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Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell is largely considered the greatest English composer of all time, famous for his works The Fairy Queen and King Arthur. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi was a prolific composer in the Baroque era, composing hundreds of works, including many concerti. -
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Telemann was an extremely prolific German composer who wrote almost as much as Bach and Handel combined. His works span a variety of genres as he wrote several concerti. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach is considered the most important composer for any era, with his writings influencing styles from jazz to modern music. -
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George Frideric Handel
Handel was an English composer noted for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. Among his works, Messiah is the most well known. -
Messiah
Handel's Messiah is an English Oratoria set to a scriptural text from the King James Bible. -
Mass in B Minor
Bach's Mass in B Minor was an extended setting on the Catholic mass.