Classical Era 1730-1810

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    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    a French theorist and composer who tried to create the foundation for harmonic practice.
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    Giovanni Battista Sammartini

    invented the Symphony.
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    Fredrick the Great

    Prussian leader between the years of 1740 and 1786. He was also a talented musician who composed 4 symphonies and many sonatas.
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    Christoph Willibald Gluck

    took Italian opera seria and applied operatic reform to it.
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    C.P.E. Bach

    J.S. Bach's son. Also worked for Fredrick the Great.
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    Franz Joseph Haydn

    One of the big names of the Classical era. Worked for the Esterhazys for a large portion of his life. His death marked the end of the Classical era.
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    Antonio Salieri

    a court composer in Vienna.
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    Maria Anna Mozart

    Also called Nannerl, was Mozart's older sister. Although her brother got all the recognition, she was just as talented, possibly even more.
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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    A child prodigy, became one of the most well-known composers of all time.