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Lists of classical composers. by era and century. Medieval. (500–1400) Renaissance. (1400–1600) Baroque. (1600–1760) Classical.
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi[ n 1 ] (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history.
t. e. This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820. Prominent classicist composers [1][2][3] include Christoph Willibald Gluck, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven ...
Chronological lists of classical composers. The Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) Chronological lists of classical composers list composers of classical music in chronological order, either organized by era or style, or by nationality.
Frédéric François Chopin[ n 1 ] (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; [ n 2 ][ n 3 ] 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional ...
Signature. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy[ n 1 ] (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, [ n 2 ] was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music.
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ ˈhændəl / HAN-dəl; [ a ] baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, [ b ]German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ⓘ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) [ 3 ][ c ] was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos.
Arcangelo Corelli (/ kəˈrɛli /, [ 1 ][ 2 ]also UK: / kɒˈ -/, [ 3 ] US: / kɔːˈ -, koʊˈ -/, [ 3 ][ 4 ]Italian: [arˈkandʒelo koˈrɛlli]; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) [ 5 ] was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing ...