Classical music
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Updated: 28 Dec 2017
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Created byFrederik Petersen
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The Classical period ends (ca. 1820)The Romantic era ends (ca. 1910)Modernism begins (1890)Modernism ends (1930)High modernity begins (1930 - )Franz SchubertJoseph HaydnWolfgang Amadeus MozartLudwig van BeethovenRobert SchumannFrédéric François ChopinAnton BrucknerJohann Strauss IIJohannes BrahmsFranz LisztPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyAntonín DvořákLuigi BoccheriniThe Classical period begins (ca. 1750)
• Lighter and clearer texture
• Mainly homophonic
• Reduced complexity
• More variety and contrast
• Introduced the pianoGioacchino RossiniCamille Saint-SaënsThe Romantic era begins (ca. 1800)
• More expressive and emotional
• A larger tonal range
• Large orchestrationsGiuseppe verdiDmitri ShostakovichMaurice RavelGustav MahlerRichard StraussPeriods
HaydnSchubertMozartBeethovenSchumannChopinBrucknerStrauss IIBrahmsLisztTchaikovskyDvořákSaint-SaënsBoccheriniRossiniVerdiRavelMahlerStrauss
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