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Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD. … Wikipedia
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4 days ago - Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD. It comprises the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, known together as the ...
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2 days ago - The period is sometimes referred to as the era of Viennese Classicism (German: Wiener Klassik), since Gluck, Haydn, Salieri, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert all worked in Vienna. In the middle of the 18th century, Europe began to move toward a new style in architecture, literature, and the ...
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7 Eras of Classical Music
During the last half of the 18th century (a period described as · Rococo or Galante) is when we see the emergence of · Mozart, a child virtuoso and one of the world’s most famous composers, who almost single-handedly developed what we know as the piano concerto. Some notable composers from the Classical era include:
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The Classical Era
This period is sometimes referred to as the Age of Reason. 3. The Rococo began the Classical period. It was basically centered in France and reflected the attitudes of the aristocracy. The style was decorative, light, and ornate, and was also known as the galant style.
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January 10, 2022 - Classical era music is sometimes even referred to as ‘Viennese Classicism’. The city was a bustling hub of musical activity at the time, home to Gluck, Haydn, Salieri, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.
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Answer (1 of 2): The sources I’ve seen are apparently by authors with a preference for round numbers. They all agree that the Classical period began in 1750 (the death year of J. S. Bach), Some say it ended in 1800, some in 1825. I peg it at 1810. Haydn, the last of the great Classical ...
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Chapter 13: Intro and Characteristics – The Art of Music: Music Appreciation with an Equity Lens
November 22, 2024 - The period is sometimes referred to as the era of Viennese Classic or Classicism (German: Wiener Klassik), since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Antonio Salieri, and Ludwig van Beethoven all worked at some time in Vienna, and Franz Schubert ...
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The Classical Era | Music 101
The period is sometimes referred to as the era of Viennese Classic or Classicism (German: Wiener Klassik), since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Antonio Salieri, and Ludwig van Beethoven all worked at some time in Vienna, and Franz Schubert was born there.
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November 9, 2025 - The common practice period is typically defined as the era between the formation and the dissolution of common-practice tonality. The term usually spans roughly two-and-a-half centuries, encompassing the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods.
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Music of the Classical Period – Music Appreciation
August 1, 2022 - This period is known as… · Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Wait a minute, I thought that all of this ‘Western art music’ was ‘classical music.’” You are correct.
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2. The classical era, also called “age of reason”, is the period from 1750-1820 classicism- the new style in architecture, literature and the arts in Europe in the middle of the 18th century.
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MUSIC OF THECLASSICAL PERIOD •The classical era, also called “age of reason”, is the period from 1750-1820. • The cultural life was dominated by the aristocracy, as patrons of musicians and artists who generally influenced the arts.
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r/classicalmusic on Reddit: Who first proposed the term "classical period"?
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I was reading the book "The story of music" by Howard goodall, in which he stated that the terminology of "classical period"(1750-1820) was named by some early 20th century german musicians/critics to emphasize the legacy passed down from the first Viennese school. So it intrigued me then -- who were the first ones to name the period "classical"?

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I’m pretty sure the using the term “classical” in music predates the early 20th-century. By the end of the 18th century, scholars and writers were already referring to Ancient Greek art as “Classical” art, and painters at the time (who were enthused by Ancient Greek models and examples) were being referred to as neo-Classical. Since music descriptions (including classical, baroque, romantic, impressionist, etc.) were made analogous to their corresponding styles in visual arts, it seems that it shouldn’t take until the the 20th century to start looking at music’s “classical” period and start making the association to that era’s popular visual art descriptive term. Anyone here with an OED who can confirm this?
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who were the first ones to name the period "classical"? Note that the limits of the "classical period" vary according to the author. From Webster J (1991) "Haydn's 'Farewell' Symphony and the Idea of Classical Style" ISBN 0521385202, pp 350–51: [Raphael Georg] Kiesewetter's [1834] work was decisive for later historiography; he invented many of the periods and subperiods, and sloganeering style- and "school"-designations, which have persisted to this day […] […] The fateful concept of a "Vienna School" centering around Haydn and Mozart thus arose in conservative opposition to contemporary nationalistic and progressive trends. […] […] Only the term "Classical" itself was missing; indeed, it remained latent for the rest of the century. […] It was thus left to Guido Adler and his student Wilhelm Fischer, in the first two decades of [the 20th] century, to establish the term and concept "Vienna Classical School/Period," which has shaped the historiography of later eighteenth-century music ever since.
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10 Facts About The Classical Antiquity Period
January 11, 2023 - Also known as the "Classical Era," Classical Antiquity refers to a historical period that is known for its great cultural and linguistic diversity. This period comprised two interconnected civilizations - ancient Greece and ancient Rome, and ...
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The Classical period has been called the Enlightenment. ... Classical-era composers rarely performed their own works in concerts. ... In the eighteenth century, composers were viewed as equals to those at the highest level of society.
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Chapter 10 - The Classical Era | Music and the Human Experience | OpenALG
The Classical period was known as the Age of Enlightenment, or the Age of Reason. The era spanned about seventy years (1750-1820), but in its short duration, musical practices began that have influenced music ever since. Classical period music is by far the most common Western music known today.
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Overview of the Classical Era of Music | Music Appreciation 1
The period is sometimes referred to as the era of Viennese classic or classicism (German: Wiener Klassik), since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Antonio Salieri, and Ludwig van Beethoven all worked at some time in Vienna, and Franz Schubert was born there.
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October 29, 2024 - The "Classical Age", also known as "Classical Antiquity", is a common academic term for an very wide time period, conventionally considered to begin around the time of the the earliest-recorded Epic Greek poetry of Homer (8th–7th century BCE); ...