John Christopher Pepusch
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Born January 1, 1667
Died January 1, 1752 (85 years old)
Berlin, Germany
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A treatise on harmony
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The beggar's opera
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In this work, John Gay turned the conventions of Italian opera riotously upside-down, instead using traditional popular ballads and street tunes, while also indulging in political satire at the expense of the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.