Michael HaydnThe great Baroque composers
1737-1806 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Joseph <strong>Haydn</strong> Joseph HaydnThe great Baroque composers
1732-1809 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Johann Adam <strong>Hiller</strong> Johann Adam HillerThe great Baroque composers
1728-1804 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

Ignaz HolzbauerThe great Baroque composers
1711-1783 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

Jacques-Martin HotteterreThe great Baroque composers
1673-1763 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

I

Johann Michael Bach IThe great Baroque composers
1648-1694 (Baroque)
Composer

Johann Christoph Bach <strong>I</strong> Johann Christoph Bach IThe great Baroque composers
1642-1703 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Johann Christoph Bach IIIThe great Baroque composers
1671-1721 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

J

Claude Le JeuneThe great Baroque composers
1528-1600 (Renaissance)
Composer

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Niccolò <strong>Jommelli</strong> Niccolò JommelliThe great Baroque composers
1714-1774 (Baroque)
Composer

K

Johannes Hieronymus <strong>Kapsberger</strong> Johannes Hieronymus KapsbergerThe great Baroque composers
1580-1651 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Reinhard <strong>Keiser</strong> Reinhard KeiserThe great Baroque composers
1674-1739 (Baroque)
Composer

Johann <strong>Kirnberger</strong> Johann KirnbergerThe great Baroque composers
1721-1783 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

Leopold KoželuchThe great Baroque composers
1747-1818 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Ludwig <strong>Krebs</strong> Johann Ludwig KrebsThe great Baroque composers
1713-1780 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann <strong>Kuhnau</strong> Johann KuhnauThe great Baroque composers
1660-1722 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

L

Élisabeth Jacquet de <strong>La Guerre</strong> Élisabeth Jacquet de La GuerreThe great Baroque composers
1665-1729 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

William <strong>Lawes</strong> William LawesThe great Baroque composers
1602-1645 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Jean-Marie <strong>Leclair</strong> Jean-Marie LeclairThe great Baroque composers
1697-1764 (Baroque)
Composer

Giovanni <strong>Legrenzi</strong> Giovanni LegrenziThe great Baroque composers
1626-1690 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

<strong>Leo</strong>nardo <strong>Leo</strong> Leonardo LeoThe great Baroque composers
1694-1744 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Pietro <strong>Locatelli</strong> Pietro LocatelliThe great Baroque composers
1695-1764 (Baroque)
Composer

Matthew <strong>Locke</strong> Matthew LockeThe great Baroque composers
1621-1677 (Baroque)
Composer

Antonio <strong>Lotti</strong> Antonio LottiThe great Baroque composers
1667-1740 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Andrea <strong>Luchesi</strong> Andrea LuchesiThe great Baroque composers
1741-1801 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Jean-Baptiste <strong>Lully</strong> Jean-Baptiste LullyThe great Baroque composers
1632-1687 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

M

Marin <strong>Marais</strong> Marin MaraisThe great Baroque composers
1656-1728 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Benedetto <strong>Marcello</strong> Benedetto MarcelloThe great Baroque composers
1686-1739 (Baroque)
Composer

Louis <strong>Marchand</strong> Louis MarchandThe great Baroque composers
1669-1732 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Giovanni Battista <strong>Martini</strong> Giovanni Battista MartiniThe great Baroque composers
1706-1784 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann <strong>Mattheson</strong> Johann MatthesonThe great Baroque composers
1681-1764 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Claudio <strong>Merulo</strong> Claudio MeruloThe great Baroque composers
1533-1604 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Johann Melchior MolterThe great Baroque composers
1696-1765 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Jean-Joseph de <strong>Mondonville</strong> Jean-Joseph de MondonvilleThe great Baroque composers
1711-1772 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Pierre-Alexandre MonsignyThe great Baroque composers
1729-1817 (Classical)
Composer

Claudio <strong>Monteverdi</strong> Claudio MonteverdiThe great Baroque composers
1567-1643 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Thomas <strong>Morley</strong> Thomas MorleyThe great Baroque composers
1557-1602 (Renaissance)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Leopold <strong>Mozart</strong> Leopold MozartThe great Baroque composers
1719-1787 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Georg <strong>Muffat</strong> Georg MuffatThe great Baroque composers
1653-1704 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Josef <strong>Mysliveček</strong> Josef MyslivečekThe great Baroque composers
1737-1781 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

N

Pietro <strong>Nardini</strong> Pietro NardiniThe great Baroque composers
1722-1793 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Gottlieb NaumannThe great Baroque composers
1741-1801 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

Christian Gottlob <strong>Neefe</strong> Christian Gottlob NeefeThe great Baroque composers
1748-1798 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

O

Turlough <strong>O'Carolan</strong> Turlough O'CarolanThe great Baroque composers
1670-1738 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

P

Johann <strong>Pachelbel</strong> Johann PachelbelThe great Baroque composers
1653-1706 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Giovanni <strong>Paisiello</strong> Giovanni PaisielloThe great Baroque composers
1740-1816 (Classical)
Composer

Bernardo <strong>Pasquini</strong> Bernardo PasquiniThe great Baroque composers
1637-1710 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Johann Christoph <strong>Pepusch</strong> Johann Christoph PepuschThe great Baroque composers
1667-1752 (Baroque)
Composer

Giovanni Battista <strong>Pergolesi</strong> Giovanni Battista PergolesiThe great Baroque composers
1710-1736 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Jacopo <strong>Peri</strong> Jacopo PeriThe great Baroque composers
1561-1633 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Giacomo Antonio PertiThe great Baroque composers
1661-1756 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

François-André Danican <strong>Philidor</strong> François-André Danican PhilidorThe great Baroque composers
1726-1795 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Niccolò <strong>Piccinni</strong> Niccolò PiccinniThe great Baroque composers
1728-1800 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Georg <strong>Pisendel</strong> Johann Georg PisendelThe great Baroque composers
1687-1755 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Lorenzo Da da <strong>Ponte</strong> Lorenzo Da da PonteThe great Baroque composers
1749-1838 (Classical)
Composer

Nicola <strong>Porpora</strong> Nicola PorporaThe great Baroque composers
1686-1768 (Baroque)
Composer

Michael <strong>Praetorius</strong> Michael PraetoriusThe great Baroque composers
1571-1621 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Gaetano <strong>Pugnani</strong> Gaetano PugnaniThe great Baroque composers
1731-1798 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Henry <strong>Purcell</strong> Henry PurcellThe great Baroque composers
1659-1695 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

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Johann Joachim <strong>Quantz</strong> Johann Joachim QuantzThe great Baroque composers
1697-1773 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

R

Jean-Philippe <strong>Rameau</strong> Jean-Philippe RameauThe great Baroque composers
1683-1764 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Jean-Féry RebelThe great Baroque composers
1666-1747 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Johann Adam <strong>Reincken</strong> Johann Adam ReinckenThe great Baroque composers
1643-1722 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Franz Xaver <strong>Richter</strong> Franz Xaver RichterThe great Baroque composers
1709-1789 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Johan Helmich <strong>Roman</strong> Johan Helmich RomanThe great Baroque composers
1694-1758 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Johann <strong>Rosenmüller</strong> Johann RosenmüllerThe great Baroque composers
1619-1684 (Baroque)
Composer

Antonio <strong>Rosetti</strong> Antonio RosettiThe great Baroque composers
1746-1792 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Luigi RossiThe great Baroque composers
1597-1653 (Baroque)
Composer

S

Antonio <strong>Sacchini</strong> Antonio SacchiniThe great Baroque composers
1730-1786 (Classical)
Composer

Monsieur de <strong>Sainte-Colombe</strong> Monsieur de Sainte-ColombeThe great Baroque composers
1640-1700 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Johann Peter <strong>Salomon</strong> Johann Peter SalomonThe great Baroque composers
1745-1815 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Giuseppe SammartiniThe great Baroque composers
1695-1750 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Giovanni Battista <strong>Sammartini</strong> Giovanni Battista SammartiniThe great Baroque composers
1700-1775 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Gaspar SanzThe great Baroque composers
1640-1710 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Giuseppe <strong>Sarti</strong> Giuseppe SartiThe great Baroque composers
1729-1802 (Classical)
Composer

Pietro Filippo ScarlattiThe great Baroque composers
1679-1750 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Alessandro <strong>Scarlatti</strong> Alessandro ScarlattiThe great Baroque composers
1660-1725 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Domenico <strong>Scarlatti</strong> Domenico ScarlattiThe great Baroque composers
1685-1757 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Heinrich ScheidemannThe great Baroque composers
1596-1663 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Samuel <strong>Scheidt</strong> Samuel ScheidtThe great Baroque composers
1587-1654 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Johann Hermann <strong>Schein</strong> Johann Hermann ScheinThe great Baroque composers
1586-1630 (Renaissance)
Conductor & Composer

Johann SchobertThe great Baroque composers
1720-1767 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Heinrich <strong>Schütz</strong> Heinrich SchützThe great Baroque composers
1585-1672 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Antonio <strong>Soler</strong> Antonio SolerThe great Baroque composers
1729-1783 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann <strong>Stamitz</strong> Johann StamitzThe great Baroque composers
1717-1757 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Carl <strong>Stamitz</strong> Carl StamitzThe great Baroque composers
1745-1801 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Alessandro <strong>Stradella</strong> Alessandro StradellaThe great Baroque composers
1643-1682 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Barbara <strong>Strozzi</strong> Barbara StrozziThe great Baroque composers
1619-1677 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer & Composer

Jan Pieterszoon <strong>Sweelinck</strong> Jan Pieterszoon SweelinckThe great Baroque composers
1562-1621 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

T

Giuseppe <strong>Tartini</strong> Giuseppe TartiniThe great Baroque composers
1692-1770 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Georg Philipp <strong>Telemann</strong> Georg Philipp TelemannThe great Baroque composers
1681-1767 (Baroque)
Composer
Complete works

Giuseppe <strong>Torelli</strong> Giuseppe TorelliThe great Baroque composers
1658-1709 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Tommaso <strong>Traetta</strong> Tommaso TraettaThe great Baroque composers
1727-1779 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

V

Johann Baptist <strong>Vanhal</strong> Johann Baptist VanhalThe great Baroque composers
1739-1813 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Orazio VecchiThe great Baroque composers
1550-1605 (Renaissance)
Composer

Francesco Maria <strong>Veracini</strong> Francesco Maria VeraciniThe great Baroque composers
1690-1768 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Tomás Luis de <strong>Victoria</strong> Tomás Luis de VictoriaThe great Baroque composers
1548-1611 (Renaissance)
Composer

Leonardo <strong>Vinci</strong> Leonardo VinciThe great Baroque composers
1690-1730 (Baroque)
Composer

Tomaso Antonio VitaliThe great Baroque composers
1663-1745 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Antonio <strong>Vivaldi</strong> Antonio VivaldiThe great Baroque composers
1678-1741 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Georg Joseph VoglerThe great Baroque composers
1749-1814 (Classical)
Composer

W

Georg Christoph <strong>Wagenseil</strong> Georg Christoph WagenseilThe great Baroque composers
1715-1777 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Gottfried <strong>Walther</strong> Johann Gottfried WaltherThe great Baroque composers
1684-1748 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Matthias WeckmannThe great Baroque composers
1619-1674 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Thomas <strong>Weelkes</strong> Thomas WeelkesThe great Baroque composers
1576-1623 (Renaissance)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Sylvius Leopold <strong>Weiss</strong> Sylvius Leopold WeissThe great Baroque composers
1687-1750 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

John WilbyeThe great Baroque composers
1574-1638 (Renaissance)
Composer

Z

Friedrich Wilhelm ZachowThe great Baroque composers
1663-1712 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Jan Dismas <strong>Zelenka</strong> Jan Dismas ZelenkaThe great Baroque composers
1679-1745 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Some composers to be celebrated very soon

Next month, more than 40 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In November 2020 some of them may celebrate a special anniversary. For others, amateurs and enthusiasts will celebrate the bicentenary of their birth or the fiftieth anniversary of their death for example. Among them, some famous composers:

on 8, César Franck (1822-1890), 130th anniversary (Death),
on 12, Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010), 10th anniversary (Death),
on 14, Aaron Copland (1900-1990), 120th anniversary (Birth),
on 18, Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), 160th anniversary (Birth),
on 22, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784), 310th anniversary (Birth),
...

There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the October 2020 celebrations (30+).

Always good opportunities to discover or deepen, (re)listen, explore the vastness and diversity of classical music...

See also...

Timelines : Composers

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Commemorations 2020, 2021, ...

Last update : 2020-10-01

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