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Sebastián Durón
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Nicola Conforto
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Johann Adolf Hasse
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José De Torres
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Nicola Porpora
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Nicola Matteis
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Andrea Falconieri
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Santiago de Murcia
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Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville
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