Introduction -- Timeline -- 1. Early and renaissance music: Tallis; Other early and renaissance composers -- 2. Baroque music: Corelli; Purcell; Vivaldi; Handel; Bach; Other baroque composers -- 3. The classical period: Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Other classical composers -- 4. The romantic era: Mendelssohn; Brahms; Tchaikovsky; Wagner; Mahler; Puccini; Rachmaninov; Verdi; Other Romantic composers -- 5. Modern music: Elgar; Britten; Pärt; Other modern composers -- 6. The orchestra: The key instruments; Cello; Clarinet; Drums; Flute; French horn; Keyboards; Oboe; Trumpet; Tuba; Violin -- 7. Great symphony orchestras: Berlin Philharmonic; Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic -- 8. Major conductors: Sir Thomas Beecham; Bernard Haitink; Herbert Von Karajan; Sir Simon Rattle; Arturo Toscanini -- Credits.
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Summary
This resource provides the history of classical music from its medieval origins through to the modern era.
