Music in History (Classical)

Pre Classical Period

Period: Jan 1, 1730 to Dec 31, 1770

Franz Jospeh Haydn

Period: Mar 31, 1732 to May 31, 1809

Pergolesi's "La serva padrona"

Sep 5, 1733

Johann Stamitz at Mannheim

Period: Dec 19, 1740 to Dec 5, 1757

This entire expanse was spent at Mannheim, except for a year long visit to Paris in 1754.

J. Quantz Essays on Playing the Flute

Aug 14, 1752

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Period: Jan 27, 1756 to Dec 5, 1791

Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice"

Oct 5, 1762

This work is the creation in which Gluck began imposing his own concepts of how opera should be into the performance, specifically focusing on making the plot more structured and less abstract. Also, he increased the exposure of the music related to the solo singers.

Viennese Classical Period

Period: Dec 31, 1770 to Dec 31, 1800

Piano Concerto No. 23

Mar 3, 1786

Don Giovanni

Sep 18, 1787

London Symphonies

Period: Mar 16, 1791 to Sep 17, 1795