... 202). Johann Christian Bach introduced the clarinet in London in 1751 by using it in several of his compositions. Most notably the great composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, wrote music for the wind section for what would become the basis for the wind section of the normal classical orchestra ... the clarinet in the early 1760's because of his friend and began composing for it in 1771 (Pino 207). Consequently it was Mozart who can be credited with really putting the clarinet on the map. Today the clarinet is a well established instrument in most bands, ... orches...

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... he took a short leave of absence from Bonn, he appointed Beethoven, at only eleven years old, to fill his spot as an assistant. Neefe exclaimed, "He would surely become a second Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart if he were to continue as he has begun" (Kerman 355). This great German composer did continue as he begun and published his first work in 1783. It was a variation ... with his orchestra and made many friends along the way (Kerman 356). The most influential friend he met was probably Mozart. Beethoven looked up to Mozart and actually went to Munich for a few weeks to ask Mozart to give him...

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... John Spielvogel, Western Civilization) This showed that not everyone had disregarded God or religion in favor of "reason." Johann Sebastian Bach along with George Fredrick Handel, Franz Joseph Hayden and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart also created some of the greatest classical music which is still prominent today. Literature was based on facts rather than fiction because it encouraged people to think and see life ... ...

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