Which Happened First?

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was a French baroque composer of chamber music, cantatas, opéra-ballets, and vocal music. Boismortier was one of the first composers to have no patrons: having obtained a royal licence for engraving music in 1724, he made enormous sums of money by publishing his music for sale to the public.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Johann Georg PisendelDecember 26, 1687 – November 25, 1755
  2. Domenico ZipoliOctober 17, 1688 – January 2, 1726
  3. Johann Friedrich FaschApril 15, 1688 – December 5, 1758
  4. Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (this page)December 23, 1689 – October 28, 1755
  5. Francesco Maria VeraciniFebruary 1, 1690 – October 31, 1768
  6. Leonardo Vinci1690 – May 27, 1730

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