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Court poet in Vienna; most important author of librettos for the 18th century; his libretti were set over 800 times in the in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Galant Italian composer and innovator of the symphony in Milan, 1730s+
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One of the most famous castrati in the 18th century; trained by Porpora
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German composer, teacher, and singer; the innovator of the string quartet; one of the foremost Mannheim composers
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Haydn's patron and employer until 1790
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Galant; eldest son of J. S. Bach; wrote in both Baroque and classic styles; associated with Empfindsamkeit (Empfindsam style, or the "sentimental" style; worked for 30 years in Berlin for Fredrick the Great.
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German opera-reform composer, often considered Baroque; created a new balance between music and drama; jealous of Mozart, but who can blame him
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Galant, symphonic innovator in Mannheim; conductor, violinist, and teacher; he helped to establish the symphonic genre
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Music historian, author, and organist who traveled Europe and wrote about his observations
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A primary Austrian composer who served as an innovator and mover within the new classical; teacher, keyboardist, and violinist
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Worked in Milan and London; son of J. S. Bach; friend and influence of to Mozart; set up concert series in London with Abel
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Allemande, Anthem, Aria, Ballet. Concerto. Divertimento, Incidental Music, Intermezzi, Landler, Lied, March, Melodrama, Minuet, Motet, Opera Buffa, Opera Seria, Overture, Partita, Pasticcio, Quodlibet, Recitative, Rondo, Serenade, Singspiel, Sonata, String Quartet, String Trio, Symphony,
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Italian composer and cellist; prolific
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Most prominent composer in the New America; singing teacher; not a strong composer
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Italian composer; a central figure in opera in the late 18th century; extraordinarily successful in his day
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Italian librettist an poet; collaborated with Mozart; moved to the US and was a professor at Columbia College in New York; he was a controversia
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German poet and writer; he was a literary force behind Romanticism; composers continue to set his works to music
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Italian composer and teacher; he functioned in the transitional periods between the galant and the classic and then again between the classic and the romantic; extremely successful
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English composer of Italian birth; keyboardist, teacher, music publisher, and piano manufacturer
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Austrian composer; child prodigy; wrote in all genres; best innovations were in opera; he represents to many today the epitome of the classical style; one of the best musicians and composers of all time
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German composer, teacher, and conductor; most important for his vocal works and his influence in Berlin
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