THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSICIANS OF ALL TIME

7 Antonio Vivaldi 7 Vivaldi had dealings with the Pietà for most of his career: as violin master (1703–09; 1711–15), director of ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 1729 Vivaldi stopped publishing his works, finding it more profitable to sell ...

7 Antonio Vivaldi 7 his concerti are notable for their rhythmic drive and the boldness of their themes, while the slow movements ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 life—was noted particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compo ...

7 George Frideric Handel 7 by his Ode for the Queen’s Birthday and the Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate in celebration of the Peace ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 and usually dramatizing a story from the Bible in English- language lyrics. H ...

7 George Frideric Handel 7 Music The first basis of Handel’s style was the north German music of his childhood, but it was soon ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 opera seria was constructed. Using these conventions, he produced Italian ope ...

7 George Frideric Handel 7 a special class in the history of late Baroque music by virtue of their combination of grandeur and m ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 The prolifi c Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, seen here, was also a s ...

7 Johann Sebastian Bach 7 education at that time. By 1695 both his parents were dead, and he was looked after by his eldest brot ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 Among the works that can be ascribed to these early years are the Capriccio s ...

7 Johann Sebastian Bach 7 visited Weissenfels, and in February 1713 he took part in a court celebration there that included a pe ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 Köthen, Bach was concerned chiefly with chamber and orchestral music, and it ...

7 Johann Sebastian Bach 7 began to feel neglected. At the same time, he began to consider the education of his elder sons, born ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 Symbolism A repertoire of melody types existed, for example, that was generat ...

7 Johann Sebastian Bach 7 Instrumental Works In 1726, after he had completed the bulk of his cantata production, Bach began to p ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 Last Years In May 1747 Bach visited his son (Carl Philipp) Emanuel at Potsdam ...

7 Joseph Haydn 7 Haydn, not yet six years old, left home, never to return to the parental cottage except for rare, brief visits. ...

7 The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time 7 castle at Eisenstadt, a small town some 30 miles (48 km) from Vienna, and he ...