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Pietro Metastasio
Most important author of librettos for the 18th century. -
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Galant Italian composer and innovator of the symphony in Milan. -
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Farinelli
One of the most famous castrati in the 18th century. -
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Franz Xaver Richter
German composer, teacher, and singer. The innovator if the string quartet. -
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Prince Nikolaus J Eszterhazy
Haydn's patron and employer until 1790. -
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Eldest son of J.S. Bach. -
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
German opera reform composer -
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Johann Stamitz
Galant, He helped establish the symphonic genre. -
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Dr, Charles Burney
Music historian, author, and organist. -
Symphony
A three or four movement work for orchestra that was innovated by Sammartini. -
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The Classical Period
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Franz Joseph Haydn
A primary Austrian composer, a teacher, keyboardist, and violinist. -
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Johann Christian Bach
Son of J.S. Bach. Friend and influence to Mozart. -
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Luigi Boccherini
Italian composer and cellist. -
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William Billings
Most prominent composer in the New America. Not a strong composer. He was a singing teacher. -
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Domenico Cimarosa
Italian composer. A central figure in opera in the late 18th century. -
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Lorenzo Da Ponte
Italian librettist and poet. -
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Johann Wolfgang von Goeth
German poet and writer. He was a literary force behind Romanticism. -
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Antonio Salieri
Italian composer and teacher. He functioned in the transitional periods. -
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Muzio Clementi
English composer of Italian birth, keyboardist, teacher, music publisher, and piano manufacturer. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer and child prodigy. -
The Boston Massacre
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American War
The American war for independence begins. About 15 months later while still in war Thomas Jefferson drafted the declaration of independence. -
Minuet
Extremely popular around the late 18th century. -
Motet
Solo works for a singer and orchestra -
Parita
A multi-movement instrumental work that usually contained a mixture of dance numbers. -
Banjamin Franklin dies