Johann Sebastian Bach.                                                  Second page: Composers          Third page: Songs
Born: March 21st, 1685, Eisenach, Germany                  Fourth Page: Instruments          Fifth Page: Top Fifty Composers
Died: July 28th, 1750, Leizpig, Germany
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Introduction:
A Brief History of Classical Music:
Today we think this of kind music as "old", or "boring." We think that this kind of music is only fit for background or elevator music. What we don't realize is that classical music has influenced most songs, and that the greatest composers of the past are responsible for this. That we owe it all to them for all of our, wonderful, music that we hear everywhere today. The first major musical progress began in the Baroque Era of Music, where some of the first complex musical ideas were born. Baroque means "deformed" in Latin. The music in this period was very interesting The most famous composer of the time was Johann Sebastian Bach. even though bach was born in the Renaissance (the rebirth of Europe, or period before Baroque), Bach was considered to be the father of Baroque Music. Bach was also considered the greatest composer that ever lived. He was famous for playing all sorts of instruments, including Organ, Harpsichord, Violin, in addition to singing in the choir during his childhood. The next musical period was the Classical Era. During this time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was probably the most famous composer. Mozart was a musical genius, and had a huge musical talent. Right now Mozart is probably the most well-known composer. Most people know his songs more than others. Mozart played many instruments including piano, harpsichord, and organ. Another composer from the Classical period was Ludwig Van Beethoven.
He was also a great composer who made very nice songs (such as Ode to Joy). Beethoven played mainly piano and violin. The next period was the Romantic Era. Composers in this time were not as famous, or as skilled in music as composers in other periods. Some composers were Muzio Clementi, and Kuhlah. After this was the Dodecaphonic (all 12 tones) period, or contemperary period. This music (in my own personal view) is not exactly....... so music-like. the music here I think is just basically banging the piano. In this website, I will talk about the different sides and composers of music. Hopefully after you are done reading all of this, you will appreciate music better......
 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart                              Ludwig Van Beethoven
Born: Jan 27, 1756 Salzburg, Austria                Born: Dec 17, 1770 Bonn ,Germany
Died: Dec 4, 1792 Vienna, Austria                 Died: March 26, 1827 Vienna, Austria
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