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Bartolomeo Christofori
Invented the first pianoforte. -
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Jean-Phillip Rameau
He tried to establish a rational foundation for harmonic practice. "Treatise on Harmony" -
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Pietro Metastasio
He was the primary librettest for opera seria -
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Giovanni Battista
Invented the symphony in Milan, Italy. -
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Fredrick the Great
As a king he had a lot of military victoried but he also was a talented musician and played the flute. As a child, he tried to run away from his family with his friend to escape his father but they were caught at the boarder and he was forced to watch his friends beheading. -
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CPE Bach
He worked for Fredrick the Great in 1740-1786. The king would give Bach improv tasks to show him off. -
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
lyric dramatic opera - brought about operatic reform in Italian opera seria -
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Charles Burney
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The classical style
Developed in the 1730's beginning in opera. It had singable melodies, symmetrical phrasing, and easier harmonies. It showed expression through restraint, order, reason, symmetry, and serenity, -
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The Rococo Style
The Rococo style is very over the top and ornamented. -
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Started in Vienna as a choirboy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, was kicked out at age 16 and was homeless for a while. Haydn lived under this court patronage system for most of his adult career. Haydn composed some early string quartets after Richter invented the genre. -
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Johann Schobert
Schobert simulated orchestra effects in harpsichord writing -
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J. C. Bach
Bach’s style used beautiful melodies and bits of chromaticism. He wrote Italian operas, church music, and orchestral works. -
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Giovanni Paisiello
An Italian composer who wrote 94 operas. -
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William Billings
One of the first American composers and he taught himself -
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Antonio Salieri
One of the successful court composers in Vienna. Very popular and talented -
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Maria Anna Mozart
Mozart’s older sister. She was described as equal in talent and skill. she toured with him during her childhood. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A child prodigy who was taken on tour by his father with his sister. He was always tested by older musicians who wanted to see the extent of his talent and skill. Mozart learned the Italian style during his three trips to Italy between 1769 and 1773. h worked for Archbishop Colloredo in Salzburg. -
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Maria Theresa von Paradis
Excelent pianist and organist who was know for her musical memory. She was also blind. -
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The American Revolution
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Don Giovanni
This was considered the best opera ever composed. -
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The French Revloution