FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

He is the early baroque composer and the Father of Opera.

• Claudio Monteverdi

• Johann Sebastian Bach

He came from a long line of musicians. his father, grandfather and great grandfather and they are considered as town musician.

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Claudio Monteverdi

   

He is a teacher, composer in the girl’s orphanage in Venice. He also made both secular and sacred music.

• Antonio Vivaldi

• George Fredric Handell

He is the most prominent Italian violinist and composer of the string music. He was known as gentle and calm but when he performed he transformed.

• Henry Purcell

• Arcangelo Corelli

He is remembered for his operas and oratorios.

• George Fredric Handell

• Arcangelo Corelli

Ancient Greek legendary hero endowed with superhuman musical skills.

• Orpheus

• Claudio Monteverdi

He became England’s most important composer.

• George Fredric Handell

• Claudio Monteverdi

This is one of the music of Monteverdi from Orfeo which means “you are dead”.

• Tu’se morta

•      Dido’s Lament

He was considered as the last native English composer.

• Arcangelo Corelli

• Henry Purcell

He is an Italian composer. He was born on May 1567 in Italy and died on November 1643 at the age of 76 years old.

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Claudio Monteverdi