List of Classical era composers

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Lists of classical music composers by era
Medieval (476 - 1400)
Renaissance (1400 - 1600)
Baroque (1600 - 1760)
Classical era (1730 - 1820)
Romantic (1815 - 1910)
20th century (1900 - 2000)
21st century (2000 - )

This is a list of composers, mostly European, of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820. Some of the most prominent composers of the Classical era include Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Salieri, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Franz Schubert.

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  • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German, often listed as the first romantic composer and one of the most significant composers in history
  • Ferdinando Carulli (1770 - 1841)
  • Ferdinando Paer (1771 - 1839), Italian composer of opera.
  • Mme Delaval (fl. 1791–1802)
  • Lucile Grétry (1772–1790)
  • Maria Frances Parke (1772–1822)
  • Sophie Bawr (1773–1860)
  • Maria Brizzi Giorgi (1775–1822)
  • Sophia Corri Dussek (1775–1847)
  • Margaret Essex (1775–1807)
  • Sophie Gail (1775–1819)
  • Maria Hester Park (1775–1822)
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837), German composer, whose music bridged the Classical and Romantic periods
  • Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839), Spanish composer and guitarist
  • Mme Ravissa (fl. late 18th century)
  • Pauline Duchambge (1778–1858)
  • Louise Reichardt (1779–1826)
  • Ekaterina Likoshin (fl. 1800–1810)
  • Katerina Maier (fl. c. 1800)
  • Agata Della Pietà (fl. c. 1800)
  • Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781 - 1861), American composer of Bohemian origin, wrote highly original program music; first significant American orchestral composer
  • Sophie Lebrun (1781–1863)
  • John Field (1782 - 1837), Irish composer and pianist, notable for cultivating the nocturne
  • Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840), Italian violinist and composer
  • Daniel Auber (1782 - 1871), French opera composer, well known in his time, but rarely performed today
  • Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837)
  • Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859), German composer
  • Teresa Belloc-Giorgi (1784–1855)
  • Bettina Brentano (1785–1859)
  • Catherina Cibbini-Kozeluch (1785–1858)
  • Isabella Colbran (1785–1845)
  • Fanny Krumpholtz Pittar (1785–1815)
  • Pietro Raimondi (1786 - 1853), Italian composer of operas and sacred music, noted for innovative contrapuntal experiments
  • Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826), German composer, a bridge between the Classical and Romantic styles
  • Friedrich Kuhlau (1786 - 1832), German composer, the "Beethoven of Flute".
  • Marie Bigot (1786–1820)
  • Le Sénéchal de Kerkado (c. 1786–after 1805)
  • Nicolas Bochsa (1789 - 1856), French composer best known today for his studies and exercises for the harp. One of the most celebrated harpists of the XIXth century.
  • Elena Asachi (1789–1877)
  • Maria Agata Szymanowska (1789–1831)
  • Harriet Browne (1790–1858)
  • Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (1791–1833), French composer best known today for the overture to the opera Zampa and the ballet La Fille Mal Gardée.
  • Carl Czerny (1791 - 1857), Austrian composer best known today for his studies and exercises for the piano
  • Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), German composer, whose spectacular operas such as Les Huguenots were popular in his day, but are less often performed now
  • Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868), Italian opera composer, best known for The Barber of Seville and overture to various other operas
  • Gertrude van den Bergh (1793–1840)
  • Amalie, Princess of Saxony (1794–1870)
  • Olivia Buckley (born mid-1790s–after 1845)
  • Franz Berwald (1796 - 1868), Swedish composer, little known in his lifetime, but his four symphonies are better known today
  • Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), German composer of lieder
  • Helene Liebmann (1796–1835)
  • Emilie Zumsteeg (1796–1857)
  • Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), Italian opera composer, known for Lucia di Lammermoor and L'Elisir d'Amore among others
  • Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer, regarded as the first significant lieder writer, also known for his chamber music, piano works and symphonies
  • Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848)
  • Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779-1813)

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