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Which composers are known as music masters of the Baroque period?

1. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (Italian: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, March 4, 1678 - 1741 July 28, 2017), male, is an Italian priest, Baroque music composer, and violinist.

Main works include "Four Seasons" and so on.

2. Jean-Baptiste Lurie

Jean-Baptiste Lurie is an Italian-French composer. Also translated as "Lu Li". Born in Florence in 1632 to a wealthy mill owner's family. At the age of 10, he entered the French court and began his artistic career.

3. Rameau

Rameau (Jean-Philippe Rameau, 1683~1764) is a famous French composer, organist and music theorist. Rameau did not embark on the path of dramatic music creation until he was 50 years old. His dramatic music includes various genres and styles of this period in France; he published a harmony tutorial in 1722, laying the foundation for modern harmony theory.

4. George Friedrich Handel

George Friedrich Handel (February 23, 1685-April 1759) 14th), male, British-German composer.

Handel was born in Halle, S., Germany. He studied composition under the organist Zhahao, and later served as organist and art director in the church. Because of his love for secular music, he moved to Hamburg in 1703 and began to write operas. After 1706, he composed in Hamburg and London, and soon became an authority on music in the UK.

Representative works include "Almira", "Hallelujah", etc.

5. Telemann

G. Philipp Telemann (1681~1767) German composer and organist.

In the transitional stage between the Baroque period and the Classical period, he was the most important composer and organist in Germany at that time. He pays attention to the main tone texture of melody writing and often puts aside exquisite counterpoint techniques, emphasizing light and beautiful melody, bright and symmetrical rhythm, and non-bloated and impetuous accompaniment.

He was regarded as an "avant-garde" composer of his time. He has composed 600 Italian-style overtures, 44 Passions, 12 sets of liturgical music, 40 operas and some orchestral and chamber music works.