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Antonio Salieri , Salieri, Antonio (b Legnano, 1750; d Vienna, 1825). It. composer and conductor. Taken to Vienna 1766 as protégé of Gassmann. Début as cond. Vienna Co… Pietro Cesti , Pietro Cesti
The Italian composer Pietro Cesti (1623-1669), also called Marc' Antonio Cesti, was the most cosmopolitan representative of the Venetian… Josef Rheinberger , Rheinberger, Josef (Gabriel)
Rheinberger, Josef (Gabriel) (b Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1839; d Munich, 1901). Ger. organist, pianist, conductor, and comp… Giacomo Meyerbeer , Giacomo Meyerbeer
The four grand operas composed for Paris by the German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) set a style that dominated the French… Overture , overture (from Fr. ouverture, opening).
1. Piece of instr. mus. which precedes opera, oratorio, or play. Lully est. the French overture in a 3-movt.… Opera Seria , Skip to main content
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opera seria (It.). Serious opera. In the 17th and 18th cents., opera seria was the chief operatic genre, becoming ve…