List of Romantic-era composers

Lists of classical music
composers by era
Medieval (476 – 1400)
Renaissance (1400 – 1600)
Baroque (1600 – 1760)
Classical era (1730 – 1820)
Romantic era (1815 – 1910)
20th century (1900 – 2000)
21st century (since 2000)

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Classical/Romantic era transition composers (born 1770-1799)

Name Date born Date died Nationality Notable works
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 1827 German regarded by many as the first Romantic era composer, famous for his nine symphonies, thirty-two piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, ten violin sonatas and piano trios
Ferdinando Carulli 1770 1841 Italian composer for the guitar, wrote concertos and chamber music
Anton Reicha 1770 1836 Czech composer who experimented with irregular time signatures, has significant works for wind quintet
Johann Wilhelm Wilms 1772 1847 Dutch-German Best known for writing Wien Neêrlands Bloed, which served as the Dutch national anthem from 1815 to 1932.
Bernhard Henrik Crusell 1775 1838 Finnish composer and clarinet player
Johann Nepomuk Hummel 1778 1837 Austrian composer and pianist, his music bridged the Classical era of music and Romantic era
Fernando Sor 1778 1839 Spanish composer for the classical guitar who is credited with elevating the guitar to the level of concert instrument
Mauro Giuliani 1781 1828 Italian composer and virtuoso guitarist
Daniel Auber 1782 1871 French opera composer noted for La muette de Portici
John Field 1782 1837 Irish composer and pianist, notable for cultivating the nocturne
Niccolò Paganini 1782 1840 Italian composer and virtuoso violinist, wrote the 24 Caprices for violin, five concerti for violin, string quartets and works for violin and guitar
Louis Spohr 1784 1859 German composer, violinist and conductor, renowned for chamber music and compositions for violin and harp
George Pinto 1785 1806 English composer, violinist and virtuoso pianist, known for his contribution to the piano repretoire
Carl Maria von Weber 1786 1826 German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, one of the first significant Romantic opera composers
Giacomo Meyerbeer 1791 1864 German composer for grand opera (Il crociato in Egitto, Les Huguenots, L'Africaine)
Gioachino Rossini 1792 1868 Italian prolific opera composer, best known for The Barber of Seville and overtures to various other operas
Ignaz Moscheles 1794 1870 Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso, head of the Leipzig Conservatory after Felix Mendelssohn
Franz Berwald 1796 1868 Swedish composer, little known in his lifetime, but his works, including his four symphonies are better known today
Gaetano Donizetti 1797 1848 Italian opera composer, known for Lucia di Lammermoor and L'elisir d'amore among others
Franz Schubert 1797 1828 Austrian composer, regarded as the first significant lieder writer, also known for his chamber music, piano works and symphonies

Repertoire key: B=In Classical Net's basic Timeline of Major Composers 1600–Present[1]

Early Romantic era composers (born 1800-1819)

Middle Romantic era composers (born 1820-1839)

Late Romantic era composers (born 1840-1859)

Romantic era/20th century transition composers (born 1860-1880)

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ Classical Net
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