Classical Music Periods

This time period featured the harpsichord

This composer was known as the father of the symphony and the father of the string quartet.

This composer composed experimental music including a piece called “4:33” that was 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence.

This Russian composer composed music for several ballets and composed the “1812 Overture”.

This composer composed in the Classical and Romantic period and eventually went deaf.

This time period saw the invention of the symphony

This composer was one of the first main American composers. He wrote a piece during WW II: “Fanfare for the Common Man.”

This musical period used counterpoint

This time period saw the piano become the primary keyboard instrument

This time period focussed on adding expression to music

This musical period focused on simplicity

This composer wrote a virtuoso piano piece called “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.”

This time period featured unconventional uses of instruments

This time period saw the first popular American composers

This composer started composing when he was five years old.

This composer composed in the Baroque period and wrote the “Hallelujah Chorus” as part of his oratorio “The Messiah”

This time period saw the invention of the string quartet

This composer composed a set of string concertos called “The Four Seasons.”

This time period had experimental music

This time period saw the invention of the record and the radio.

This time period featured mystic and spooky music

This time period featured opera music

This Baroque composer wrote lots of organ music including “Toccata and Fugue in D minor.”

This time period featured jazz music