Classical period

Music is often labelled a “universal language,” and according to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, there is a good reason for that.

It was during the Classical period that the piano's popularity grew among composers and audiences alike. But how did it happen?

A brief history of classical music periods. Get to know the different periods of classical music and the key composers during the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century Period.

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From Brahms to Tchaikovsky, here's a curated list of composers whose music has shaped the classical canon.

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Portrait of Hanna Klinkosch (1849–1925), from 1890 Princess von Liechtenstein by marriage (1875) by Hans Makart, an object of LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vaduz–Vienna

Flavius Belisarius was a Byzantine general who lived during the 6th century AD. He is often regarded as one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire. Additionally, he is one of the candidates for the title ‘Last of the Romans’, i.e. the last individual who embodied the best values of the Roman Empire.

From the Vatican's St. Peter's Square to the Trevi Fountain

Wilhelm Friedenberg 1845-1911 Duitsland