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Rococo, less commonly Roccoco (/ r ə ˈ k oʊ k oʊ / rə-KOH-koh, US also / ˌ r oʊ k ə ˈ k oʊ / ROH-kə-KOH; French: or ⓘ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and trompe-l'œil frescoes to create surprise and ...
This is a list of classical music composers by era. [1] [2] [3] [4] With the exception of the overview, the Modernist era has been combined with the Postmodern ...
Pencil drawing of Luigi Boccherini by Étienne Mazas after a portrait bust. Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini [1] (/ ˌ b ɒ k ə ˈ r iː n i /, [2] [3] also US: / ˌ b oʊ k-/, [4] [5] Italian: [riˈdɔlfo luˈiːdʒi bokkeˈriːni] ⓘ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and galante style even while he matured ...
Leonardo Vinci (1690 – 27 May 1730) was an Italian Baroque composer known chiefly for his 40 or so operas; comparatively little of his work in other genres survives. [1] A central proponent of the Neapolitan School of opera, [2] his influence on subsequent opera composers such as Johann Adolph Hasse and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was considerable.
List of music students by teacher: N to Q; List of music students by teacher: R to S; List of music students by teacher: T to Z; List of prize-winners of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition; List of Sun Aria winners; List of African-American women in classical music; List of centenarians (musicians, composers and music patrons)
Rococo painting represents the expression in painting of an aesthetic movement that flourished in Europe between the early and late 18th century, migrating to America and surviving in some regions until the mid-19th century. The painting of this movement is divided into two sharply differentiated camps.