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Famous Baroque Music Composers

By: Gadiele Joson

Born: Born: March 31, 1685, Eisenach, Germany

J.S. Bach

Nationality: Roman

Musical Works: Ave Maria, Mass in B Minor, and Toccata and the Fugue in D Minor.

1. J.S. Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach had a prestigious musical lineage and took on various organist positions during the early 18th century, creating famous compositions like "Toccata and Fugue in D minor." Some of his best-known compositions are the "Mass in B Minor," the "Brandenburg Concertos" and "The Well-Tempered Clavier."

Born: February 23, 1685, Halle (Saale), Germany

G.F. Handel

Professions: composer, organist

Musical Works: Messiah, Water Music, and Sarabande.

George Frideric Handel, a German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, was known particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah (1741).

2. G.F. Handel

Born: March 4, 1678, Venice, Italy

Antonio Vivaldi

Genre: Classical music, Baroque music, Classical

Musical Works: The Four Seasons And Gloria

3. Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, impresario, and Roman Catholic priest. Born in Venice, the capital of the Venetian Republic, Vivaldi is regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers.

Born: February 17, 1653, Fusignano, Italy

Arcangello Corelli

Genre: Baroque music, Classical music, Classical

Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian violinist and composer of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of the violin, and as the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony.

4. Arcangello Corelli

Musical Works: Christmas Concerto

Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5

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