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Antonio Caldara
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Niccolò Jommelli
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Alessandro Scarlatti
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Alessandro Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 24 October 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is con… read moreAlessandro Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 24 October 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other composers, Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti. Scarlatti wa… read more
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Fray José de Vaquedano
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Fray José de Vaquedano (Puente la Reina, 20 March 1642 - 17 February 1711 in Santiago de Compostela) was a Spanish composer and priest of t… read moreFray José de Vaquedano (Puente la Reina, 20 March 1642 - 17 February 1711 in Santiago de Compostela) was a Spanish composer and priest of the Trinitarian Order. He was named maestro de capilla at Santiago Cathedral in October 1680. His s… read moreFray José de Vaquedano (Puente la Reina, 20 March 1642 - 17 February 1711 in Santiago de Compostela) was a Spanish composer and priest of the Trinitarian Order. He was named maestro de capilla at Santiago Cathedral in October 1680. His surviving works included various pieces of polychoral sacred … read more
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Giovanni Legrenzi
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Giovanni Legrenzi (baptized August 12, 1626 – May 27, 1690) was an Italian composer of opera, vocal and instrumental music, and organist, o… read moreGiovanni Legrenzi (baptized August 12, 1626 – May 27, 1690) was an Italian composer of opera, vocal and instrumental music, and organist, of the Baroque era. He was one of the most prominent composers in Venice in the late 17th century, … read moreGiovanni Legrenzi (baptized August 12, 1626 – May 27, 1690) was an Italian composer of opera, vocal and instrumental music, and organist, of the Baroque era. He was one of the most prominent composers in Venice in the late 17th century, and extremely influential on the development of late Baroque… read more
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Andrea Grossi
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Andrea Grossi (c. 1660; † after 1696) was an Italian violinist and composer. About the composer Grossi is little known, and refers only to … read moreAndrea Grossi (c. 1660; † after 1696) was an Italian violinist and composer. About the composer Grossi is little known, and refers only to the four traditional printing with violin music and the traditions of Fetis and Eitner. From these… read moreAndrea Grossi (c. 1660; † after 1696) was an Italian violinist and composer. About the composer Grossi is little known, and refers only to the four traditional printing with violin music and the traditions of Fetis and Eitner. From these only surviving sources indicate that he at least late 17th … read more
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Nicola Porpora
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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
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Alessandro Stradella
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Nicola Matteis
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