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Notable Classical Composers (1750 – 1820)
If you wish to be generally familiar with classical music, here is a short list of composers you should know from this period.
| Name | Birth | Death | Nationality | Representative Pieces |
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
ML410 .B16 | 1714 | 1788 | German | Die Israeliten in der Wüste (oratorio)
Flute Concerto in D Minor (flute and string orchestra)
Fantasia in G Minor (keyboard) |
Bach, Johann Christian
ML410 .B15 | 1735 | 1782 | German | Sinfonia Concertante in A Major (orchestra)
Zanaida (opera)
Piano Sonata in D Major |
Beethoven, Ludwig van
ML410 .B4 | 1770 | 1827 | German | Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
Missa Solemnis (mass)
Pathétique sonata (piano)
Fidelio (opera)
Bagatelle in A Minor (piano) |
Billings, William
ML410 .B588 | 1746 | 1800 | American | Chester (four voices)
Africa (four voices) |
Boccherini, Luigi
ML410 .B66 | 1743 | 1805 | Italian | Cello Concerto in Bb Major
Over 150 String Quintets |
| Bortniansky, Dmitry | 1751 | 1825 | Russian | Divine Liturgy
Sacred Concerto No. 15 (choir) |
Cherubini, Luigi
ML410 .C5 | 1760 | 1842 | Italian | Requiem in C Minor (mass)
Medée (opera) |
Haydn, Joseph
ML410 .H4 | 1732 | 1809 | Austrian | String Quartet Opus 20 “Sun”
Symphony No. 94 in G Major “The Surprise”
Mass in Time of War |
| Haydn, Michael | 1737 | 1806 | Austrian | Requiem in C Minor (mass)
Symphony No. 28
Saint Francis Mass in D Minor |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
ML410 .M9 | 1756 | 1791 | Austrian | Requiem (mass)
The Magic Flute (opera)
30 Piano Concertos
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (orchestra) |
| Salieri, Antonio | 1750 | 1825 | Italian | Falstaff (opera)
Les Danaïdes (opera) |
Schubert, Franz
ML410 .S3 | 1797 | 1828 | Austrian | Symphony No. 9 in C Major “The Great” (orchestra)
Gretchen am Spinnrade (voice and piano)
Marches militaires (piano 4-hands) |