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Famous 18th Century Musicians

Famous 18th Century Musicians
PianistsComposers
Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Musicians, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, George Frideric Handel and Franz Schubert.
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
27 January 1756, Austrian
Composer
Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven
16 December 1770, Austrian, German
Composer

Joseph HaydnJoseph Haydn
31 March 1732, Austrian
Composer

Franz Peter Schubert Franz Peter Schubert
31 January 1797, Austrian
Composer

George Frideric HandelGeorge Frideric Handel
23 February 1685, German, British
Composer

Niccolo PaganiniNiccolo Paganini
27 October 1782, Italian
Violinist
Gioachino RossiniGioachino Rossini
01 March 1792, Italian
Composer

William HerschelWilliam Herschel
15 November 1738, German, British
Astronomer, Composer

E. T. A. HoffmannE. T. A. Hoffmann
24 January 1776, Prussian
Author
Christoph Willibald GluckChristoph Willibald Gluck
02 July 1714, German
Composer

Gaetano DonizettiGaetano Donizetti
29 November 1797, Italian
Composer
William MasonWilliam Mason
24 January 1829, American
Composer, Pianist

Antonio SalieriAntonio Salieri
18 August 1750, Italian
Composer, Conductor, Educationist, Musicologist,

Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesChevalier de Saint-Georges
25 December 1745, French
Composer, Conductor, Fencer, Concertmaster,

TyāgarājaTyāgarāja
04 May 1767, Indian
 

Carl Philipp Emanuel BachCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach
08 March 1714, German
Composer, Pianist, Musicologist, Music theorist
Maria Anna MozartMaria Anna Mozart
30 July 1751, Austrian
Musician

Jean Philippe RameauJean Philippe Rameau
25 September 1683, French
Composer

Carl Maria von WeberCarl Maria von Weber
18 November 1786, German
Composer

Luigi BoccheriniLuigi Boccherini
19 February 1743, Italian
Composer, Cellist
Muzio ClementiMuzio Clementi
23 January 1752, Italian
pianist, conductor, composer, musicologist, music

Big Bill BroonzyBig Bill Broonzy
26 June 1893, American
Singer
Carl CzernyCarl Czerny
21 February 1791, Austrian
pianist, composer, musicologist, music theorist

LalonLalon
1774 AD, Bangladeshi
poet

Johann van BeethovenJohann van Beethoven
14 November 1740, German
Musician, Conductor, Singer, Composer
Ignatius SanchoIgnatius Sancho
1729 AD, British
composer, author, writer, shopkeeper, domestic

Giovanni Battista PergolesiGiovanni Battista Pergolesi
04 January 1710, Italian
Composer, Organist
Johann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk Hummel
14 September 1778, Austrian, German, Slovak
composer, conductor, pianist, concertmaster

François-André Danican PhilidorFrançois-André Danican Philidor
07 September 1726, French
Composer

Giacomo MeyerbeerGiacomo Meyerbeer
05 September 1791, German
composer, conductor, autobiographer,music director
Michael HaydnMichael Haydn
14 September 1737, Austrian
composer, organist, musician

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Anna Magdalena BachAnna Magdalena Bach
22 September 1701, German
Singer, Composer
Turlough O'CarolanTurlough O'Carolan
1670 AD, Irish
Composer

Luigi CherubiniLuigi Cherubini
14 September 1760, French, Italian
Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator,

Fernando SorFernando Sor
14 February 1778, Spanish
guitarist, composer, classical guitarist

Dimitrie CantemirDimitrie Cantemir
26 October 1673, Romanian
Soldier
Louise FarrencLouise Farrenc
31 May 1804, French
Composer
Louis SpohrLouis Spohr
05 April 1784, German
Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator

Thomas ArneThomas Arne
12 March 1710, British
Composer

Wilhelm Friedemann BachWilhelm Friedemann Bach
22 November 1710, German
Composer, Organist, Pianist

Anton SchindlerAnton Schindler
13 June 1795, German
Conductor, Writer, Musicologist, Music historian,
Ignaz MoschelesIgnaz Moscheles
23 May 1794
Pianist, Conductor, Composer, Educationist,

Friedrich KuhlauFriedrich Kuhlau
11 September 1786, Danish
Pianist

Johann StamitzJohann Stamitz
19 June 1717, Czech
Composer

Mauro GiulianiMauro Giuliani
27 July 1781, Italian
Composer, Guitarist, Classical guitarist

Franz Xaver SüssmayrFranz Xaver Süssmayr
22 July 1766, Austrian
Composer
Jan Dismas ZelenkaJan Dismas Zelenka
16 October 1679, Czech
Composer

Carl StamitzCarl Stamitz
07 May 1745, German
Composer
Bettina von ArnimBettina von Arnim
04 April 1785, German
Writer, Salon-holder, Composer, Novelist

Domenico CimarosaDomenico Cimarosa
17 December 1749, Italian
Composer

Marianna MartinesMarianna Martines
04 May 1744, Austrian
Singer
Charlotte de RothschildCharlotte de Rothschild
06 May 1825, French
Socialite

Ignaz PleyelIgnaz Pleyel
18 June 1757, French
Composer
Ferdinando CarulliFerdinando Carulli
09 February 1770, Italian
Composer, Guitarist, Musicologist, Classical

Jan Ladislav DussekJan Ladislav Dussek
12 February 1760, Czech
Composer

Therese MalfattiTherese Malfatti
01 January 1792, Austrian
Musician, Pianist, Composer

William BoyceWilliam Boyce
11 September 1711, British
Composer

Pietro LocatelliPietro Locatelli
03 September 1695, Italian
Musician
Franz GruberFranz Gruber
25 November 1787, Austrian
 

Carl Ditters von DittersdorfCarl Ditters von Dittersdorf
02 November 1739, Austrian
Composer, Conductor

Jeremiah ClarkeJeremiah Clarke
1674 AD, British
Composer

Lowell MasonLowell Mason
08 January 1792, American
Composer
Jean-Marie LeclairJean-Marie Leclair
10 May 1697, French
Violinist

William BillingsWilliam Billings
07 October 1746, American
Composer
Charles BurneyCharles Burney
07 April 1726, British
Musical Composer

Daniel AuberDaniel Auber
29 January 1782, French
Composer

Rodolphe KreutzerRodolphe Kreutzer
16 November 1766, French
Violinist
Leonardo VinciLeonardo Vinci
1690 AD, Italian
Composer

Maria Theresia von ParadisMaria Theresia von Paradis
15 May 1759, Austrian
Musician
Anton DiabelliAnton Diabelli
05 September 1781, Austrian
Music Publisher

Francesco GeminianiFrancesco Geminiani
05 December 1687, Italian
Violinist

François-Joseph GossecFrançois-Joseph Gossec
17 January 1734, Belgian, French
Composer
Antonio SolerAntonio Soler
03 December 1729, Spanish
Composer, Organist, Musicologist, Music theorist,

Giovanni Battista ViottiGiovanni Battista Viotti
12 May 1755, Italian
Violinist
Fromental HalévyFromental Halévy
27 May 1799, French
Composer

Sébastien ÉrardSébastien Érard
05 April 1752, French
French musical instrument maker

Joseph MohrJoseph Mohr
11 December 1792, Austrian
Composer, Writer

Karl Alois, Prince LichnowskyKarl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky
21 June 1761, Austrian
Composer
Samuel WesleySamuel Wesley
24 February 1766, British
Organist
Carl Friedrich AbelCarl Friedrich Abel
22 December 1723, German
Composer

Jean-Joseph MouretJean-Joseph Mouret
11 April 1682, French
Composer

Saverio MercadanteSaverio Mercadante
16 September 1795, Italian
Composer

Johann MatthesonJohann Mattheson
28 September 1681, German
Composer
Nahum TateNahum Tate
1652 AD, Irish
Poet

Christoph GraupnerChristoph Graupner
13 January 1683, German
Harpsichordist

Theobald BoehmTheobald Boehm
09 April 1794, German
Inventor

Johann Baptist CramerJohann Baptist Cramer
24 February 1771, German, British
Pianist

Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerJohann Georg Albrechtsberger
03 February 1736, Austrian
Composer
Friedrich KalkbrennerFriedrich Kalkbrenner
07 November 1785, German
Musician

John BlowJohn Blow
23 February 1649, British
Composer
Alexander TcherepninAlexander Tcherepnin
21 January 1899, Russian
Composer

Johann KuhnauJohann Kuhnau
06 April 1660, German
Polymath
André GrétryAndré Grétry
08 February 1741, Belgian, French
Composer
Pierre-Jean de BérangerPierre-Jean de Béranger
19 August 1780, French
Poet