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Handel
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Bach
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German Baroque composer. one of the greatest composers of all time. Played on the organ. Born and died in Germany. Had over 20 children, and only 4 became famous. His mother, Maria Elisabetha, and his father died within a year of each other (in 1694 and 1695, respectively). Orphaned at age 10, Bach moved in with his an older brother, Johann Christoph. Bach was becoming blind and had 2 eye surgeries, damaged hs health and died of a stroke on July 28th, 1750. -
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Mozart
Born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician capable of playing multiple instruments who started playing in public at the age of 6. Over the years, Mozart aligned himself with a variety of variety of European venues and patrons, composing hundreds of works that included sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos and operas, marked by vivid emotion and sophisticated textures. -
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Chopin
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Wagner
Born in Leipzig,Germany. As a boy Richard Wagner went to a classical school. He could translate Greek when he was only 13 years old. -
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