Composers of Classical Period

Composers of the Classical Period

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Franz Joseph Haydn

March 31, 1732 - May 31, 1809)

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Franz Joseph Haydn was among the creators of the fundamental genres of classical music, and his influence upon later composers is immense. Haydn’s most celebrated pupil was Ludwig van Beethoven. Haydn's success in string quarter composition earned him the nickname "Father of the String Quartet" Many of Haydn's symphonies have given nicknames because of their characteristics. For example, The Clock Symphony because of its ticktock rhythm, and the Surprise Symphony because of its sudden loud chords.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791

Mozart was a mucisian capable of playing multiple instruments who started playing at the age of 6. Named as the "Child Prodigy" because of his talents and skills. He composed different genres of music: opera, concerto, chamber music, symphony, choral, vocal and instrumental music. Many of his masterpieces were a success; some of them are still being used today. Some of his famous works are: Opera:The Magic Flute, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and The Marriage of Figaro and Rondo alla Turca.

Ludwig van Beethoven

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December 17, 1770 - March 26 - 1827

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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer whose Symphony 5 is a beloved classic. Some of his greatest works were composed while Beethoven was going deaf. His early signs of musical gifts led the family to hope for a genius on the order of Mozart, but these hopes were not achieved. The young Beethoven had a poor music education. Beethoven’s personal life was marked by a struggle against deafness, and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life, when he was quite unable to hear. He died at the age of 56. Some of his famous works are Fur Elise, Symphony no.5, Symphony no.9 (Ode to Joy) and Moonlight Sonata.

"Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman"

“The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.”

"I listened more than I studied...therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Joseph Haydn

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Ode to Joy - Beethoven

Beethoven's 9th Symphony (Ode to Joy)

The life and death of Ludwig van Beethoven. Besides all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved.

If you have time to watch this excerpt from 9th Symphony of Beethoven from the Immortal Beloved. Try to watch it with earphones or headphone. Go! :)

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Ronda Alla Turca - Mozart

From the 1984 Milos Forman film "Amadeus". The story of Wolfgang Amadues Mozart told in flashback,