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George Frederic Handel
Georg Friedrich Händel; in English George Frideric Handel was a German composer, later naturalized English, considered one of the most important figures in the history of music. -
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Peace and Friendship, concluded between Spain and England on July 13, 1713, which put an end to the War of the Spanish Succession. -
Beggining of the Classical Period
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The piano invention
The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Italy. Cristofori was unsatisfied by the lack of control that musicians had over the volume level of the harpsichord. -
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The Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia, published between 1751 and 1772, in which they gathered all the knowledge that was part of the Enlightenment up to that time. -
Publication of Rousseau's The Social Contract in France
The Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract or, Principles of Political Right, is a 1762 French-language book by the Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. -
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution—also called the U.S. War of Independence—was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America, founded with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. -
End of the Classical Period
