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FYI...
- The start and stop dates for musical time periods are negotiable. Try using a century in your search to get more results. Example: Music -- 17th century.
- If you're working with a generic title (example: Symphony No. 5, op. 67), check the composer's works list in Oxford Music Online to verify information about the work. (FYI - Symphony No. 5, op. 67 was written by Beethoven.)
- Prominent scholars include: Claude Palisca, H. Wiley Hitchcock, Donald J. Grout, Andrew Dell'Antonio, and Stanley Sadie.
Prominent Baroque Era Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frederick Handel
Henry Purcell
Arcangelo Corelli
Guiseppe Torelli
Francesca Caccini
Allesandro Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Francois Couperin
Dieterich Buxtehude
Georg Philipp Telemann
Barbara Strozzi
Heinrich Schutz
John Dowland
Hans Leo Hassler
Domenico Gabrielli
Johann Christian Bach
Jean-Philippe Rameau