Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Purcell, Telemann and others.
It was Bach and Stravinsky
Bach
Bach wrote during the Baroque Period. For some he was the greatest Baroque composer, and he summed up the techniques and styles of the period. His sons are known as late-Baroque or early Classical Period composers, making way for the greats of that period, Haydn, Mozart and their contemporaries.
In a broad sense, yes. Any art music can be termed Classical. But Classical refers to the musical period directly after Bach's. He wrote music of the Baroque period.
A music composer is a person who writes songs and music. For example, Johann S. Bach wrote Minuet in G in 1741. Usually composers were from long ago. Johann S. Bach was the first composer ever and was born in 1685.
As far as music went, he had the greatest respect for Mozart and Bach. He loved everything they wrote. Other composers he did not think much of.
Eisenach
the two main composers were Bach and Handel:P
A composer of music is one who composes music. Composers make music, whether it be by ear or by writing it down. There are "rules" that they follow but they (the rules) have changed many times according to the time period and influences. Some very famous Classical composers are Bach, Betoven, and Mozart.
3 famous composers of the baroque period are Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Antonio Vivaldi . You can read more at the following websites: Wikipedia.org - Baroque Music or for Composers DSOKids.com - Composers Periods MakingMusicFun.net - 'Meet the Composer' Biographies
The leading classical composers in French music include Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. Other obvious choices for classical composers include Verdi and Wagner.
Although many other composers wrote variants of the Bach oratorio, it is believe that no other composers have written a complete work based upon the Gospel of St. Matthew besides, JS Bach.