b.1600-1799

[James]

Pick your top 5 composers from the choices above.

[DavidW]

That was easy!  Only thing I had to really consider was Schubert vs Handel.

[DavidW]

Oh yeah mine are Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Bach and Schubert.

[PaulSC]

Mine were the same as haydnfan's, except with D. Scarlatti in place of Schubert.

[jochanaan]

Way too long a "period" (consisting of two distinct music-eras), way too few composers included.  And I'd still rather play the music than this game.

[DavidW]

I think that we finally found a poll that Beethoven won't win... Bach is winning.

[Lethevich]

Rameau, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Beethoven

It was sad to have to leave Biber, Gluck and Purcell, but I don't listen to them enough.

[(poco) Sforzando]

Rameau, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Beethoven

It was sad to have to leave Biber, Gluck and Purcell, but I don't listen to them enough.

Is Heinrich Biber related to Justin?

[Lethevich]

One of the more pleasant surprises I had recently was typing "Biber" into Google to find his Wikipedia article, and not being prompted by the expected "did you mean: Justin Bieber" stupid talk

[Conor71]

Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert .

[eyeresist]

I don't know enough about this two-century period to cast any sort of valid vote.

[DavidW]

I think that we finally found a poll that Beethoven won't win... Bach is winning.

I guess I spoke too soon!

[mc ukrneal]

I guess I spoke too soon!

You jinxed it!

[abidoful]

Such a big time frame!
Buxtehude, J.S.Bach, G.F.Händel, W.A.Mozart, LvBeethoven

[eyeresist]

Because I didn't vote, I can't tell who won

[Mn Dave]

Because I didn't vote, I can't tell who won

Exactly who you'd think would win.

[eyeresist]

Well, if it works anything like elections, the first five names at the top of the ballot took the prize. Good news for Lawes (who?), Cavalli (who?), Carissimi (who?), Strozzi (who?), and a promotion for Lully.

[RebLem]

J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, F.J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, L.V. Beethoven.
I wish I had room for D. Buxtehude, H.I.F. Biber, M.A. Charpentier, H. Purcell, and F. Schubert.
I agree with the others who say its way too long a time period.  Ought to be two periods: The beginning of time up through 1684, and 1685-1800.

[RebLem]

I didn't know Mexico had changed their flag ...

I have absolutely no idea what your are writing about.  Can someone translate this into understandable standard English?

[RebLem]

From under your avatar: New Mexico Flag.
It was an attempt at humor which apparently failed.

Ah, I forgot about that.  OK.  I didn't think of it, because my avatar and the description is simply wiped out by a red X in a box because something is blocking the display of the flag on my system.