1. Classical Music (1730–1820)

2. Classical Music Overlaps with Baroque and Romantic Eras Begins in Italy Some people believe the new style has it’s origins in “comic opera” The change in instrumental music came a little later Classical music will usually have a very boring title

3. What did it sound like Classical music was very organized. Very structured. Involved having a balanced pattern of music from one form to another. Simpler, more “natural” melody

4. Styles featured in the Classical Era Opera Symphony (“Classical Symphony”) Overture Sonata Concerto

5. Famous Classical Composers Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Also considered a Romantic Era composer