... Dunstable (1390-1453). A mathematician, astronomer and musician, Dunstable is recognized for his 60 compositions which strongly influenced composers after him. He is known for writing three voice sacred pieces, settings of antiphons, hymns and mass sections. Dunstable's music exemplified Renaissance music of the time in his preferences for scale steps, thirds, and his experimentation with rhythm. Along with Dunstable in the list ... in sacred or secular music. The Baroque Period (meaning abnormal or bizarre) spanned from the year 1600 to around 1750. The genres and styles developed in th...

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... . Handel spent the period between 1706 and 1710 in Italy. There he continued with opera and composed his first two oratorios. He gained the identification of royals and other famous people and upon his return to Germany at age 25, held an important standing as a composer. After a short stay at ... home, Handel moved on to England. In England he continued writing in an Italian style but concentrated most of his efforts on composing English, music, particularly choral pieces such as English oratorios, for which he is most famous. Handel is also ... esteemed for his English Church music, s...

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