Timeline: Classical Timeline

Period: 1698 to 1782

Metastasio
Period: 1699 to 1783

Hasse
Period: 1705 to 1782

Farinelli
Period: 1706 to 1785

Galuppi
Period: 1707 to 1793

Goldoni
Period: 1709 to 1789

Richter
Period: 1714 to 1790

Eszterhazy
Period: 1714 to 1774

Jommelli
Period: 1714 to 1788

C.P.E. Bach
Period: 1714 to 1787

Gluck
Period: 1717 to 1757

Stamitz
Period: 1719 to 1787

L. Mozart
Period: 1723 to 1797

Rutini
Period: 1726 to 1814

Burney
Period: 1727 to 1779

Traetta
Period: 1728 to 1800

Piccinni
Period: 1730 to 1800

Classic Period

Stylistic traits: Emotional expression, polythematic, humor, simple melodies and rhythms, homophony, counterpoint, polyphony, sonata, rondo, ternary forms, written dynamics and expressive markings. Inventions: piano. Genres: sonata, opera, aria, dance, fanfare.
Period: 1730 to 1786

Sacchini
Period: 1732 to 1809

F.J. Haydn
Period: 1734 to 1829

Gossec
Period: 1735 to 1782

J.C. Bach
Period: 1739 to 1813

Vanhal
Period: 1739 to 1807

Amalia
Period: 1739 to 1791

Schubart
Period: 1740 to 1816

Paisello
Period: 1741 to 1813

Gretry
Period: 1743 to 1805

Boccherini
Period: 1746 to 1800

Billings
Period: 1749 to 1801

Cimarosa
Period: 1749 to 1838

Ponte
Period: 1750 to 1825

Salieri
Period: 1752 to 1814

Reichardt
Period: 1756 to 1792

Kraus
Period: 1756 to 1791

W.A. Mozart
Period: 1758 to 1832

Zelter
Period: 1760 to 1802

Zumsteeg
Period: 1766 to 1803

Sussmayr

Metastasio