Baroque Composer

during baroque era of music (1600 1750), composers expanded range , complexity of music writing. baroque music era began when composers looked ancient greek music inspiration create operas (dramatic vocal music accompanied orchestra). key style of music composers used during era contrapuntal music. style of writing required composers have advanced knowledge of music theory, contrapuntal music involves multiple, independent melody lines played instruments or sung voices. there strict counterpoint rules composers had learn. german baroque composers wrote small ensembles including strings, brass, , woodwinds, choirs , keyboard instruments such pipe organ, harpsichord, , clavichord. during period, composers developed several major music forms lasted later periods when expanded , evolved further, including fugue, invention, sonata, , concerto. late baroque style polyphonically complex , richly ornamented. of best-known composers baroque era include johann sebastian bach, george frideric handel, georg philipp telemann , vivaldi.