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piano
The piano was invented and became popular. -
concert halls
The first concert halls were also built in the Classical Period. -
Johann Sebastian Bach Dies
He was a German composer/musician that helped to shape the Baroque Period. -
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Baroque and Romantic periods.
Classical music falls in between the Baroque and Romantic periods. -
Franz Joseph Haydn Begins Working as the Kapellmeister for the Esterházy Family
Haydn, often known as the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet", was a very prominent composer during the Classical Period. -
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Plenty of “classical music” is humorous
It is not that it is a uniquely serious music. Plenty of “classical music” is humorous or even downright silly, from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s A Musical Joke (1787) to György Ligeti’s Aventures (1962–63). By the same token, there are many pieces from other genres that are very serious. I can think of songs by the Beatles that match up to Franz Schubert’s work in their intensity and complexity of emotion and style. -
Age of Enlightenment or the Enlightenment
which is known as the Age of Enlightenment in world history, schools and Universities were established, the first encyclopedias and dictionaries were published. -
Beethoven now completely deaf
Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 26, 1827, at the age of 56, in the city of Vienna.