Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3, 1809, and died on November 4, 1847. He was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor who lived during the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn wrote many types of music, including symphonies, concertos, piano pieces, organ music, and chamber music.
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert ( / ˈ ʃ uː b ər t / ; German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt] ; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer from the late Classical and early Romantic periods. Even though he lived a short life, Schubert created many musical works, including more than 600 Lieder (German art songs), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large collection of piano and chamber music. Some of his famous works include the songs “Gretchen am Spinnrade,” “Erlkönig,” and “Ave Maria”; the Trout Quintet; the Symphony No.
Mauro Giuliani
Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani was born on July 27, 1781, and died on May 8, 1829. He was an Italian musician who played the guitar, cello, and sang. He also wrote music.
Fernando Sor
Fernando Sor (born 14 February 1778 – died 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer from the late 1700s and early 1800s. He is best known for writing music for the classical guitar. He also composed an opera when he was 19 years old, three symphonies, guitar duets, piano music, songs, a Mass, and two successful ballets: Cinderella, which was performed more than 100 times, and Hercule et Omphale.
Jan Ladislav Dussek
Jan Ladislav Dussek (born Jan Václav Dusík, also spelled Duschek or Düssek; February 12, 1760 – March 20, 1812) was a Czech composer and expert pianist from the Classical period. He helped introduce Czech music to audiences in Europe during the late 1700s and early 1800s. Some of his piano compositions included musical ideas that later became common in the Romantic era.
Michael Haydn
Johann Michael Haydn (German: [ˈhaɪdn̩]; 14 September 1737 – 10 August 1806) was an Austrian composer from the Classical period. He was the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (born on November 2, 1739; died on October 24, 1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. He was a friend of two famous musicians, Haydn and Mozart. His most well-known works include the German singspiel Doktor und Apotheker and several symphonies that tell a story and are inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and pianist. His music shows the change from the Classical period to the Romantic period. He was a student of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, and Joseph Haydn.
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa (Italian: [doˈmeːniko tʃimaˈrɔːza]; 17 December 1749 – 11 January 1801) was an Italian composer from the Neapolitan School and the Classical period. He wrote more than eighty operas, the most famous being Il matrimonio segreto (1792). Most of his operas were comedies.
Giovanni Paisiello
Giovanni Paisiello (also spelled Paesiello; born May 9, 1740; died June 5, 1816) was an Italian composer from the Classical era. He was the most well-known opera composer of the late 1700s. His style of writing operas influenced famous composers such as Mozart and Rossini.