Composer

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  Classical Guitar

  The guitar caprices of Luigi Legnani imbued with famous Paganini works

  Italy, Capriccio, Classical, Romantic
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  FILM

  Symphonic scores by Erich Wolfgang Korngold established new standards in the film industry

  Austria, USA, Film Score, 20st Century Classical
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  Violin

  Ernest Chausson as the first promoter of nascent impressionism

  France, Symphonic poem, Romantic
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  ORCHESTRA

  The first English musical criticism written by Charles Avison argued that music evokes purely positive emotions

  England, Concerto grosso, Baroque, Classical
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  Classical Guitar

  Anton Diabelli: prolific composer and arranger excelled in publishing guitar and piano music for beginners

  Austria, Sonata, Classical, Romantic 1 comment
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  Organ

  Organ symphonies by Louis Vierne, an eminent maestro of Notre Dame de Paris

  France, Organ Symphony, Romantic, 20st Century Classical 2 comments
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  ORCHESTRA

  The Skaters' Waltz: subtle harmonies of romantic dance music by Emile Waldteufel

  France, Dance, Waltz, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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  ORCHESTRA

  Nicola Porpora: operatic composer made history as a music teacher of Haydn and Farinelli

  Italy, Opera, Baroque 1 comment
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  Collaboration

  Marius Neset and London Sinfonietta: saxophone accompanied by world-class orchestra acquainted classical harmony with jazz rhythms

  England, Norway, Jazz, 2010s
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  Classical Guitar

  Dionisio Aguado's guitar method and tripodison guitar stand have been in use for 200 years

  France, Spain, Dance, Polonaise, Classical, Romantic 4 comments
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  Percussion

  First ever composition for solo percussion by Edgard Varèse ionized Zappa to choose a career in music

  France, USA, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  ORCHESTRA

  Abdelazer: Purcell's suite for the failed play gained popularity thanks to Britten's arrangement for children

  England, Suite, Baroque, 20st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  Ferruccio Busoni as a great piano transcriber of Bach's keyboard music

  Germany, Italy, Fugue, Toccata, Baroque, Romantic, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  Classical Guitar

  Ferdinando Carulli: the Parisian sensation and décacorde guitar inventor

  France, Italy, Serenade, Classical, Romantic 2 comments
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  Violin

  Devil's Trill Sonata: Giuseppe Tartini was unable to recreate Lucifer's music played in his dream

  Italy, Slovenia, Sonata, Baroque
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  SAXOPHONE

  Pixinguinha: Brazilian saxophonist who established choro music as a pop genre

  Brazil, Choro, Folk, Jazz, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
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  Nature Sounds

  Cantus Arcticus: bird calls arranged for orchestra by Einojuhani Rautavaara were taped in Northern Finland

  Finland, Concerto, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  ORCHESTRA

  The Flower Duet of Lakmé: the love drama of an Indian girl and a British soldier made airborne

  France, India, Opera, Romantic
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  Poetry

  Zefiro Torna: famous madrigal by Monteverdi lauds the west wind that brings spring

  Italy, Chaconne, Madrigal, Renaissance, Baroque
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  ORCHESTRA

  Mozart and Tom Waits wrote music for the glass armonica which was rumored to cause mental health damage

  Austria, England, Germany, Ireland, USA, Adagio, Rock, Baroque, Classical, 1980s 1 comment
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  Vihuela

  Orphénica Lyra: the largest collection of vihuela music introduced by Miguel de Fuenllana

  Spain, Fantasia, Villancico, Renaissance
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  PIANO

  Spanish motifs contributed by Emmanuel Chabrier to the rise of Impressionism in France

  France, Rhapsody, Romantic 1 comment
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  MANDOLIN

  Jacob do Bandolim: amateur musician who instilled mandolin fashion throughout America

  Brazil, Choro, Folk, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  CHOIR

  Mass in B minor: how to separate original scores of J.S. Bach from his son's later edits?

  Germany, Mass, Baroque, Classical
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  Koto

  First compositions for koto presented out of court by Yatsuhashi Kengyō in the 17th century

  Japan, Folk, Baroque
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  TECHNOLOGIES

  Pianola: the reproducing piano as the first Hi-Fi player and preservation capsule for recitals on piano rolls

  USA, Serenade, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  Classical Guitar

  Serenata Española by Joaquim Malats: the piano piece that conquered guitar world

  France, Spain, Serenade, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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  Manuscript

  Rich music collection of the Trecento times recovered from Florentine palimpsest

  France, Italy, Caccia, Madrigal, Mass, Motet, Medieval
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  ORCHESTRA

  The many attempts of Romantic composers to adapt Shakuntala love story from Mahabharata epic

  Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Poland, Overture, Romantic
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  Violin

  A spice of Italy, delivered to London by Nicola Matteis, edged out the French dance fashion from violin music

  England, Italy, Chaconne, Sarabande, Baroque
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