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Baroque Period
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Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo
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First Public Concerts in England
The idea of holding concerts was pioneered by the English, allowing anyone that has enough money for a ticket to be able to watch, which was a new concept since most musical performances were reserved for folks of high status, such as the Nobility or the Church. -
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JS Bach
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Antonio Vivaldi L’Estro Armonico
Published by Etienne Roger, this piece became immensely popular in the early 18th century, and is still known to be the kickstarter piece of Europe’s admiration for Italian concertos. -
Rameau’s Traité de l’harmonie
Translating to “Treatise on Harmony”, this work was the first to bring fundamental musical concepts together. The work innovated triad and 7th chord importance, fundamental bass line, consonance vs. dissonance, used terms tonic, dominant, and subdominant, used the dominant 7 to tonic progression, and more. -
Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier
This piece innovated the possibility in playing all keys on an instrument tuned in a near-equal temperament. -
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Franc Joseph Haydn
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Handel’s Messiah
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WA Mozart
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Viennese Classical Period
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Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges as director of Concerts des Amateurs
The Concert des Amateurs was notorious for being one of the finest orchestras in Europe as they premiered numerous new works and were completely financed by private funds. -
Mozart's Don Giovanni
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Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"