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Alessandro Stradella
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Girolamo Fantini
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Johannes Schenck
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Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
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Antonio Caldara
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Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
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Born c 1620/3, little is known about Johann Heinrich Schmelzer before 1649 when he became an employee at the Imperial Chapel in Vienna. Sc… read moreBorn c 1620/3, little is known about Johann Heinrich Schmelzer before 1649 when he became an employee at the Imperial Chapel in Vienna. Schmelzer remained in the service of the Imperial Court until 1680 when the Court evacuated to Pragu… read moreBorn c 1620/3, little is known about Johann Heinrich Schmelzer before 1649 when he became an employee at the Imperial Chapel in Vienna. Schmelzer remained in the service of the Imperial Court until 1680 when the Court evacuated to Prague to avoid the plague. Unfortunately, Schmelzer fell victim… read more -
Gilles Jullien
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Luigi Rossi
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Johann Jakob Froberger
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Francesco Cavalli
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