Celebrating the anniversary of Nikolaus Betscher (1745-1811)! A farmer's son who became the last Imperial Abbot of Rot an der Rot, wrote over 175 sacred compositions, and shared a close musical friendship with Michael Haydn.
Celebrating the anniversary of Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935)! Brazil’s first female orchestra conductor, pioneer of Choro music, creator of the very first Carnival anthem ('Ó Abre Alas'), and a fierce activist who sold sheet music to free enslaved people.
Celebrating the anniversary of Jacques de Saint-Luc (1616-c.1710)! A Flemish lutenist who survived the 1695 bombardment of Brussels, lost his home, and restarted a successful career in Vienna at age 80!
Celebrating the anniversary of Anton Diabelli (1781-1858)! Austrian composer, publisher, and guitar master whose simple waltz inspired Beethoven's greatest piano variations, and who helped bring Franz Schubert's genius to the world.
Celebrating the anniversary of Fredrik Lithander (1777-1823)! Born in Estonia, raised in Sweden and Finland, and a praised piano teacher in St. Petersburg, he left bookkeeping behind to write some of the finest Northern piano music of his era.
Celebrating the anniversary of Ferdinando Bertoni (1725-1813)! The Italian master who became Kapellmeister at St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, succeeding Baldassare Galuppi. He was famous for composing over 70 operas, including a rival version of Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice'.
Celebrating the anniversary of Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni (1685-1748)! Born in the famous year 1685 alongside Bach and Handel, this Italian master served as Handel's organist in London, and even married Handel's star soprano, Francesca Cuzzoni!
Celebrating the anniversary of Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739)! Guitar master to the Queen of Spain and a pioneer of cross-Atlantic rhythm who mixed European Baroque with Afro-Mexican grooves.
Celebrating the anniversary of Pauline GarcÃa-Viardot (1821-1910)! Singer, virtuoso pianist, and brilliant composer who captured the hearts of Liszt, Chopin, and Turgenev. She was the ultimate queen of the Romantic era!
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From FARM to ABBEY! 🇩🇪
Celebrating the anniversary of Nikolaus Betscher (1745-1811)! A farmer's son who became the last Imperial Abbot of Rot an der Rot, wrote over 175 sacred compositions, and shared a close musical friendship with Michael Haydn.
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QUEEN of Brazil 🇧🇷
Celebrating the anniversary of Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935)! Brazil’s first female orchestra conductor, pioneer of Choro music, creator of the very first Carnival anthem ('Ó Abre Alas'), and a fierce activist who sold sheet music to free enslaved people.
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Paris Opera BOSS! 🇫🇷
Celebrating the anniversary of Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797)! Master violinist, director of the Paris Opéra, and the genius who created the very first French Opéra-comique, 'Les Troqueurs', during the famous War of the Buffoons.
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The COURT Lutenist 👑
Celebrating the anniversary of Jacques de Saint-Luc (1616-c.1710)! A Flemish lutenist who survived the 1695 bombardment of Brussels, lost his home, and restarted a successful career in Vienna at age 80!
#shorts #classicalmusic #music
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Beethoven’s OBSESSION! 🔥
Celebrating the anniversary of Anton Diabelli (1781-1858)! Austrian composer, publisher, and guitar master whose simple waltz inspired Beethoven's greatest piano variations, and who helped bring Franz Schubert's genius to the world.
#shorts #classicalmusic #music
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The FORGOTTEN Master! ðŸŽ
Celebrating the anniversary of Fredrik Lithander (1777-1823)! Born in Estonia, raised in Sweden and Finland, and a praised piano teacher in St. Petersburg, he left bookkeeping behind to write some of the finest Northern piano music of his era.
#shorts #classicalmusic #music
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The KING of Venice! 🇮🇹
Celebrating the anniversary of Ferdinando Bertoni (1725-1813)! The Italian master who became Kapellmeister at St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, succeeding Baldassare Galuppi. He was famous for composing over 70 operas, including a rival version of Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice'.
#shorts #classicalmusic #music
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Baroque ROMANCE! 💌
Celebrating the anniversary of Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni (1685-1748)! Born in the famous year 1685 alongside Bach and Handel, this Italian master served as Handel's organist in London, and even married Handel's star soprano, Francesca Cuzzoni!
#shorts #classicalmusic #music
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Spanish GUITAR hero! 🇪🇸
Celebrating the anniversary of Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739)! Guitar master to the Queen of Spain and a pioneer of cross-Atlantic rhythm who mixed European Baroque with Afro-Mexican grooves.
#shorts #classicalmusic #music
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The French MUSE 🇫🇷
Celebrating the anniversary of Pauline GarcÃa-Viardot (1821-1910)! Singer, virtuoso pianist, and brilliant composer who captured the hearts of Liszt, Chopin, and Turgenev. She was the ultimate queen of the Romantic era!
#shorts #classicalmusic #music
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