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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.