Baroque Composer by Genre or Instrument: Harpsichord

Jean Henri Danglebert, 1629-1691
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, 1656-1746
Francois Couperin, 1668-1733
Johann David Heinichen, 1683-1729
Domenico Scarlatti, 1685-1757
Anna Bon, 1739-1767

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Other instruments or genre:
Violin
Viol or cello
Lute
Flute
Organ
Opera
Other vocal music

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By nationality:
English
French
German

Italian
Other European

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Women Baroque Composers

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Baroque Composer by Genre or Instrument: Organ

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, 1562-1621
Girolamo Frescobaldi, 1583-1643
Heinrich Schutz, 1585-1682
Samuel Scheidt, 1587-1654
Johann Jakob Froberger, 1616-1667
Giovanni Legrenzi, 1626-1690
Dietrich Buxtehude, 1637-1707
John Blow, 1649-1708
Johann Pachelbel, 1653-1706
Johann Gottfried Walther, 1684-1748
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
Carlos Seixas, 1704-1742

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Other instruments or genre:
Violin
Viol or cello
Harpsichord
Lute
Flute
Opera
Other vocal music

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By nationality:
English
French
German

Italian
Other European

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Women Baroque Composers

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Baroque Composer by Genre or Instrument: Viol or Cello

William Lawes, 1602-1645
Leonora Duarte
Domenico Gabrielli,1651-1690
Marin Marais, 1656-1728
Attilio Ariosti, 1666-1729

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Other instruments or genre:
Violin
Harpsichord
Lute
Flute
Organ
Opera
Other vocal music

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By nationality:
English
French
German

Italian
Other European

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Women Baroque Composers

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Georg Muffat: Notes and Commentary

Georg Muffat was a French Baroque composer most well known for the performance directions printed as part of his collections of string pieces Florilegium Primum and Florilegium Secundum (First and Second Bouquets) in 1695 and 1698. The performance directions are notable for their detail. These performance directions were intended to assist German string players with the idiom of the French dance style, and include detailed rules for the tempo and order of bow strokes in various types of movement, as well as more general strategies for good ensemble playing and musicianship. These texts remain extremely valuable for modern historically-interested musicians.

Muffat was, as Johann Jakob Froberger before him, and Handel after him, a cosmopolitan composer who played a role in the exchanges between European musical traditions. He lived from June 1, 1653, to February 23, 1704.—Excerpted from Wikipedia

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Georg Muffat: Complete Works

Sonatas for various instruments (armonico tributo 1682)
Orchestral suites (florilegium primum & secundum 1695)
12 Concerti grossi (auserlesene… instrumental Musik 1701)
12 Toccatas for the organ as well as other pieces: passacaglia, chaconne, air with variations (Apparatus musico-organisticus 1690)
Partitas for the harpsichord
Religious works (notably three masses and Salve Regina) from which “Missa in labore requies” is preserved
3 operas (“Marina Armena,” “Königin Marianne die verleumdete Unschuld,” and “La fatali felicità di Plutone”—Excerpted from Wikipedia

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Georg Muffat: Books and Music

Selected Books

Georg Muffat on Performance Practice
Indiana University Press, 2001
David K. Wilson, trans.
$19.76

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“A fascinating overall impression of the day-to-day concerns and working environment of a professional musician of the late 17th century.”—American Recorder

Selected Music

muffat-1Concerti Grossi, Nos. 1-6 (2001), 1 CD

muffat-2Concerti Grossi, Nos. 7-12 (2002), 1 CD

muffat-3 Florilegium Secundum (1981), 1 CD

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Georg Muffat, 1653-1704

Muffat

Selected Recordings

Concerti Grossi Nos. 7-12

Chaconne

Armonico Tributo Sonata No.2 in G minor

Selected Sheet Music

Florilegium Primum

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Source: IMSLP.org

Showcase Piece

Armonico Tributo

Background and Commentary

Georg Muffat was a French Baroque composer most well known for the performance directions printed as part of his collections of string pieces Florilegium Primum and Florilegium Secundum (First and Second Bouquets) in 1695 and 1698. The performance directions are notable for their detail. These performance directions were intended to assist German string players with the idiom of the French dance style, and include detailed rules for the tempo and order of bow strokes in various types of movement, as well as more general strategies for good ensemble playing and musicianship. These texts remain extremely valuable for modern historically-interested musicians.

Muffat was, as Johann Jakob Froberger before him, and Handel after him, a cosmopolitan composer who played a role in the exchanges between European musical traditions. He lived from June 1, 1653, to February 23, 1704.—Excerpted from Wikipedia

Books and Music

Selected Books

Georg Muffat on Performance Practice
Indiana University Press, 2001
David K. Wilson, trans.
$19.76

muffat-4

“A fascinating overall impression of the day-to-day concerns and working environment of a professional musician of the late 17th century.”—American Recorder

Selected Music

muffat-1Concerti Grossi, Nos. 1-6 (2001), 1 CD

muffat-2Concerti Grossi, Nos. 7-12 (2002), 1 CD

muffat-3 Florilegium Secundum (1981), 1 CD

More Georg Muffat music

Complete Works

Sonatas for various instruments (armonico tributo 1682)
Orchestral suites (florilegium primum & secundum 1695)
12 Concerti grossi (auserlesene… instrumental Musik 1701)
12 Toccatas for the organ as well as other pieces: passacaglia, chaconne, air with variations (Apparatus musico-organisticus 1690)
Partitas for the harpsichord
Religious works (notably three masses and Salve Regina) from which “Missa in labore requies” is preserved
3 operas (“Marina Armena,” “Königin Marianne die verleumdete Unschuld,” and “La fatali felicità di Plutone”—Excerpted from Wikipedia

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