THE CLASSICAL PERIOD

THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

1800 BCE

Society at the beginning of the 18th century was still essentially based on agriculture
and livestock. But halfway through this century, in Europe, the First Industrial Revolution.
New sources of energy appeared. Machinery started to be used in textile production and
agriculture, as well as to transport goods, and work started to be organized in a different
way. All of these factors started to be organized in a different way. All these factors led to a
modern, industrial society and growth in p.

THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

1731 BCE

The Enlightenment was a reformist movement of the 18th century that defended the
use of the “light” of reason to transform society, the natural rights of humans and tolerance
as a basis for coexistence. Enlightenment thinkers opposed the traditional class system and
defended a system of legal equality in which all citizens could progress according to their
own merits.

THE CLASSICAL PERIOD

1730 BCE

The Classical period of european music lasted from 1730 to 1820, between the early
Modern period and the late Modern Period.

THE ARTS

1820

The period that we know as the Classical period in music is called Neoclassicism in
the rest of the arts. This artistic movement was a reaction to the excesses of the Baroque
period. It was inspired by the more restrained models of the classical world and defended
the use of reason as a tool to achieve balance and beauty.