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Francois Couperin
French composer that wrote in the rococo style -
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
French composer and theorist -
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Pietro Metastasio
court poet in Vienna; famous librettist -
pianoforte
invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence -
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini
invented the symphony in the 1740s in Milan, Italy -
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Franz Xaver Richter
inventor of the string quartet -
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Frederick the Great
achieved military victories, reorganization of Prussian armies, Patronage of Prussian Arts, played the flute well -
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
oldest child of J.S. Bach; worked in the court of Frederick the Great -
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
brought about operatic reform in Italian opera seria -
Treatise on Harmony
written by Jean-Philippe Rameau; the beginning of the ideas of modern music theory -
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Charles Burney
organist, composer, writer, and music scholar -
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Niccolo Piccinni
founder of opera buffa -
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The Rococo Style
lots of ornamentation and decoration; derives from the French word "rocaille" which means "scroll" -
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Franz Joseph Haydn
prominent classical era composer -
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Johann Schobert
simulated orchestra effects in harpsichord; influenced Mozart during his travels -
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J.C. Bach
used contrasting themes in concertos and sonata-form movements; one of Mozart's influences from his travels -
Minuet
4th movement added to symphonies in Mannheim, Germany -
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Frederick the Great's Reign (Frederick II)
reigned over the Kingdom of Prussia -
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Giovanni Paisiello
Italian composer -
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William Billings
one of the first American Composers; self-taught -
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Lorenzo da Ponte
famous librettist that worked with Mozart -
string quartet
one of the most important chamber genres -
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Antonio Salieri
successful court composer in Vienna -
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Nannerl Mozart
W. A. Mozart's sister; talented musician -
"Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen" (Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard)
written by C.P.E. Bach stated that music’s main aims were to touch the heart and move the affections -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
prolific composer from the Classical Era -
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Maria Theresa von Paradis
blind pianist and organist; famous for her impressive musical memory -
Opera Buffa
comic operas that used more realistic characters and serious topics -
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Industrial Revolution
made mass production possible -
Esterhazys hire Haydn
the Esterhazys, a wealthy Hungarian family, hire Haydn -
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Mozart tour
Wolfgang and Nannerl toured with their father through Austrian Hungarian countries, Germany, France, England, Holland, and Italy -
The New-England Psalm-Singer
composed by William Billings; it was his first publication -
The Present State of Music in France and Italy
written by Charles Burney -
Organ Concerto in C
composed by Salieri for von Paradis -
The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Provinces
written by Charles Burney -
Symphony no. 29 in A Major, K. 201
written by Mozart -
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The American Revolution
America fights and wins independence from England -
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A General History of Music
written by Charles Burney; has four volumes -
piano
first patented version of a piano was in London -
Idomeneo for Munich
commission by Archbishop Colloredo for Mozart to write -
Mozart gets married
Mozart marries Constanze Weber -
Steamboat
invented by Joffroy d'Abans -
Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453
piano concerto written by Mozart -
Piano Concerto in B-flat, K. 456
composed by Mozart for von Paradis -
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
first opera buffa composed by Mozart -
Mozart becomes Imperial-Royal Court Composer
Mozart was appointed to this position after Christoph Willibald Gluck died -
Don Giovanni
opera buffa composed by Mozart; considered one of the best operas ever composed -
L'arbore di Diana (Diana's Tree)
Italian opera written by Spanish composer Vincente Martin y Soler; the most frequently performed opera in the Viennese court during Mozart's lifetime -
guillotine
the guillotine was invented -
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The French Revolution
France fought and won their independence from political hierarchy -
Queen of the Night
aria written by Mozart from the opera "The Magic Flute" -
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
trumpet concerto composed by Haydn -
trumpet with keys
Anton Weidinger developed an experimental trumpet with keys -
vaccinations
invented by Edward Jenner -
The Creation
composed by Haydn -
electric battery
invented by Alessandro Volta -
The Seasons
oratorio composed by Haydn -
valve trumpet
trumpet was now made with valves -
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons)
oratorio composed by Haydn