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Classical

Essays

  • Classical

Important centres

  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Vienna
  • Paris
  • Italy

Genres and Forms

  • Concerto
  • Opera
  • Singspiel
  • Sonata
  • String Quartet
  • Symphony

Concepts and terms

  • Enlightenment
  • Sturm und Drang

Biographies

Composers

  • Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
  • Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann
  • Bach, Johann Christian
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
  • Boccherini, Luigi
  • Boyce, William
  • Gluck, Christoph Willibald Ritter von
  • Hasse, Johann Adolf
  • Haydn, Joseph
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista
  • Rameau, Jean-Philippe
  • Salieri, Antonio
  • Sammartini, Giovanni Battista

Poets and Librettists

  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
  • Goldoni, Carlo
  • Metastasio, Pietro
  • Schikaneder, Emanuel

Theorists/Patrons

  • Durazzo, Count Giacomo
  • Swieten, Gottfried Baron van
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