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Luigi Cherubini
Cherubini was an Italian teacher, composer, theorist, and administrator. He worked in Paris and was a dominant figure in the French musical life. He worked on masses, sonatas, chamber, and pedagogical works. His works include, "Cours de contrepoint et de fugue", and "Mass in F minor". -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven was a transitional composer between classical and the romantic era. He has written 32 piano sonatas, 9 symphonies, an opera, concertos, arias, and chamber works. He is still iconic I today's culture and his works are very well known today. -
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E. T. A. Hoffmann
Hoffmann was a German writer, composer, and artist. His writings were epitomized the Romantic era. He did stage works, vocal works, and orchestral works. He is the writer of "The Nutcracker" fable. -
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Franz Schubert
Schubert was an Austrian composer who became romanticized after his death. He had expansive melodies with frequent modulations. He did 9 symphonies, 13 operas, choral works, and chamber music. -
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Hector Berlioz
Berlioz was a French writer, composer, and innovator. His works include symphonies, choral, tone poems, and untraditional genres. His works are the embodiments of the Romanticism era. -
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Robert Schumann
Schumann was an important critic, composer, and editor. He was the center of musical life and unfortunately lost his sanity at a young age. He did 4 symphonies, piano works, concertos, and an opera that wasn't too great. He was also the mastermind with Lieder. -
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Frédéric François Chopin
Chopin was a Polish and French composer and pianist. He innovated new piano techniques and is much more famous now compared to when he was alive. He is known for his character pieces. -
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Richard Wagner
Wagner was a creator of the German Music Drama and wrote 2 very poor quality symphonies. His other works include operas, writings, and music dramas. He strove for endless melodies and influenced Western Harmony.