These are my picks, five from each period: Early Classical: (contemporary with early Haydn) JC Bach (son of JS) Michael Haydn (brother of Joseph) Luigi Boccherini Carl Stamitz Domenico Cimarosa Mid Classical: (contemporary with Mozart) Muzio Clementi Givanni Viotti Jan Dussek Luigi Cherubini Franz Danzi Late Classical: (contemporary with Beethoven) Anton Reicha Johann Hummel Fernando Sor John Field Lous Spohr Answer from prustage on reddit.com
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Wikipedia
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List of Classical-era composers - Wikipedia
1 day ago - This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820. Prominent classicist composers include Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Georg Matthias Monn, Baldassare Galuppi, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Johann Baptist Wanhal, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Carl Philipp Emanuel ...
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Classic FM
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10 great Classical era composers you really should know
July 14, 2023 - The Classical era was a time for ... 1820 and is largely dominated in our history books by composing heavyweights, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven....
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Britannica
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10 Classical Music Composers to Know | Britannica
June 13, 2025 - The Austrian composer Joseph Haydn was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style of music during the 18th century. He helped establish the forms and styles for the string quartet and symphony. Haydn was a prolific composer, and some of his most well-known works are Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Emperor Quartet, and Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major. His compositions are often characterized as light, witty, and elegant. ... Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque period.
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Gramophone
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Top 10 Classical era Composers | Gramophone
The Classical era was dominated by many of the greatest composers in the history of music, including Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Schubert · Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website.
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Classical Music Forum
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Your top ten composers from each period of classical music. | Classical Music Forum
There were some periods where I ... effort: Renaissance Monteverdi Palestrina Tallis Victoria Baroque J.S. Bach Biber Corelli Händel Pergolesi D. Scarlatti Telemann Vivaldi Classicism (1750-1820) Beethoven Boccherini Clementi J....
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Reddit
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r/classicalmusic on Reddit: Great classical era composers aside from Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven?
April 27, 2023 - Schubert? Rossini? Gluck? Hello? You forgot three major classical era composers. Continue this thread ... My favorite is Reicha, an exact contemporary of Beethoven and friend or frenemy of his (it's not entirely clear). Try listening to the op. 49 no. 1 string quartet or the op.
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Wikipedia
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Chronological lists of classical composers - Wikipedia
August 21, 2025 - Chronological lists of classical composers list composers of classical music in chronological order, either organized by era or style, or by nationality.
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Violin Inspiration
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10 Renowned Classical Period Composers - Violinspiration
March 30, 2022 - This crossed over into the very ... period as well. It is hard to imagine now, but Johann Sebastian Bach’s sons, Johann Christian Bach and Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach were more famous than their father! At the time, C. P. E. Bach was “the famous Bach” as he implemented the new style perfectly. Now, let’s see who the most well-known Classical era composers are and why. I’ll list them in ...
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Hello Music Theory
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10 Of The Greatest Classical Period Composers
June 11, 2024 - Exploring 10 of the greatest Classical period composers, we’ll see key musical developments like the invention of the piano and the birth of the string quartet. While Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven are the most famous, other composers also produced ...
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LiveAbout
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Classical Composers Timeline—Renaissance to Present Day
August 20, 2024 - Here's a short and concise classical music composer timeline, from Bach to Bernstein, the Renaissance to present day.
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Thetuningnote
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Composers sorted by Music Period
· Composers sorted by Music Period - www.theTuningNote.com · · bbmimg1a = new Image ; bbmimg2a = new Image ; bbmimg3a = new Image ; ...
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Wikipedia
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List of classical music composers by era - Wikipedia
October 15, 2025 - This is a list of classical music composers by era. With the exception of the overview, the Modernist era has been combined with the Postmodern. Composers with a career spanning across more than one time period are colored in between their two respective eras.
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Kidsmusiccorner
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The Great Composers | Kids Music Corner
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) [although his music isn’t always very nice to listen to!]. Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971). Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975). Benjamin Britten (1913–1976). There! That should cause a few arguments amongst grown-ups who know something about classical music.
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Quora
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What are some major composers during the Classical period? - Quora
If you’re talking in terms of the classical period (+/- 1780 - +/- 1820), the three are Haydn, the father, Mozart, the son, and Beethoven, the holy spirit. Haydn developed a lot of important ...
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Classical Music Only
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Top 100 Classical Composers - Classical Music Only
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GTMS
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7 Eras of Classical Music
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German musician and composer renowned for his contributions to classical music during the Baroque period. Born into a musical family, Bach's musical talent was obvious from a very young age.
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Classical Net
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Classical Net - Timeline of Composers
The following list presents some 1100 composers arranged into a timeline based purely on their date of birth. For convenience sake, the list has been divided into nine sections with general, and somewhat arbitrary, descriptive headings. The divisions simply break the list up into more manageable sections, and serve as a reminder as to what "period...
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Rawle
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Composers Timeline
Shows the main periods of music, and lives of the better known composers in relation to one another.
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Resoundschool
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The Top 10 Most Famous Classical Composers You Should Know | Resound School of Music
November 20, 2024 - A prolific composer and virtuoso organist, Bach’s compositions spanned various forms, including cantatas, fugues, and concertos. His technical mastery and profound understanding of harmony and counterpoint earned him the title of “the father of Western classical music.” ... Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. “Air on the G String” ... Mozart’s prodigious talent and unparalleled gift for melody captured the hearts of audiences across Europe during the Classical period...
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Pianoguidelessons
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Classical Period Composers - PianoGuideLessons.com
July 3, 2023 - Classical Period Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Josef Haydn, Muzio Clementi. Links to free intro piano lessons.