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Alessandro Stradella
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Antonio Caldara
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Adam Michna z Otradovic
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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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Alessandro Marcello
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Telemann, Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel
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Giuseppe Torelli
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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
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