Musical Periods and Composers

Baroque

100

This composer wrote The Brandenburg Concertos and Toccata and Fugue.  

Johann Sebastian Bach

200

Born in Germany, this composer wrote Water Music

George Frederic Handel

300

This composer was born in Italy and composed The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi

400

This musical period spanned these years

1600-1750

500

Popular forms of music included these

The Opera, the Sonata and the Concerto

Classical

100

Austrian composer known as the "Father of the Symphony".

Franz Joseph Haydn

200

This period spanned these years

1750-1820

300

Composed his first piece at age 5 and composed Eine Kleine Nachtmusic.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

400

This composer went totally deaf, but continued to compose.  

Ludwig van Beethoven

500

He composed Moonlight Sonata and Fur Elise

Ludwig van Beethoven

Romantic

100

He composed many military marches and patriotic pieces.

John Phillips Sousa

200

One of the first well-known female composers, married to another famous composer.

Clara Schumann

300

Born in Poland, composed The Minute Waltz

Frederic Chopin

400

This era spanned these years

1820-1900

500

Music of this period was described as this.

Expressive

Contemporary

100

This period spanned these years.

1900-Present

200

Born in the USA, he was know as the greatest ragtime composer. 

Scott Joplin

300

Born in Hungary, he composed mostly folk songs

Bela Bartok

400

Born in Russia, this composer wrote lots of music for children.

Dmitri Kabalevsky

500

Name three composers who are still alive and composing.

John Williams, Koji Kondo, Andrea Dow, Hans Zimmer