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MUSC 1101: Music Appreciation: The Baroque Period, 1600 – 1750

This libguide will help in understanding the history of music and how it has influenced culture

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Baroque Composers

Claudio Monteverdi - Wikipedia Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)

Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4 (Corelli) - Wikipedia Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Wikipedia Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

The Purcell Society | Publishing the complete works of Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Marc-Antoine Charpentier , portrait de Paul  Armesto , NYC 2016. | Facebook Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)

Hor Che Gli Augelli — Jacopo Peri | Last.fm Jacopo Peri (1561 - 1633)

Composer of the Month: Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687)

George Frideric Handel - Wikipedia George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

  Antonio Lucio Vivaldi  (1678 -1741)

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Music Audio Files

Baroque Period

Baroque Music for Concentration Vivaldi - 7 Violin Concertos 'L'imperatore'  - YouTube

Baroque Period Music

Resources & Links

About the Baroque Period 

Musical U 

Music World

Baroque music 

La Sala del Cembalo 

A Non-Profit Project devoted to the Baroque Age. Reviews, Articles, Historical Insights, Interviews and the greatest Harpsichord Musical Archive of the World!

The Baroque Music Period: An Overview

Society for Seventeenth-Century Music

Baroque Music 

Essential humanities: Baroque Music 

Baroque Music History Review

Music Theory Academy: Baroque Music

New world Encyclopedia: Baroque Music

Western Music History/Baroque Music

The Songs of America

The Songs of America explores American history from the 16th century to the present as documented in popular and traditional songs, art songs, and sacred music. The collection contains 80,000+ online items, including recordings and video, scores and sheet music, manuscripts, copyright submissions, biographies, essays, and maps.

American Handel Society

The American Handel Society seeks to foster study of the life, works, and times of George Frideric Handel, and to encourage and support the performance of his music.

The Baroque Music Page

Includes a definition of baroque music, a sampler of music, and information about composers, instruments, performance

Timeline of Baroque Composers

Society for Seventeenth-Century Music

The Society for Seventeenth-Century Music is dedicated to the study and performance of seventeenth-century music and related arts. SSCM incorporates the American Heinrich Schütz Society, which is the U.S. Chapter of the International Heinrich Schütz Society.

Baroque Music Characteristics-Everything you need to know. 

Texts of the Vocal Works with English Translation and Commentary by Z. Philip Ambrose

The History of American Music By APatt

Learning to Listen to Baroque Music

Baroque music era: style and characteristics

Western Music History/Baroque Music