Emanuele d'Astorga (11 December 1681 – 21 August 1736, by some reports) was an Italian composer known mainly for his Stabat Mater. He was born at … [Read more...]
Vivaldi, Antonio
One of the greatest Italian violinists and Baroque composers, the Priest Antonio Vivaldi was nicknamed Il Prete Rosso. Vivaldi was associated with the … [Read more...]
Telemann, Georg Philipp
One of the most prolific and most famous composers of his time, Georg Philipp Telemann was a student at the University of Leipzig. Telemann … [Read more...]
Stamitz, Johann
An important Bohemian composer and conductor, Johann Stamitz, played many instruments. In 1741, Stamitz was appointed a violinist in Mannheim, and in … [Read more...]
Scarlatti, Alessandro
Italian composer. He may have studied with Giacomo Carissimi in Rome. His first known opera (1679) was a success, and by 1680 he was chapel master in … [Read more...]
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
One of the most important French composers, Jean-Philippe Rameau was a contemporary of Handel, Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. Rameau’s first job was … [Read more...]
Quantz, Johann Joachim
A distinguished German flutist, composer and teacher, Johann Joachim Quantz learned to play several music instruments at a very early age. In 1728, … [Read more...]
Naudot, Jacques-Christophe
The French composer and flutist, Naudot was well known in Paris as a player and teacher. Naudot clearly moved exclusively within the aristocratic and … [Read more...]
Muthel, Johann Gottfried
Johann Gottfried Müthel (January 17, 1728 – July 14, 1788) was a German composer and noted keyboard virtuoso. Along with C.P.E. Bach, he … [Read more...]
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