List of Classical-era composers

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Lists of classical composers
by era and century
Medieval (500–1400)
Renaissance (1400–1600)
Baroque (1600–1760)
Classical (1730–1820)
Romantic (1815–1910)
Modernist (1890–1950)
Postmodernist (since 1930)
20th century (1901–1999)
21st century (since 2000)

This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820. Prominent classicist composers[1][2][3] include Christoph Willibald Gluck, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert.

As with the list of Romantic composers, this is a purely chronological catalogue, and includes figures not usually thought of as Classical-period composers, such as Johann Sebastian Bach, and Georg Frideric Handel, as well as figures more often regarded as belonging to the early Romantic era, such as Carl Maria von Weber.

Early Galante era composers – Transition from Baroque to Classical (born before 1710)[edit]

Composers in the Baroque/Classical transitional era, sometimes seen as the beginning of the Galante era, include the following listed by their date of birth:

Early Classical era/Later Galante era composers (born 1710–1730)[edit]

Middle Classical era composers (born 1730–1750)[edit]

Late Classical era composers (born 1750–1770)[edit]

Classical/Romantic transition composers (born 1770–1799)[edit]

Timeline of Classical composers (partial)[edit]

Franz SchubertGioachino RossiniLouis SpohrJohn Field (composer)Mauro GiulianiFernando SorJohann Nepomuk HummelAnton ReichaLudwig van BeethovenSamuel WesleyAnton EberlFranz DanziLuigi CherubiniJan Ladislav DussekIgnaz PleyelJoseph Martin KrausWolfgang Amadeus MozartGiovanni Battista ViottiVicente Martín y SolerMuzio ClementiAntonio SalieriDomenico CimarosaWilliam BillingsCarl StamitzChevalier de Saint-GeorgesLuigi BoccheriniGiovanni PaisielloAndré Ernest Modeste GrétryAndrea LuchesiCarl Ditters von DittersdorfMichael HaydnJosef MyslivečekJohann Christian BachJohann SchobertFrançois-Joseph GossecJoseph HaydnAntonio SolerTommaso TraettaFrançois-André Danican PhilidorCarl Friedrich AbelPieter HellendaalCarlo Antonio CampioniLeopold MozartJohann StamitzGeorg Christoph WagenseilCarl Philipp Emanuel BachChristoph Willibald GluckNiccolò JommelliWilhelm Friedemann BachGiovanni Battista SammartiniDomenico Scarlatti

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PKF – Prague Philharmonia | Bratislava Music Festival". Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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