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Toyohiko Satoh
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Edward Martin and Paul Berget
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Antoine Forqueray
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Mary Springfels and Wendy Gillespie founded Les Filles de Sainte-Colombe, a small viol ensemble specializing in string ensemble music of th… read moreMary Springfels and Wendy Gillespie founded Les Filles de Sainte-Colombe, a small viol ensemble specializing in string ensemble music of the early baroque period. The name, which means "Sainte-Colombe's daughters," commemo… read moreMary Springfels and Wendy Gillespie founded Les Filles de Sainte-Colombe, a small viol ensemble specializing in string ensemble music of the early baroque period. The name, which means "Sainte-Colombe's daughters," commemorates the 17th-century French musician and composer Monsieur… read more
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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
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Sophie Watillon
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Alessandro Stradella
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Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
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Telemann, Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel
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