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 era (1815–1910)
20th century (1900–2000)
21st century (since 2000)

This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820. Prominent composers of the Classical era include Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Luigi Boccherini. Prominent composers of both the Classical and early Romantic eras include Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert.

Early Galante era composers – Transition from Baroque to Classical (born before 1710)

Composers in the Baroque/Classical transitional era, sometimes seen as the beginning of the Galante era, include the following listed by their date of birth:

Early Classical era/Later Galante era composers (born 1710–1730)

Middle Classical era composers (born 1730–1750)

Late Classical era composers (born 1750–1770)

Classical era/Romantic transition composers (born 1770–1800)

Timeline of Classical composers (partial)

See also

ca:Llista de compositors del classicisme musical

sl:Seznam klasicističnih skladateljev sh:Lista klasičnih kompozitora