Baroque keyboard composers

1. What is baroque keyboard composition?
2. What was the keyboard of the Baroque period?
3. Who are the 4 most important Baroque composers?
4. Which composer is known for composing piano?

What is baroque keyboard composition?

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TOCCATA. a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style.

What was the keyboard of the Baroque period?

The harpsichord is a keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked, rather than hit with a hammer (which is the mechanism for the piano, a more recent development). The distinctive sound of the harpsichord creates an almost immediately association with the baroque era.

Who are the 4 most important Baroque composers?

Major Baroque Composers

• Michael Praetorius (1571–1621): ...
• Johann Hermann Schein (1586–1630): ...
• Samuel Scheidt (1587–1653): ...
• Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672): ...
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): ...
• George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): ...
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750):
• Henry Purcell (1659–1695):

Which composer is known for composing piano?

Frédéric Chopin (1810–49)

He is thus primarily known for writing music for the piano, notably Nocturne, Op.