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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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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
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Giuseppe Torelli
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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Francesco Geminiani
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Girolamo Frescobaldi
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Johann Friedrich Fasch
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Pietro Antonio Locatelli
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Giovanni Gabrieli
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