Classical By devianic Period: Mar 8, 1714 to Dec 14, 1788 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Period: Jul 2, 1714 to Nov 15, 1787 Christoph Willibald Gluck Period: Mar 31, 1732 to May 31, 1809 Joseph Haydn Period: Sep 5, 1735 to Jan 1, 1782 Johann Christian Bach Period: Feb 19, 1743 to May 28, 1805 Luigi Boccherini Period: Oct 25, 1745 to Jun 10, 1799 Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges Period: Aug 18, 1750 to May 7, 1825 Antonio Salieri Period: Jan 24, 1752 to Mar 10, 1832 Muzio Clementi Period: Jan 27, 1756 to Dec 5, 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1762 Benjamin Franklin improved the Glass Harmonica 1769 Junipero Sérra led friars on mission to teach Native Americans plainsong Period: 1770 to Mar 26, 1827 Ludwig van Beethoven 1773 Waltz became popular in Vienna Period: Nov 14, 1778 to Oct 17, 1837 Johann Nepomuk Hummel 1791 Mozart's "Magic Flute," was first performed 1795 The Paris Conservatory of Music was founded Period: Jan 31, 1797 to Nov 19, 1828 Franz Schubert 1801 Beethoven's "Symphony #1 in C Major" was first performed in Vienna