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Antonio Sacchini (June 14 1730- Oct 6 1786)
Genres commonly composed: Opera Seria
Important Musical Inventions: French harpsichord
Musical Stylistic Traits: Focus on solo voice and belcanto
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The iron plough was invented -
Christian Cannabich ( Dec 28 1731- Jan 20 1798)
Genres commonly composed: Orchestral music
Important Musical Inventions: Inventions of the piano.
Musical Stylistic Traits: Use of Mannheim style to their dynamics and shape melodic structure.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: Invention of the Sextant. -
Franz Joseph Haydn ( Mar 31 1732- May 31 1809)
Genres commonly composed: Classical music
Important Musical Inventions: Sonata Allegro Form
Musical Stylistic Traits: Helped establish style forms for string quartets.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The Threshing Machine. -
Gian Francesco de Majo ( Mar 24 1732- Nov 17 1770)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Opera
Important Musical Inventions: Piano-forte
Musical Stylistic Traits: Sacred works of Oratorios, Cantatas, and Masses.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The Threshing Machine. -
Pierre-Augustine Beaumarchias ( Jan 24 1732- May 18 1799)
Genres commonly composed: Classical (Comedy/ Drama)
Important Musical Inventions: Sonata Allegro Form
Musical Stylistic Traits: Soon after the banishment of Louis XVI from a play became a music teacher.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The Threshing Machine -
Francois Joseph Gossec ( Jan 17 1734 Feb 16 1829)
Genres commonly composed: Classical music
Important Musical Inventions: The Harp
Musical Stylistic Traits: Expanded French orchestra by including horn and clarinet.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: Flying Shuttle -
Johann Christian Bach ( Sept 5 1735- Jan 1 1782)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: The pedal harpsichord
Musical Stylistic Traits: He blends German technique with an Italian influence.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The 1st Chronometer. -
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger ( Feb 3 1736- March 7 1809)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: The harpsichord
Musical Stylistic Traits: He was one of the leading experts in music theory.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: John Harrison tests the 1st sea clock. -
Michael Haydn ( Sept 14 1737- Aug 10 1806)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: Stradivarius Violin
Musical Stylistic Traits: Development of larger structures out of simple motifs.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The winnowing machine -
Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar ( Oct 24 1739- Apr 10 1807)
Genres commonly composed: German Opera of Singspiel
Important Musical Inventions: Sinfonia's
Musical Stylistic Traits: She worked as a regent, patron, and composer.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: Paul Lewis's roller spinning machine. -
Johann Baptist Vanhal ( May 12 1739- Aug 20 1813)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: Sinfonia's
Musical Stylistic Traits: Repeated semiquavers, pounding quavers in the bass line, wide skips in the themes.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: Paul Lewis's roller spinning machine. -
Giovanni Paisiello ( May 9 1740- June 5 1816)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: The first glass harp
Musical Stylistic Traits: The use of Comic Opera
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: Crucible steel techniques. -
Luigi Boccherini ( Feb 19 1743- May 28 1805)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: The Clavichord
Musical Stylistic Traits: Exhibiting rhythmic invention with the influence of guitar.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The Wool carding machine -
Marianna Martines ( May 4 1744- Dec 13 1812)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: Sonate Accademiche
Musical Stylistic Traits: Oratorios, Masses, Sacred choral works, and Secular Cantatas.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The Integrated brass mill -
Carl Stamitz ( May 7 1745- Nov 9 1801)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: Gold Coast musical instruments
Musical Stylistic Traits: The chief member of the so-called Mannheim School.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The first electrical capacitor. -
Giuseppe Maria Cambini ( Feb 13 1746- Dec 29 1825)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: Viola D'amore
Musical Stylistic Traits: French Galant style
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The production of sulphuric acid. -
William Billings ( Oct 17 1746- Sept 26 1800)
Genres commonly composed: Classical/ American folk music
Important Musical Inventions: Viola D'amore
Musical Stylistic Traits: The early American primitive style
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The lightening rod -
Lorenzo Da Ponte ( Mar 10 1749- Aug 17 1838)
Genres commonly composed: Opera Librettist
Important Musical Inventions: The Music for Royal fireworks
Musical Stylistic Traits: Librettos of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: Modern food-canning -
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ( Aug 28 1749- Mar 22 1832)
Genres commonly composed: 'Folk-Style'
Important Musical Inventions: Music for Royal fireworks
Musical Stylistic Traits: The associated tradition of performance
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The modern food-canning process. -
Antonio Salieri ( Aug 18 1750- May 7 1825)
Genres commonly composed: Classical Music
Important Musical Inventions: The majority of string instruments
Musical Stylistic Traits: Important figure in the development of Italian opera.
Major Historical Inventions/ Events: The jigsaw puzzle