Timeline 3: The Classical Era (1730s-1810s) By sydowen Period: 1683 to 1764 Rameau Period: 1700 to 1775 Sammartini Period: 1700 to 1744 della Pieta Period: 1709 to 1789 Richter Period: 1710 to 1784 W.F. Bach Period: 1714 to 1790 Eszterhazy Period: 1714 to 1788 C.P.E. Bach Period: 1719 to 1787 L. Mozart 1730 Piano Invented ca. 1730 Period: 1730 to 1810 Genres Commonly Composed Sonata; Opera; Aria; Dance; Fanfare Period: 1730 to 1810 Stylistic Traits Emotional Expression; Polythematic; Humor; Simple Melodies and Rhythms; Homophony; Counterpoint; Sonata; Rondo; Ternary Forms; Dynamics were written in; Markings were expressive 1732 Clarinet Invented Period: 1732 to 1809 F.J. Haydn Period: 1735 to 1782 J.C. Bach Period: 1737 to 1806 M. Haydn Period: 1740 to 1816 Paisello Period: 1745 to 1818 Lombardini Period: 1746 to 1800 Billings Period: 1750 to 1825 Salieri Period: 1751 to 1829 M.A Mozart Period: 1756 to 1791 W.A. Mozart Period: 1759 to 1824 von Paradis Period: 1765 to 1783 American Revolution Period: 1766 to 1803 Sussmayr Period: 1770 to 1827 Beethoven 1776 American Declaration of Independence 1796 Smallpox Vaccination Invented