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Composers of the Classicism

After the Baroque came a music of clear melodies, balanced forms and expressive contrasts: the time of the symphony, the string quartet and the sonata. Discover forty of its protagonists, from Vienna to Madrid.

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The three grand of Vienna

Joseph HaydnJoseph Haydn1732 – 1809 Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756 – 1791 Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven1770 – 1827

German and Austrian area

Carl Philipp Emanuel BachCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach1714 – 1788 Johann Christian BachJohann Christian Bach1735 – 1782 Christoph Willibald GluckChristoph Willibald Gluck1714 – 1787 Michael HaydnMichael Haydn1737 – 1806 Leopold MozartLeopold Mozart1719 – 1787 Carl Ditters von DittersdorfCarl Ditters von Dittersdorf1739 – 1799 Johann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk Hummel1778 – 1837 Georg Christoph WagenseilGeorg Christoph Wagenseil1715 – 1777 Leopold HofmannLeopold Hofmann1738 – 1793 Florian Leopold GassmannFlorian Leopold Gassmann1729 – 1774 Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerJohann Georg Albrechtsberger1736 – 1809 Johann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb Naumann1741 – 1801 Joseph Martin KrausJoseph Martin Kraus1756 – 1792

Mannheim School

Johann StamitzJohann Stamitz1717 – 1757 Carl StamitzCarl Stamitz1745 – 1801 Christian CannabichChristian Cannabich1731 – 1798

Bohemia

Johann Baptist VanhalJohann Baptist Vanhal1739 – 1813 Jan Ladislav DussekJan Ladislav Dussek1760 – 1812 Antonio RosettiAntonio Rosettic. 1750 - 1792

Italy

Antonio SalieriAntonio Salieri1750 – 1825 Luigi BoccheriniLuigi Boccherini1743 – 1805 Muzio ClementiMuzio Clementi1752 – 1832 Domenico CimarosaDomenico Cimarosa1749 – 1801 Giovanni PaisielloGiovanni Paisiello1740 – 1816 Niccolò PiccinniNiccolò Piccinni1728 – 1800 Giovanni Battista SammartiniGiovanni Battista Sammartinic. 1700 - 1775 Luigi CherubiniLuigi Cherubini1760 – 1842 Gaetano BrunettiGaetano Brunetti1744 – 1798

France

François-Joseph GossecFrançois-Joseph Gossec1734 – 1829 André GrétryAndré Grétry1741 – 1813 Joseph Bologna, Chevalier de Saint- GeorgesJoseph Bologna, Chevalier de Saint- Georges1745 – 1799 He-Nicolas MéhulHe-Nicolas Méhul1763 – 1817 Ignaz PleyelIgnaz Pleyel1757 – 1831

Spain

Antonio SolerAntonio Soler1729 – 1783 Vicente Martín and SolerVicente Martín and Soler1754 – 1806 Juan Chrysostomo ArriagaJuan Chrysostomo Arriaga1806 – 1826 Manuel CanalesManuel Canales1747 – 1786
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