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18th-century music theorists

25 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf Bernhard MarxPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Heinrich Adolf Bernhard Marx, also known as A. B. Marx (15 May 1795 – 17 May 1866), was a German music theorist, critic, and pedagogue.
Anton Friedrich Justus ThibautAuthor · BooksAnton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (4 January 1772 20 March 1840) was a German jurist and musician.
Carl CzernyPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Czerny (lang; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, music educator, and pianist of Czech origin. His music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
Carl Friedrich Christian FaschPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736–1800) was a German composer and harpsichordist. Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch was born in Zerbst, he was the son of the composer Johann Friedrich Fasch.
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras.
Charles Henri de BlainvillePerson · Music memorabiliaCharles-Henri de Blainville (1711–1769 [or after 1771]) was a French composer, cellist, pedagogue and music theorist.
Daniel Gottlob TürkPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Gottlob Türk (10 August 1750 – 26 August 1813) was a German composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical period.
Ernst Christoph DresslerPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Christoph Dressler (23 September 1734 – 6 April 1779) was a German composer, operatic tenor, violinist and music theorist.
François-Joseph FétisPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois-Joseph Fétis (25 March 1784 – 26 March 1871) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, teacher and composer. He was among the most influential music intellectuals in continental Europe.
Georg Joseph VoglerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler (15 June 1749 – 6 May 1814), was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.
Johann Abraham Peter SchulzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747 – 10 June 1800) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and…
Johann Adolf ScheibePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adolph Scheibe (5 May 1708 – 22 April 1776) was a German-Danish composer and significant critic and theorist of music.
Johann AndréPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann André (28 March 1741 – 18 June 1799) was a German musician, composer and music publisher of the Classical period. He was born and died in Offenbach am Main.
Johann Friedrich AgricolaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music.
Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Georg Albrechtsberger (3 February 1736 – 7 March 1809) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist, widely regarded as one of the leading figures in counterpoint and…
Johann Nikolaus ForkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nikolaus Forkel (22 February 1749 – 20 March 1818) was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology.
Leonhard EulerAuthor · BooksLeonhard Euler (OY-lər; 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss polymath who was active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician, geographer, music theorist and engineer.
Lorenz Christoph MizlerPerson · Music memorabiliaLorenz Christoph Mizler von Kolof (also known as Wawrzyniec Mitzler de Kolof and Mitzler de Koloff;
Luigi CherubiniPerson · Music memorabiliaMaria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini (8 or 14 September 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer.
Martin GerbertPerson · Music memorabiliaMartin Gerbert (11 August 1720 – 3 May 1793), was a German theologian, historian and writer on music, belonged to the noble family of Gerbert von Hornau, and was born in Horb am Neckar,…
Siegfried Wilhelm DehnPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Wilhelm (von) Dehn (24 or 25 February 1799 – 12 April 1858) was a German music theorist, editor, teacher and librarian.
Simon SechterPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon Sechter (11 October 1788 – 10 September 1867) was an Austrian music theorist, composer, conductor, and organist.
William Tans'urPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — William Tans'ur

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