Pedagogical Lineage

How musical knowledge flowed through generations

Teachers

Students

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Full Chain

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Baroque

Classical

Romantic

20th Century

Composer

Performer / Teacher

Teacher to Student

Major documented lineages from the Baroque through the mid-20th century. Representative, not exhaustive.

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