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Johann Friedrich Fasch
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Francesco Geminiani
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Pietro Antonio Locatelli
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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Alessandro Marcello
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William Lawes
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
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Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a Czech baroque composer, whose music was adventurous and noted for its great harmonic invention and mas… read moreJan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a Czech baroque composer, whose music was adventurous and noted for its great harmonic invention and mastery of counterpoint. Zelenka was born in 1679 in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Czechia, and received hi… read moreJan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a Czech baroque composer, whose music was adventurous and noted for its great harmonic invention and mastery of counterpoint. Zelenka was born in 1679 in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Czechia, and received his early musical training from his father who was a schoolmas… read more -
Michael Haydn
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Alessandro Stradella
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Carl Stamitz
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Karl Stamitz (May 7, 1745 - November 9, 1801) was a Bohemian composer, violin, viola and viola d'amore virtuoso. He was the most prominent of the second generation of the so-called Mannheim school. Stamitz was born in Mannheim and was first taught music by Johann Stamitz, his father and fou… read more