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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 -
Carlos Seixas
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Francesco Cavalli
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Alessandro Stradella
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Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini
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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
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Antoine Forqueray
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Phebe Craig and Katherine Westine
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Originally from Colorado, Phebe Craig spent her student years in Berlin, Brussels and San Francisco. She has earned a reputation as a versa… read moreOriginally from Colorado, Phebe Craig spent her student years in Berlin, Brussels and San Francisco. She has earned a reputation as a versatile chamber musician and recitalist and has performed and recorded with many early music ensemble… read moreOriginally from Colorado, Phebe Craig spent her student years in Berlin, Brussels and San Francisco. She has earned a reputation as a versatile chamber musician and recitalist and has performed and recorded with many early music ensembles. As a specialist in basso continuo realization she has acc… read more