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The Classical period

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  • Bernardo de Quintaval distributes his goods to the poor

    Bernardo de Quintaval distributes his goods to the poor

    does charity to the poor is a painting by Antonio Viladomat dated between 1722-1724 that is currently part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Art of Catalonia in Barcelona.
  • Johann Sebastian bach Dies

    Johann Sebastian bach Dies

    the Classical period starts with the dead of the Johann Sebastian Bach
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    Encyclopedia

    The first edition of the Encyclopedia published by Diderot and D'Alembert in Paris between
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    Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and piano teacher. His musical legacy covers, chronologically, from Classicism to the beginnings of Romanticism. Wikipedia
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    The American War of Independence

    It was a warlike conflict that pitted the original Thirteen British Colonies in North America against the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending with the British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown and the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
  • Beethoven's Symphony #1

    Beethoven's Symphony #1

    It is the first of nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was dedicated to Baron Van Swieten
  • Enlightened despotism

    Enlightened despotism

    Enlightened despotism is a political concept that emerged in Europe in the second half of the 18th century. It is framed within the absolute monarchies and belongs to the government systems of the Old European Regime, but including the philosophical ideas of the Enlightenment, according to which human decisions are guided by reason.
  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    The Classical period finished with the French Revolution.