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THE LIFE OF JOSEPH HAYDIN
Franz Joseph Haydn, known as Joseph Haydn, was an Austrian composer. He is one of the greatest representatives of the Classical period, in addition to being known as the "father of the symphony" and the "father of the string quartet" thanks to his important contributions to both genres. -
THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
This musical style was born as a form of rupture against the strict rules of baroque music characterized by their horizontal structure where several melodies overlapped at the same time. -
GIOVANNI VIOTTI
In 1753 Giovanni Battista Viotti was born. He was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London. -
MOZART WAS BORN
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born January 27, 1756, Salzburg, archbishopric of Salzburg [Austria]—died December 5, 1791, Vienna) Austrian composer, widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music -
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REIGN OF CARLOS lV
Carlos lV was king of Spain between 1788 and 1808, fifth monarch of the House of Bourbon. Son of Charles III and Maria Amalia of Saxony, his reign marks the beginning of the crisis of the Old Regime in Spain. -
GEORGE WASHINGTON BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT
The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797. -
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
On December 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and the rights of peaceful assembly and petition -
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Franz Schubert (born January 31, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund, near Vienna [Austria]—died November 19, 1828, Vienna) Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs (lieder) and chamber music. -
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REIGN OF FERNANDO Vll
Ferdinand VII, son of Charles IV and María Luisa de Parma, was born in El Escorial, Madrid, on October 14, 1784 and died in 1833. Heir to the throne of Spain, he was excluded from participating due to the dominance exercised by the first Minister Manuel Godoy. -
THE END OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
1830 is the usual date cited for the end of the classical era. Beethoven died in 1827, Schubert in 1828, and Hector Berlioz and Niccoló Paganini kicked off the Romantic Era in 1830. Mendelssohn, a crossover composer between the two periods , died in 1847.4