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  • Handel, George Frideric, composer, 1685-1759214
  • Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901, http://isni.org/isni/000000...50
  • Steffani, Agostino, composer45
  • Nicolay, Frederick, royal musician and librarian36
  • Haym, Nicola Francesco, composer poet and theatre manager33
  • Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria, 1819-186125
  • Hasse, Johann Adolf, composer24
  • Paisiello, Giovanni, composer24
  • Finch, Heneage, 3rd Earl of Aylesford, politician, 1715-177723
  • Smith, John Christopher, the younger, composer23
  • Rolli, Paolo Antonio, librettist and poet, 1687-176522
  • Jommelli, Niccolò, composer, 1714-177421
  • Rossi, Giacomo, librettist21
  • Metastasio, Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura, poet and librettist, 1698-178218
  • Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, composer, 1710-173618
  • Cusins, William George, Knight, pianist and conductor, 1833-189317
  • Mauro, Bartolomeo Ortensio, librettist17
  • Purcell, Henry, composer and organist, 1658 or 1659-169517
  • Jennens, Charles, author and librettist, 1700-177316
  • Pope, Alexander, poet16
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