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Pietro Metastasio
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini
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United Kingdom of Great Britain
England and Scotland combine to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain -
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Franz Xaver Richter
Highly praised composer by Charles Burney. Is is Bohemian violinist and composer. -
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
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Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach
Oldest Son of J.S. Bach. Associated with "Empfindsamkeit." This translates into the "sentimental" style. -
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Austrian Composer. He wrote in the Baroque and galant styles. -
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Johann Stamitz
Symphonic innovator in Mannheim. Also a conductor, violinist, and teacher -
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Leopold Mozart
Father of Wolfgang Mozart. -
Vivaldi Completes "The Four Seasons"
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Dr. Charles Burney
Music Historian and author that traveled through Europe and reported his findings. -
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Austrian Composer. He acted as an innovator and mover within the new classic style. -
Start of the Great Awakening
The revivalist movement in America is led by Jonathan Edwards. -
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Johann Christian Bach
Son of J.S. Bach and friend of Mozart. Set up concert series in London with Abel. -
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Luigi Boccherini
Prolific Italian Composer and Cellist -
France Declares War against Britain
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William Billings
Most prominent Composer in young America. -
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Domenico Cimarosa
Italian Composer and central figure in opera. Was extremely successful in his day. -
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Lorenzo Da Ponte
Italian Librettist and Poet. Collaborated with Mozart and later moved to the US. Professor at Columbia College in New York. -
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German poet and writer. He was a literary force behind the Romanticism movement. -
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Antonio Salieri
Italian Composer and teacher. He transitioned in his time between Galant and classic, and then from classic to romantic styles. -
Benjamin Franklin Discovered Electricity
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Muzio Clementi
English Composer of Italian birth. Music publisher and piano manufacturer. -
Beginning of the 7 Years War
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrain Composer. Extremely prominent, even today, as even the general public would recognize his name. He is the epitome of the classic style. -
First Shots of the American Revolution
First shots are fired at Lexington, on their way to Concord. -
US Congress Completes the Articles of Confederation
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British Government Recognizes US Independence
Treaty of Paris is negotiated by Adams, Franklin, and Jay.