1741. G. Paesiello (Taranto), 1741-1816. Italian opera composer of note, who also published some chamber music.
1741. W. Pichel (Vienna), 1741-1805. Chamber musician to Duke Ferdinand. A very prolific composer of chamber music. He has left several hundreds of such works.
1741. L. Tomasini (Pesaro), 1741-1808. Violinist and composer. He acted as leader and chamber musician to Prince Esterhazy, under Haydn, who was his friend. He published various string quartetts, etc.
1743. Boccherini (Lucca), 1743-1805. Esteemed Italian composer, who wrote a great deal of chamber music, including ninety-one string quartetts.
1744. Giuseppe Giordani (Naples), 1744-98. A composer of merit, who wrote much chamber music.
1744. M.A. Guénin (Mauberge), 1744-1814. His chamber works, which were very numerous, were at the time popularly regarded as equal to Haydn’s, a view, it is hardly necessary to add, which time has not confirmed.
1745. J.P. Salomon (Bonn), 1745-1815. Violinist and director of concerts in London, at which Haydn’s symphonies were produced. Salomon was an excellent chamber music leader. Haydn’s last quartetts were written for him.
1746. G. Cambini (Leghorn), 1746-1825. Among the chamber music of this now unknown composer are found no less than one hundred and forty-four string quartetts.
1747. J.W. Hässler (Erfurt), 1747-1822. A German composer, chiefly for the piano, of the period between Bach and Beethoven. His works certainly have a historic interest.
1747. F. Tourte (Paris), 1747-1835. The famous violin-bow maker.