classical period
what it is
The dates of the Classical Period in Western music are generally accepted as being between 1750 to 1820. The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. The best known composers from this period are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert; other notable names include Luigi Boccherini, Muzio Clementi, Antonio Soler, Antonio Salieri, François Joseph Gossec, Johann Stamitz, Carl Friedrich Abel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Friedrich Kuhlau, and Christoph Willibald Gluck.
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What is classical period?
The dates of the Classical Period in Western music are generally accepted as being between 1750 to 1820. The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. The best known composers from this period are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert; other notable names include Luigi Boccherini, Muzio Clementi, Antonio Soler, Antonio Salieri, François Joseph Gossec, Johann Stamitz, Carl Friedrich Abel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Friedrich Kuhlau, and Christoph Willibald Gluck.
What are good classical period albums to start with?
Try Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 "Pastorale" by Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas by Daniel Barenboim, The Essential Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Cherubini: String Quartets Nos. 1 in E Flat Major and 2 in C Major by Luigi Cherubini.
Who are some women making classical period?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/classical-period/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making classical period, from mainstream to underground.
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