Antoine Boësset, Sieur de Villedieu, was a French composer born in Blois, baptised on 24 February 1587 and died in Paris on 8 December 1643. He dominated musical life at the French court during the first half of the 17th century. He married in 1613 Jeanne Guédron , daughter...
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767) The era of the German late baroque brought forth Bach and Handel, two of the greatest musical geniuses. But Georg Philipp Telemann, born in 1681, was considered equal, if not superior, to them at the time. Telemann was the most fruitful composer of...
Baroque music in the Romanesque churches of the Ribéracois The Festival Itinéraire Baroque is the annual meeting place for Baroque music in Romanesque architecture sites in the Périgord Vert. The 2019 edition offers the public a diverse program with Bach as guest of honour. The festival combines baroque music,...
Johann Sebastian Bach (* 21. March/ 31. March 1685 in Eisenach; † 28. July 1750 in Leipzig) was a German composer, cantor as well as organ and harpsichord virtuoso of the Baroque period. He is the most prominent representative of the Bach family of musicians and is regarded today...
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (also Lodovico Viadana; * about 1560 in Viadana near Parma; † May 2, 1627 in Gualtieri) was an Italian composer and member of the Franciscan Observant Order. His musical period is at the intersection of the Renaissance and the Baroque periods. His birth name was...