| | Venice, died 1740. Nineteen Operas, | | many church compositions and Defoe, author of | | madrigals. 'Robinson Crusoe.' | | Vivaldi (Antonio), born about 1670 | | at Venice, died about 1743. Twenty-six Saunderson and | | Operas, violin concertos, and many Brook Taylor, English | | other instrumental pieces. mathematicians. | | | | Bononcini (Giovanni), born about Prior, Congreve, | | 1672 at Modena, died 1750. Composed and Parnell, | | about 23 Operas. For a time rival of English Poets. | | Handel in London. | | George, Elector | | Couperin (Francois), born 1668 at of Hanover, | | Paris, died 1733. Organist. Many organ becomes King | | and clavecin (harpsichord) of England, as | | compositions. George I. | | (1714). | | Keiser (Reinhard), born 1673 at | | Leipzig, died 1739. Many Operas, many | | Oratorios and other sacred Prince Eugene | | compositions, etc. He is said to have defeats the | | composed 116 Operas, partly to German, Turks at | | and partly to Italian words. Peterwardein in | | Austrian Slavonia | | Pepusch (Johann Christoph), born (1716). | | 1667 at Berlin, died 1732. Cantatas | | and other sacred music. Prince Eugene | | defeats the | | Leveridge (Richard) born 1670 in Turks at Belgrade | | London, died 1758. Operas and songs. (1717). | | | | Charles XII., | 1720 | Caldara (Antonio), born 1678 at King of Sweden, | | Venice, died 1763. Sixty-seven Operas, is killed at | | many Masses and other sacred the Siege of | | compositions. Frederickshall, | | in Norway | | Astorga (Emanuale), born 1681 at (1718). | | Palermo, Sicily, died 1736. Several | | Operas, a Requiem and many other | | sacred compositions. English authors: | | Pope (1688-1744); | | Swift | | Geminiani (Francesco), born 1680 at (1667-1744); | | Lucca, died 1762. Violinist. Many Young (1684-1765); | | compositions for his instrument. Thomson | |