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- Carl Georg Reutter (1708–1772), Baroque era court composer
- Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715–1777), Classical composer, harpsichordist, and organist
- Leopold Mozart (1719–1787), Classical era composer
- Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), Classical era composer, wrote 104 symphonies including the "Farewell" Symphony as well as string quartets and other chamber music
- Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809), Classical composer of preludes, fugues, and sonatas for the piano
- Michael Haydn (1737–1806), Classical composer and younger brother of Joseph Haydn
- Leopold Hoffman (1738–1793), Classical composer
- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799), Classical era composer and violinist
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) wrote the famous Eine Kleine Nachtmusik serenade, 41 symphonies, and the opera Don Giovanni
- Maria Theresa von Paradis (1759–1824), Classical composer and inspiration for Mozart's "Piano Concerto No 18 in B."
- Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766–1803), Classical era composer and contemporary of Mozart
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837), composer whose music bridged the Classical and Romantic periods
- Carl Czerny (1791–1857), early Romantic composer, known for his piano exercises
- Franz Schubert (1797–1828), Classical/Romantic composer, regarded as the first significant lieder writer
- Johann Strauss I (1804–1849), Early Romantic dance music composer
- Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), Romantic composer of nine large-scale symphonies
- Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), Romantic composer of waltzes and polkas, wrote The Blue Danube waltz
- Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), Late Romantic composer of large-scale and sometimes programmatic symphonies
- Franz Schmidt (1874–1939), 20th century composer of symphonies and operas, cellist and pianist
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), 20th century modernist composer, founder of the Second Viennese School, developer of the twelve tone technique
- Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962), 20th century virtuoso violinist and composer
- Anton Webern (1883–1945), 20th century composer, student in the Second Viennese School, used the twelve tone technique in addition to the style known as serialism
- Alban Berg (1885–1935), 20th century composer, student in the Second Viennese School
- Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885-1974), 20th century composer, teacher, musicologist, pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and student of Byzantine music
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Carl Georg Reutter (the Younger) was born as the son of Georg Reutter (the Elder) in Vienna on 8 April 1708. ...
Georg Christoph Wagenseil (January 29, 1715 – March 1, 1777) was an Austrian composer. ...
Instrumentalists who play the harpsichord are known as harpsichordists. ...
An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ...
Leopold Mozart Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a composer, music teacher and violinist. ...
Portrait by Thomas Hardy, 1792 Franz[1] Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was one of the most prominent composers of the Classical period, and is called by some the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent...
There are 104 symphonies by the Classical composer Joseph Haydn on which numbers are now generally agreed upon. ...
Symphony No. ...
The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ...
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ...
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (February 3, 1736 - March 7, 1809) was an Austrian musician who was born at Klosterneuburg, near Vienna. ...
A prelude is a short piece of music, usually in no particular internal form, which may serve as an introduction to succeeding movements of a work that are usually longer and more complex. ...
In music, a fugue (IPA: ) is a type of contrapuntal composition. ...
Sonata (From Latin and Italian sonare, to sound), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to cantata (Latin cantare, to sing), a piece sung. ...
A short grand piano, with the top up. ...
Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (September 14, 1737 – August 10, 1806) was an Austrian composer, the younger brother of (Franz) Joseph Haydn. ...
Portrait by Thomas Hardy, 1792 Franz[1] Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was one of the most prominent composers of the Classical period, and is called by some the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent...
August Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (November 2, 1739 – October 24, 1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. ...
A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ...
The Serenade for strings in G major, better known as Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A little night music or less literally, A little serenade), is one of the most popular compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...
Don Giovanni (K.527) is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. ...
Maria Theresia von Paradis (or Paradies) (1759 - 1824) She was the daughter of the Imperial Secretary of Commerce and Court Councilor (Joseph Anton von Paradis) to the Empress Maria Theresa, for whom she was named. ...
A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ...
Franz Xaver Süssmayr (German: Franz Xaver Süßmayr; b. ...
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin who was born in Pressburg (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia). ...
Carl Czerny, lithograph by Joseph Kriehuber, 1833 Carl Czerny (sometimes Karl; February 21, 1791 – July 15, 1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. ...
A short grand piano, with the top up. ...
Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ...
Lied (plural Lieder) is a German word, literally meaning song; among English speakers, however, it is used primarily as a term for European classical music songs, also known as art songs. Typically, Lieder are arranged for a single singer and piano. ...
Johann Strauss I Johann Strauss I (German: Johann Strauß) born in Vienna, March 14, 1804 – September 25, 1849) was an Austrian composer known particularly for his waltzes and for popularizing it alongside Josef Lanner thereby (without intention) setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty. ...
Bruckner redirects here. ...
Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (German: Johann Strauß (Sohn), Johann Strauss (son); in English also Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr. ...
A waltz (German: , Italian: , French: , Catalan: ) is a ballroom and folk dance in time, done primarily in closed position. ...
Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a type of dance, and also a genre of dance music. ...
The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau op. ...
This article cites its sources but does not provide page references. ...
Franz Schmidt (December 22, 1874 – February 11, 1939) was an Austrian composer, cellist and pianist. ...
Schoenberg redirects here. ...
Modernism in musicis characterized by a desire for or belief in progressand science, surrealism, anti-romanticism, politicaladvocacy, general intellectualism, and/or a breaking with tradition or common practice. ...
The Second Viennese School was a group of composers made up of Arnold Schoenberg and those who studied under him in early 20th century Vienna. ...
Twelve-tone technique is a system of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg. ...
Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. ...
Anton Webern (December 3, 1883 – September 15, 1945) was an Austrian composer and conductor. ...
Serialism is a technique for composing music that uses sets to describe musical elements, and allows the composer manipulations of those sets to create music. ...
Portrait of Alban Berg by Arnold Schoenberg, c. ...
Egon Joseph Wellesz (October 21, 1885 – November 9, 1974) Austrian composer, teacher and musicologist, pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and student of Byzantine music. ...
Schoenberg redirects here. ...
- Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), early church music composer, wrote sacred works including her morality play with music Ordo Virtutum
- Michael Praetorius (1571–1621), Baroque composer, organist and writer on music
- Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), Baroque composer and organist
- Samuel Scheidt (1587–1653), Baroque composer, organist and teacher
- Johann Schop (1590–1667), composer of violin music
- Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), Baroque composer known for his Canon in D major
- Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), Baroque composer with more than 800 credited works
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Baroque composer, known for Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and many other compositions
- George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Baroque composer, wrote a significant amount of music for the church including Messiah
- Johan Agrell (1701–1765), Baroque/Classical composer of symphonies
- Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702–1762), organist and composer, a bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras
- Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703–1771), Baroque composer and violinist
- Carl Heinrich Graun (1704–1759), Baroque composer and tenor singer
- Christoph Schaffrath (1709–1763), chamber music composer, a bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras
- Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), Baroque composer and organist
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), early Classical era composer
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787), early Classical era composer
- Gottfried August Homilius (1714–1785), church music composer, wrote passions, oratorios, and cantatas
- Karl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787), performer on the viola da gamba and Classcial composer
- Carl Reinecke (1824–1910), musician and composer
- Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729-1774)[1], Classical composer of opera buffa
- Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), 18th century composer in the Galante style
- Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), Classical composer who moved to Sweden
- Franz Danzi (1763–1826), Classical composer and noted cellist
- Simon Mayr (1763–1845), Classical era opera composer, rarely performed today
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), regarded by many as the first Romantic composer, famous mainly for his nine symphonies and five piano concerti, and other works
- Louis Spohr (1784–1859), Romantic composer of symphonies, operas, and other works
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), composer who was a bridge between the Classical and Romantic styles, noted for Der Freischütz
- Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864), Romantic era opera composer, known for Les Huguenots
- Johann Carl Gottfried Löwe (1796–1869), Romantic era composer of lieder
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), Romantic composer, known for Wedding March from his music to A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856), Romantic composer, a significant lieder writer, also wrote many short piano pieces
- Richard Wagner (1813–1883), opera composer, made use of extreme chromaticism, known for Tristan und Isolde as well as the famous four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen
- Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814–1865), violinist and composer, considered by some the greatest violinist of his time after Paganini
- Friedrich Robert Volkmann (1815–1833)
- Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880), Romantic composer and cellist
- Clara Schumann (1819–1896), Romantic composer, wife of Robert and pianist who also wrote piano music, chamber music and songs
- Albert Dietrich (1829–1908), composer and conductor
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), Romantic composer, somewhat similar in style to Beethoven, known for his Hungarian Dances and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn
- Franz Wohlfahrt (1833–1884), Romantic era violin teacher
- Max Bruch (1838–1920), Romantic era composer, today known mostly for his Violin Concerto No. 1
- August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (1847–1902), composer and conductor
- Fritz Seitz (1848–1918), Romantic era violin teacher
- Max Wagenknecht (1857–1922), composer of organ and piano music
- Julius Klengel (1859–1933), cellist and composer
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), late Romantic composer, known for Also Sprach Zarathustra, based on Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy
- Hans Pfitzner (1869–1949), composer and self-described anti-modernist
- Carl Orff (1895–1982), 20th century modernist composer
- Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), 20th century composer, conductor and theorist, developer of "Gebrauchsmusik"
- Berthold Goldschmidt (1903–1996)
- Hans Zimmer (1957- ), contemporary film score composer (Gladiator) and (Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest)
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