And now, another composer who died too young. Giovanni Pergolesi died at 26, but his music was truly mature and sublime. Deeply influential both in his time and in later centuries, Pergolesi was a major influence on composers from J.S. Bach (who was 25 when Pergolesi was born) to Stravinsky. Bach famously incorporated Pergolesi’s Sabat … Continue reading Baroque Music VI: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
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Corelli and The Birth of the Orchestra
Corelli’s Opus 6 concerti grossi are his most significant achievement. Although he did not invent the concerto grosso form, Corelli certainly popularized it, paving the way for Vivaldi (The Four Seasons) and Bach (Brandenburg Concertos), two of the high points of Baroque music and among the best-known examples of the concerto grosso form. The Opus … Continue reading Corelli and The Birth of the Orchestra
A Gertus History of Music 