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Haydn composes a Triptych (Morning, Noon, and Evening) fully in the new classical style, regarded as the “first great” Classical piece.
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British militants open fire on a group of protesting colonizers, causing a violent conflict.
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Haydn releases his Opus 20 set of six string quartets, which many regard as the beginning of the “mature” Classical era.
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Colonists disguised as Native Americans sneak aboard a British ship and throw crates of tea overboard to protest new taxes placed by the British government.
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Mozart moves to Vienna to continue his musical career.
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British general Charles Cornwallis surrenders to American general George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia. This was in the midst of the Revolutionary War, which began in 1775 and ended in 1783.
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Composer Luigi Cherubini moved to Paris in 1788 and wrote and published the opera Lodoiska in 1791, the opera which rose him to fame.
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Beethoven releases his first music, a set of three piano trios which are still held in high regard.
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The capital of the United States is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, DC.
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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third President of the United States.
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The term “Viennese School” is coined by Raphael Georg Kiesewetter, a musicologist, to describe music written by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.
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The region of Texas declares its independence from the country of Mexico.