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Pre-Classical
Style Galant, Rococo, Italian Comic Opera, Emfindsamer Stil, Handel's Messiah, Bach's Mass in B Minor -
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Franz Josef Haydn
Esterhaza Palace, 106 symphonies, 68 string quartets, 47 piano sonatas, 26 operas, 4 oratorios, 35 concerti. Famous works include The Creation and his 12 London Symphonies. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Potentially the most well known composer of western classical music. Over 600 compositions. Child prodigy who spent most of his career as a freelance composer who also performed his own piano concertos. -
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Viennese Classical Period
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
French composer of mixed-race heritage born in the French colony of Guadaloupe. Prominent classical composer, musician and fencer of France. -
Haydn's Op. 33 String Quartets
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Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23
One of Mozart's most well known works. Written in A major. Interestingly, the second movement is the only movement he ever wrote in F# minor. Involves Sonata-Allegro form, as well as Sonata-Rondo form. -
Don Giovanni
One of Mozart's great operas. Listed by the composer as an opera buffa. Based on the the tales of Don Juan, a Spanish fictional character created by Tirso de Molina. Premiered in Prague. Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. -
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Haydn's London Symphonies
Written in honor of Johann Peter Saloman, who introduced London to Haydn.