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 +The '''Classical period''' in [[Western music]] occurred from about 1750 to 1830, despite considerable overlap at both ends with preceding and following periods, as is true for all musical eras. Although the term ''[[classical music]]'' is used as a blanket term meaning ''all'' kinds of music in this era, it can also occasionally mean this particular era within that tradition.
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 +The Classical period falls between the [[Baroque music|Baroque]] and the [[Romantic period in music|Romantic]] periods. The best known [[composer]]s from this period are [[Joseph Haydn]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] and [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]; other notable names include [[Luigi Boccherini]], [[Muzio Clementi]], [[Johann Ladislaus Dussek]], [[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach]], and [[Christoph Willibald Gluck]]. Beethoven is also sometimes regarded either as a Romantic composer or a composer who was part of the transition to the Romantic; [[Franz Schubert]] is also something of a transitional figure, as are [[Johann Nepomuk Hummel]], [[Luigi Cherubini]] and [[Carl Maria von Weber]]. The period is sometimes referred to as the era of ''Viennese Classic'' or ''Classicism'' ([[German language|German]]: ''Wiener Klassik''), since [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], [[Joseph Haydn]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], and [[Franz Schubert]] all worked at some time in [[Vienna]], comprising the [[First Viennese School]].
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The Classical period in Western music occurred from about 1750 to 1830, despite considerable overlap at both ends with preceding and following periods, as is true for all musical eras. Although the term classical music is used as a blanket term meaning all kinds of music in this era, it can also occasionally mean this particular era within that tradition.

The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. The best known composers from this period are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven; other notable names include Luigi Boccherini, Muzio Clementi, Johann Ladislaus Dussek, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Christoph Willibald Gluck. Beethoven is also sometimes regarded either as a Romantic composer or a composer who was part of the transition to the Romantic; Franz Schubert is also something of a transitional figure, as are Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Luigi Cherubini and Carl Maria von Weber. The period is sometimes referred to as the era of Viennese Classic or Classicism (German: Wiener Klassik), since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert all worked at some time in Vienna, comprising the First Viennese School.




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