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Niccolò Jommelli

Niccolò Jommelli
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Niccolò Jommelli was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School. Along with other composers mainly in the Holy Roman Empire and France, he was responsible for certain operatic reforms including reducing ornateness of style and the primacy of star singers somewhat.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Johann Ludwig Krebs1713 – January 1, 1780
  2. Carl Philipp Emanuel BachMarch 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788
  3. Christoph Willibald von GluckJuly 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787
  4. Niccolò Jommelli (this page)September 10, 1714 – August 25, 1774
  5. Nikolaus I, Prince EsterházyDecember 18, 1714 – September 28, 1790
  6. Georg Christoph WagenseilJanuary 29, 1715 – March 1, 1777

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