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Code	DS/UK/9875
Name	The Academy of Ancient Music; 1726; English period-instrument orchestra
Variations of Name	AAM
Alias	Academy of Vocal Music
Dates	1726
Place of Birth/Origin	Cambridge, England (location)
Relationships	18th century notable people: Agostino Steffani - honorary president for life, Maurice Greene, William Croft, Michael Christian Festing, Bernard Gates, Giovanni Bononcini, Senesino, Nicola Haym, Francesco Geminiani, Pier Francesco Tosi, John Ernest Galliard, Charles Dieupart, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Guiseppe Riva - early members Johann Christoph Pepusch, Benjamin Cooke, Samuel Arnold - directors Modern notable people: Christopher Hogwood - revived AAM
Biography	The Academy of Ancient Music is a British period-instrument orchestra based in Cambridge, England. Founded by harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood in 1973, it was named after an 18th-century organisation of the same name. The musicians play on either original instruments from the period when the music was composed or modern copies of such instruments. They generally play Baroque and Classical music, though they have also played some new compositions for baroque orchestra.

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