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Franz Ignaz Beck
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1701 – 17th January 1775) was an Italian composer, organist, choirmaster, and teacher. Sammartini was b… read moreGiovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1701 – 17th January 1775) was an Italian composer, organist, choirmaster, and teacher. Sammartini was born to French emigrant and oboist Alexis Saint-Martin and Girolama de Federici in Milan, in what w… read moreGiovanni Battista Sammartini (1700/1701 – 17th January 1775) was an Italian composer, organist, choirmaster, and teacher. Sammartini was born to French emigrant and oboist Alexis Saint-Martin and Girolama de Federici in Milan, in what was Austria during most of his lifetime and Italy today. He w… read more -
Franz Danzi
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Franz Ignaz Danzi (June 15, 1763 - April 13, 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the noted Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi. Born in Schwetzingen, Franz Danzi worked in Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, … read moreFranz Ignaz Danzi (June 15, 1763 - April 13, 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the noted Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi. Born in Schwetzingen, Franz Danzi worked in Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, where he died. Danzi lived at a significant time in the hist… read more -
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
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Franz Xaver Richter
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Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
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Johann Wilhelm Hertel
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Franz Krommer
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Paul Wranitzky
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Johann Baptist Vanhal
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