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Johann Adolf Hasse was a German composer of Italian opera.
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini was a galant Italian composer and innovator of the symphony in Milan.
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fortepiano - an early piano
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Franz Xaver Richter was a German composer, teacher, and singer.
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Franz Benda was a Bohemian violinist, teacher, and composer. He was greatly praised by Charles Burney.
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was a German composer and son of J. S. Bach. He was a gifted composer.
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Niccolo Jommelli was an Italian composer. He was important to opera reforms in the middle of the century.
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Italian composer; he was a central figure in Italian and French opera from 1750 to 1800; admired by Burney as one of the four greatest composers in Italy.
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Johann Adam Hiller was a German composer and writer.
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Franz Joseph Haydn was a primary Austrian composer who served as innovator and mover within the new classic style.
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- sharp *simple *calm *elegant *orderly
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Concerto - By the classic period only the solo concerto type remained popular
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer. He was a child prodigy and wrote in all genres.
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Sonata - The common use of the term sonata denotes a genre for a solo instrument and keyboard accompaniment.
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First edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica
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Fugue - The fugue was the most highly developed type of imitative counterpoint.
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Electric battery invented by Volta
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Symphony - a symphony was a three or four-movement work for orchestra that was innovated by Sammartini.
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Steamboat invented by John Fitch
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Cotton gin - a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton
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First vaccination
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Clarinet - during the 18th century the clarinet was invented and added to the orchestra
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Harmony - mainly simple diatonic harmony
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Melody - short well balanced melodies and clear-cut question and answer phrases