... as grotesque, in bad taste or of irregular and disproportionate shape (McGee 45). Meanwhile pieces during this time period were anything but grotesque-they were masterpieces. The styles during the baroque time period lasting from 1600-1750 consisted of operas, oratorios, cantatas, orchestras, concerto grosso, and rococos (McGee 48-55). Handel's specialty was opera, thus during the baroque time period the most popular piece composed was "Messiah" which was first performed in 1742 (McGee 49). During the baroque time period, there were many composers that specialized in different areas of instruments. Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian musician that led the way for Antonio Vivaldi (Carlin 52). Corelli is considered to be the "father" of the concerto grosso. Vivaldi was also a violinist like Arcangelo; his work was influential with his contemporaries to composers who followed him. While never actually working together, J.S. Bach copied many of Antonio's works in trying to unravel the mystery ...

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