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List of Classical era composers

 
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Lists of classical music
composers by era
Medieval (476 – 1400)
Renaissance (1400 – 1600)
Baroque (1600 – 1760)
Classical era (1730 – 1820)
Romantic era (1815 – 1910)
20th century (1900 – 2000)
21st century (since 2000)

This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820. Some of the most prominent composers of the Classical era include Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert.

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Early Galante era composers – Transition from Baroque to Classical (born before 1710)

Composers in the Baroque/Classical transitional era, sometimes seen as the beginning of the Galante era, include the following listed by their date of birth:

Early Classical era/Later Galante era composers (born 1710-1730)

Composers during the Early Classical era, sometimes seen as a continuation of the Galante era, include the following listed by their date of birth:

Middle Classical era composers (born 1730-1750)

Late Classical era composers (born 1750-1770)

Classical era/Romantic transition composers (born 1770-1800)

Timeline of Classical composers (partial)


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