Classical Era

The Classical era in Western music, spanning roughly from 1750 to 1820, is characterized by a distinct clarity, balance, and transparency in composition. This period marked a departure from the elaborate ornamentation of the Baroque era towards a greater emphasis on homophonic melodies where a clear solo line is supported by accompanying harmony. Compositional forms such as the symphony, concerto, and sonata became highly refined. The works of composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn exemplify the era with their masterful control of form and expression. Symmetry and structured musical development are hallmarks of the genre, often featuring lyrical melodies, contrasting themes, and a meticulous approach to dynamics and instrumental articulation, leading to music that exudes elegance, grace, and precision.

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Alessandro Marcello
Anton Zimmermann
Antonio Rosetti
Antonio Sacchini
Antonio Salieri
Baldassare Galuppi
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Carl Friedrich Abel
Carl Heinrich Graun
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Stamitz
Carlo Tessarini
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Daniel Auber
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Scarlatti
Ferdinand Ries
Fernando Sor
Florian Leopold Gassmann
Francesco Geminiani
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Franz Benda
Franz Danzi
Franz Krommer
Franz Schubert
Franz Xaver Richter
François Couperin
Friedrich Kuhlau
Friedrich Witt
Gaspare Spontini
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Giuseppe Sarti
Giuseppe Torelli
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Jean-Marie Leclair
Jiří Antonín Benda
Johann Adolf Hasse
Johann Adolph Scheibe
Johann Baptist Vanhal
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Johann Joachim Quantz
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Stamitz
Josef Mysliveček
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Joseph Haydn
João Domingos Bomtempo
Louis Spohr
Ludwig van Beethoven
Luigi Boccherini
Luka Sorkočević
Maria Theresia von Paradis
Mauro Giuliani
Michael Haydn
Michel Blavet
Michel Corrette
Michel Richard Delalande
Muzio Clementi
Niccolò Jommelli
Orchestre Divertimento
Paul Wranitzky
Pieter Hellendaal
Pietro Locatelli
Pietro Nardini
Saverio Mercadante
Sebastian Bodinus
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
William Boyce
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Joseph Haydn
Carl Maria von Weber
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Domenico Cimarosa
Luigi Boccherini
Domenico Scarlatti
Muzio Clementi
François Couperin
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
William Boyce
Fernando Sor
Pietro Locatelli
Michael Haydn
Giuseppe Torelli
Carl Friedrich Abel
Francesco Geminiani
Alessandro Marcello
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Baldassare Galuppi
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Christian Bach
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Jean-Marie Leclair
Antonio Salieri
Maria Theresia von Paradis
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Friedrich Kuhlau
Mauro Giuliani
Paul Wranitzky
Johann Baptist Vanhal
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Daniel Auber
Louis Spohr
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Johann Adolf Hasse
Josef Mysliveček
Niccolò Jommelli
Johann Joachim Quantz
Johann Stamitz
Carl Stamitz
Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Michel Corrette
Michel Richard Delalande
Franz Danzi
Michel Blavet
Saverio Mercadante
Carl Heinrich Graun
Gaspare Spontini
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Franz Xaver Richter
Ferdinand Ries
Carlo Tessarini
Jiří Antonín Benda
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
Antonio Rosetti
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Franz Benda
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Franz Krommer
Pieter Hellendaal
Anton Zimmermann
Orchestre Divertimento
Giuseppe Sarti
Pietro Nardini
Friedrich Witt
Antonio Sacchini
Florian Leopold Gassmann
João Domingos Bomtempo
Johann Adolph Scheibe
Luka Sorkočević
Sebastian Bodinus