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Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782)
Court Poet in Vienna, most important author of librettos for the 18th Century. Cadrà fra poco in cenère' -
Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775)
Italian composer and innovator of the symphony. Sinfonia for strings & b.c. in C major -
Farinelli (1705-1782)
One of the most famous castrati in the 18th Century. -
František Xaver Richter (1709-1789)
German composer, one of the foremost Mannheim composers, the innovator of the string quartet. Symphony No.53 in D-major "Trumpet" -
Domenico Alberti (1710-1740)
Italian composer, singer, and harpsicordist. Inventor of basso alberti.
Sonata IV in Gm -
Treaty of Utrech
England signed the peace with France -
Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy (1714-1790)
Haydn's patron and employer until 1790. -
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Eldest son of J.S.Bach, wrote in Baroque and Classical styles.
Cello Concerto in A minor -
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
German opera-reform composer created a new balance between music and drama. Dance of the Blessed Spirits -
Johann Stamitz (1717-1757)
Conductor, violinist, and teacher. Helped to establish the symphonic genre.
Missa Solemnis -
Publishing of the Well Tempered Clavier
J.S. Bach publishes The Well-Tempered Clavier, a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues -
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Handel composed Zadok the Priest
Handel composes Zadok the Priest for the crowning of George II, and it has been sung at every subsequent British coronation -
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Austrian teacher, keyboardist, composer, and violinist. Wrote more than 100 symphonies.
La Passione -
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Worked in Milan and in London. Son of J.S. Bach and friend of Mozart.
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William Billings (1746-1800)
Most prominent composer in New America, singing teacher. American Revolutionary Song: Chester -
Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)
Italian composer, extremely successful in his day. "Il Matrimonio segreto" - Ouverture -
Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838)
Italian librettist and poet who moved to the US and become a professor at Columbia College. -
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
German writer and Poet. -
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Muzio clementi (1752-1832)
English composer of Italian birth. Keyboardist, teacher, music publisher, and piano manufacturer. Piano Concerto in Cm -
Magisterial dictionary of English
Samuel Johnson publishes his magisterial Dictionary of the English Language -
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Austrian composer, a child prodigy, one of the best musicians and composers of all time. Rondo Alla Turca -
Ignace Joseph Pleyel (1757-1831)
Austrian composer, piano maker, and publisher. Published more than 4000 works. Sinfonia Concertante No.5 in F major -
Star and Stripes flag
Congress adopts a new flag for independent America – the stars and stripes -
Marriage of Figaro premiere
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro was premiered in Vienna. -
Washington, DC, established as the capital of the United States
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Library of Congress founded
The Library of Congres was founded on April 24, 1800
