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The First Great Awakening
A series of a revival in Christian idealism that swept throughout Britain and the 13 colonies. It lasted from 1730-1760. -
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Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer during the Classical period of music. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet, as well as the piano trio. His nickname was "papa", for he is also known as "The Father of the string quartet". -
Letters concerning the English Nation
1733 – 1734
A series of essays written by Voltaire in which he talks about his experience living in England. It was seen as an attack on the French system of government as he criticized it and favored the British system. -
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J.C. Bach
Johann Christian Bach was a German composer during the Classical period of music. He was the 18th child of J.S. Bach, and is one of the many influencers of during his period. He is regarded with writing masterpieces of church and instrumental music during his career. -
Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
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Famine in Ireland
The "Potato famine"' in Ireland kills roughly 10% of the population -
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Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini
Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini was an Italian, the Spanish, composer during the Classical Period. He is most known for his minuet from String quartet in E major, He is a from the Early classical era. -
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Chavalier de Saint-Georges
Chavalier de Saint-George was a French composer, violinist and conductor. He had composed many string quartets and various other instrumental pieces. He is also known as the first classical composer of African ancestry. -
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William Billings
William Billings was one of the first professional American composer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and contributed many psalms and hymns into common music before the 19th century. -
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Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri was an Italian classical composer, conductor, and teacher. Salieri was a pivotal figure in the development of the opera genre of the late 18th-century. He is also known as "Mozart's rival" and was a teacher to Beethoven -
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Muzio Clementi
Muzio Clementi was an Italian composer who wrote English music. He had developed a fluent, legato, but technical style which would later be adopted by later composers. He was great influence on Chopin and Beethoven -
Seven Years War
The Seven Years War was the first global conflict in history. It was between Great Britain and France. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the most influential composers during the Classical period of music. Born in Salzburg, he was a child prodigy and toured around Europe by their father. Although he only lived to the age of 35, he made significant contributions to nearly all musical genres. -
Catherine the Great Rules Russia
Her rein lasts from 1762 until 1796. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a tax on any printed materials by the British on the American colonies -
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven is regarded as the most admired composers in the history of Western Music. He learned from the students of both Mozart and Haydn, and is known to have gone deaf near the end of his life. His music is still played to this day. -
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Nepomuk Hummel was an Austrian composer and pianist during the Classical period. He was regarded as a child prodigy, even being housed by Mozart for 2 years free. His music embodies the transition between the Classical and the Romanic era -
The French Revolution
