Georg Christoph Wagenseil (January 29, 1715 – March 1, 1777) was an Austrian composer. Jump to: navigation, search January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search A composer is a person who writes music. ...

He was born in Vienna, and became a favourite pupil of the Vienna court's Kapellmeister, Johann Joseph Fux. Wagenseil himself composed for the court from 1739 to his death. He also held positions as harpsichordist and organist. His pupils included Johann Baptist Schenk (who was to teach Ludwig van Beethoven). He travelled little, and died in Vienna having spent most of his life there. Jump to: navigation, search Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... A Kapellmeister is nowadays the director or conductor of an orchestra or choir. ... Johann Joseph Fux (1660 – February 13, 1741) was an Austrian composer, music theorist and pedagogue of the late Baroque era. ... Jump to: navigation, search Harpsichord in Flemish style; for more info, click the image. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized 17 December 1770; died 26 March 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ...

Though largely forgotten today, Wagenseil was well-known musical figure in his day--both Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are known to have been familiar with his works. He composed a number of operas, choral works, symphonies, concertos, chamber music and keyboard pieces. His early works are Baroque, while later pieces are in the lighter galant style. Jump to: navigation, search (Franz) Joseph Haydn, (March 31 or April 1, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was a leading composer of the Classical period, called the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. Although he is still often called Franz Joseph Haydn, Haydn himself actually never used... Jump to: navigation, search W. A. Mozart, 1790 portrait by Johann Georg Edlinger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. ... Jump to: navigation, search The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera refers to an art form particular to Europe, which is made up of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Jump to: navigation, search A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... A symphony is an extended piece of music for orchestra, especially one in the form of a sonata. ... Jump to: navigation, search In classical music, the word concerto (pl. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ... Jump to: navigation, search A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played with a musical keyboard. ... Jump to: navigation, search Baroque music is European classical music written during the Baroque era, approximately 1600 to 1750. ... In music, Galant was a term referring to a style, principally occurring in the third quarter of the 18th century, which featured a return to classical simplicity after the complexity of the late Baroque era. ...

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