Classical Period ca. 1750-1825 Timeline Directory
DateEvent
1754Le Devin du Village (Rousseau)
1757Sublime & Beautiful (E.Burke)
1759Symphony no.1 (Haydn)
1761Symphony in D (Opus 5/2, Stamitz)
 Symphonies 6,7,8 (Matin, Midi, Soir)
1762Orpheo ed Euridice (Gluck)
 Essay on the True Art of Keyboard Inst. (CPE Bach)
1764Opus 1 Quartets (Haydn)
1769Alceste (dedication, Gluck)
1770Opus 7 (J.C. Bach)
1772Symphony no.45 'Farewell' (Haydn)
1773Variations in F minor (Haydn)
1774Iphigenie en Aulide (Gluck)
1775La Finta Giardiniera (Mozart)
 Il re pastore (Mozart)
1776History of Music (Burney)
1779Symphonie Concertante in Eb for violin/viola (Mozart)
1782Abduction from the Seraglio
1784Richard Couer de Lion (Gretry)
1785Haydn Quartets (Mozart)
1786Marriage of Figaro (Mozart)
 Piano Concerto in A, K.488 (Mozart)
1787Don Giovanni (Mozart)
DateEvent
17883 Great Symphonies (Mozart)
1790Cosi fan tutte (Mozart)
1791Magic Flute (Mozart)
 Symphony no.94 'Surprise' (Haydn)
1793Essay on Composition (Koch)
1795London Symphonies (Haydn)
 No.100 Military
 No.101 Clock
 No.103 Drumroll
1797The Creation (Haydn)
 Medee (Cherubini)
 March Lugubre (Gossec)
1801Sonatas quasi una fantasia (Beethoven)
1803Eroica Symphony (Beethoven)
1804Waldstein Sonata (Beethoven)
1805-14Leonore-Fidelio (Beethoven)
1806Violin Concerto (Beethoven)
 Opus 59 String Quartets (Beethoven)
1808Symphonies 5 & 6 (Beethoven)
1809Emperor Concerto (Beethoven)
1812Symphonies 7 & 8 (Beethoven)
1816Hammerklavier Sonata Opus 106 (Beethoven)
1824Symphony 9 (Beethoven)
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