The most famous composers of the Baroque era are Bach and Handel. Also important during this period were Telemann and Vivaldi. In this writer's opinion those are the four pre-eminent composers, but some might nominate Scarlatti, Corelli, Couperin, Locatelli or many others.
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Claudio Monteverdi
Girolamo Frescobaldi
George Frideric Handel
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vivaldi, and its spelt baroque
The beginning of the classical period was in around 1750, so any composers whose music was published around this date or after aren't baroque composers. The most famous baroque composers include Handel, J.S Bach and Vivaldi, whilst the pioneers of the classical era were Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.