[hammeredklavier]

Yet despite his recyclings he was also a first-class musical dramatist with a profound understanding of how to use music to illuminate character psychology and drama, arguably the best prior to Mozart.

In terms of vertical harmony? No. Neither was Gluck for that matter.
Die Wahrheit der Natur, Ein Singspiel MH 118 (1769)
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