Classical Music

Classical music is art music that is composed in the classical period(1750's-1830's).
The instruments of the orchestra that helped to compose classical music are 4 from the string section: violin,viola,cello and double bass;8 from the woodwinds:basset clarinet, basset horn, clarinette d'amour, the Classical clarinet, the chalumeau, the flute, oboe and bassoon;2 from the keyboard instruments:clavichord and the fortepiano;and finally 3 from the brass instruments: buccin,ophicleide and the natural horn.

The classical period was the first era in music history in which public concerts became an important and major part of the musical scene.The greatest composers of the enjoyable classical music period are:
1.Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714–1788)
2.Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
3.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
4. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

The Classical era was the era of formality. The music was characterized by careful attention to form elegance and restraint. The formal structure was based on the use of thematic development and harmonic structure.The main kinds of instrumental music were the sonata, trio, string quartet, symphony (performed by an orchestra) and the solo concerto.Vocal music, such as songs for a singer and piano , choral works, and opera were also important during this period.
This period in music history is sometimes referred to as "the Viennese Classic period," and it was centered in Vienna. Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart, though none was a native Viennese, all worked in Vienna for significant periods in their careers. Although Vienna was the focal point for musical activity of the period, classical music is not parochial but universal in spirit and in style.

The classical period ended with the death of Beethoven.It is because at the end of Beethoven's life,his music was so new,it had to be called something else.And so it began the Romantic period.