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Monteverdi's L’Orfeo
1607 One of the most important first examples of early opera. -
First Public Concerts in England
1672 This soon spread to the rest of Europe, this was the birth of modern concert life. -
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JS Bach
1685-1750 -
Antonio Vivaldi's L’Estro Armonico
1711 L'estro armonico pioneered orchestral unison in concerto movements. -
Traité de l’harmonie 1722
Became basis for teaching
functional harmony. -
Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier volume 1
1722 This demonstrated the feasibility of equal temperament, and aided in teaching students. -
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Franz Joseph Haydn
1732-1809 -
Handel's Messiah
1742 It was performed however it was finished in 1742. -
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Joseph Bologne Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Music Director of Concert des
Amateurs (1773-1781) Virtuoso Violinist and composer, one of France’s best composers, conductors, violinists, and master Swordsman -
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WA Mozart
1756-1791 -
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Viennese Classical Period
1770-1800 -
Mozart's Don Giovanni
1787 -
Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"