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Court poet who was the most important author of librettos for the 18th century. His libretti were set over 800 tines in the 18th and 18th century. He wrote 27 three act heroic operas, 8 oratorios, serenatas, poems, and other dramatic works.
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Galant Italian composer and innovator of the Milan Symphony, He wrote symphonies, concertos, overtures, quartets, sonatas, 5 stage works, sacred and secular music.
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One of the most famous castrati in the 18th century. He was trained by Porpora.
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German composer, teacher, singer, and was the innovator of the string quartet. One of the foremost Mannheim composers. He composed symphonies, concertos, sonatas, oratorios, masses, motets, cantatas, and string quartets.
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German composer who was the son of J.S. Bach. He is known as the "Halle Bach" for his work in that town. He wrote keyboard works, concertos, chamber music, sinfonias, cantatas, and writings.
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Haydn's patron and employer until 1790.
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Oldest son of J.S. Bach who wrote in classical and baroque style. He worked for 30 years in Berlin for Fredrick the Great. He composed symphonies, keyboard works, hundreds of sonatas, concertos, arias, songs, choral music, and theoretical works.
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German opera- reform composer, often considered Baroque. He created a new balance between music and drama. He was jealous of Mozart. He composed operas, ballets, some vocal works, and a few sonatas.
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Galant symphonic innovator in Mannheim. He was a conductor, violinist, and teacher who helped establish the symphonic genre. He composed 58 symphonies, concertos, chamber music, orchestral trios, and sacred vocal works.
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Father of W.A. Mozart who was a composer, violinist, theorist, and teacher. He composed vocal and choral works, chamber music, symphonies, keyboard works, concertos, and writings.
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Music historian, author, and organist who traveled Europe and wrote about his observations. He wrote histories and memoirs.
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A primary Austrian composer who served as an innovator and mover within the new classic style. He was a teacher, keyboardist, and violinist. He composed 106 symphonies, 83 string quartets, 20 operas, choral music, chamber music, and piano works.
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Son of J.S. Bach who was influenced by his friend, Mozart. He set up concert series with Abel in London. He composed symphonies, operas, church music, keyboard works, and concertos.
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German composer, poet, keyboardist, and writer who was praised for his keyboard playing by Burney. He composed songs and keyboard works.
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Italian composer and cellist who wrote 91 string quartets, more than 90 string quintets, sonatas, sextets, octets, symphonies, choral music, and arias.
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Most prominent composer in New America. He was a singing teacher, but not the strongest composer. He composed Psalms, hymns, and writings.
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Italian composer and violinist who was very popular and prolific in his day. He composed 10 operas, sacred and secular vocal works, 80 symphonies, 149 string quartets, and chamber music.
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Italian composer who was a central figure in opera in the late 18th century. He composed 65 operas, oratorios, masses, 6 quartets, and keyboard works.
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Italian librettist and poet. He collaborated with Mozart. He moved to the U.S. and was professor at Columbia College in NY.
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German poet and writer who was a literacy enforcer behind Romanticism. Composers still set his works to music.
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Italian composer and teacher who functioned in the transitional periods between the Galant and the classic. Then again between the classic and the romantic. He composed 46 operas, oratorios, masses, liturgical music, cantatas, 180 canons, chamber music, arias, some orchestral music, and pedagogical works.
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English composer who was a keyboardist, teacher, music publisher, and piano manufacturer. He composed sonatas, chamber music, symphonies, and pedagogical works.
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Austrian child prodigy who wrote in all genres. His best innovations were in operas. He represents the epitome of the classical style today. He was one of the best musicians and composers of all time. He composed 20 operas, piano concertos, other concertos, symphonies, sonatas, choral music, chamber music, songs, and other vocal works.
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New style featured more emotional expression, which led to more compositions in minor. It was founded originally in German Literature.
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The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States.
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Mozart composed his first symphony at the age of 8.
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The American Revolution was primarily caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make them repay the crown for its defense of them during the French and Indian War (1754–63).
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The clarinet was now being commonly used in the orchestral and chamber music. This gave the composer a new tone color to manipulate in the music.
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A patented version of the piano merged in England. From this, the piano undergoes changes that strengthened and expanded its versatility.
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George Washington becomes Americas first president.
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The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution and was ratified.
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The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi.