List of German and Austrian composers
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Baroque era/Classical era transition composers (born before 1710)
- Johan Agrell (1701 - 1765)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702 - 1762)
- Johann Gottlieb Graun (c1702-1771)
- Carl Heinrich Graun (c1703-1759)
- Georg Reutter (1708 - 1772)
- Christoph Schaffrath (1709 - 1763)
Early Classical era composers (born 1710-1730)
- Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780)
- Gottfried August Homilius (1714 - 1785)
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)
- Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715 - 1777)
- Hinrich Philip Johnsen (1716 - 1779)
- Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (1717 - 1757)
- Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787)
- Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721 - 1783)
- Karl Friedrich Abel (1723 - 1787)
- Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729 - 1774)[link]
Middle Classical era composers (born 1730-1750)
- Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
- Johann Gottfried Eckard (1735 - 1809)[link]
- Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782)
- Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736 - 1809)
- Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806)
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 - 1799)
- Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739 - 1813)
- Franz Nikolaus Novotny (1743 - 1773)
- Carl Stamitz (1745 - 1801)
- Leopold Kozeluch (1747 - 1818)
- Joseph Schuster (1748 - 1812)[link]
Late Classical era composers (born 1750-1770)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
- Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 - 1792)
- Franziska Danzi Lebrun (1756 - 1791)
- Franz Vinzenz Krommer (1759 - 1831)
- Maria Theresa von Paradis (1759 - 1824)
- Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826)
- Simon Mayr (1763 - 1845)
- Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766 - 1803)
- Wenzel Muller (1767 - 1835)
Classical era/Romantic transition composers (born 1770-1800)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German regarded by many as the first romantic composer and one of the most significant composers in history
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837), German composer, whose music bridged the Classical and Romantic periods
- Louis Spohr (1784 - 1859), German composer
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826), German composer, a bridge between the Classical and Romantic styles
- Carl Czerny (1791 - 1857), Austrian composer best known today for his studies and exercises for the piano
- Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), German composer, whose spectacular operas such as Les Huguenots were popular in his day, but are less often performed now
- Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), German composer of lieder
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer, regarded as the first significant lieder writer, also known for his chamber music, piano works and symphonies
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), German composer, work includes symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano and chamber music. Now one of the most popular composers of the Romantic Era.
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