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Instrumental in moving music towards Romanticism. He is an extremely prominent figure even today!
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German writer and composer. Is mainly known for the Nutcracker.
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Founder of German Romantic Opera. Studied with Micheal Haydn and was a important conductor.
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Extremely famous composer of early 19th century Vienna. Mostly composed choral and operas.
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Prolific composer of all the genres of the romantic era. He studied under Mayr.
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Austrian Composer. Created the artistic and dramatic Lieder genre.
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Italian Opera Composer who mainly wrote dramas.
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French composer, conductor, writer, and innovator. Was a leading French composer in his day.
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Father of Russian Music.
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Female composer that was discouraged from composing. Her house was considered centre for intellectuals.
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Conservative, early romantic. Was important was a conductor that revived Bach's music.
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Important as critic, editor, and composer. Lost his sanity at a young age.
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Polish/French Composer. Highly influential as he invented new piano techniques.Better known know then during his life.
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Leading italian Opera Composer of the 19th Century
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Wife of Robert Schumann. Was a virtuoso pianist.
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Stockton to Darligton opened
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Viennese Composer. Called the "Waltz-king"
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Hungarian violinist. Toured with Clara Schumann.
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French Composer, pianist, organist, and writer,
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French Composer. Created a new type of serious French Opera
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Extremely well known Russian Composer. Western trained, with conservative harmonic language.
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The most famous of Czech composers. Lived in the US.
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French Composer. Head of the French Conservatory. He foreshadowed the modern style of tonality.
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Henry David Thoreau Publishes "Civil Disobedience"
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the Telephone.