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Tommaso Traetta

Tommaso Traetta
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Tommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta, 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 the ornateness of style and the primacy of star singers.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. François-André Danican PhilidorSeptember 7, 1726 – August 31, 1795
  2. Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of BavariaMarch 28, 1727 – December 30, 1777
  3. Pasquale AnfossiApril 25, 1727 – February 1797
  4. Tommaso Traetta (this page)March 30, 1727 – April 6, 1779
  5. Johann Adam HillerDecember 25, 1728 – June 16, 1804
  6. Niccolò PiccinniJanuary 16, 1728 – May 7, 1800

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