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.
Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven
16 December 1770, Austrian, German
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
27 January 1756, Austrian
Composer

Joseph HaydnJoseph Haydn
31 March 1732, Austrian
Composer

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

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

Gaetano DonizettiGaetano Donizetti
29 November 1797, Italian
Composer

Christoph Willibald GluckChristoph Willibald Gluck
02 July 1714, German
Composer

Niccolo PaganiniNiccolo Paganini
27 October 1782, Italian
Violinist
Franz Peter Schubert Franz Peter Schubert
31 January 1797, Austrian
Composer

William MasonWilliam Mason
24 January 1829, American
Composer, Pianist
Franz SchubertFranz Schubert
31 January 1797, Austrian
Composer, Pianist

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

Frederick William III of PrussiaFrederick William III of Prussia
03 August 1770, German
Composer, Politician
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
29 August 1780, French
Painter, Politician, Portrait painter, Teacher,

Carl Philipp Emanuel BachCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach
08 March 1714, German
Composer, Pianist, Musicologist, Music theorist
Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesChevalier de Saint-Georges
25 December 1745, French
Composer, Conductor, Fencer, Concertmaster,

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

Carl CzernyCarl Czerny
20 February 1791, Austrian
pianist, composer, musicologist, music theorist
LalonLalon
1774 AD, Bangladeshi
poet

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

Johann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk Hummel
14 September 1778, Austrian, German, Slovak
composer, conductor, pianist, concertmaster

Giacomo MeyerbeerGiacomo Meyerbeer
05 September 1791, German
composer, conductor, autobiographer,music director

Giovanni Battista PergolesiGiovanni Battista Pergolesi
04 January 1710, Italian
Composer, Organist
Fernando SorFernando Sor
14 February 1778, Spanish
guitarist, composer, classical guitarist
Domenico CimarosaDomenico Cimarosa
17 December 1749, Italian
Composer

Louis SpohrLouis Spohr
05 April 1784, German
Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator

Michael HaydnMichael Haydn
14 September 1737, Austrian
composer, organist, musician

Johann van BeethovenJohann van Beethoven
14 November 1740, German
Musician, Conductor, Singer, Composer
Luigi CherubiniLuigi Cherubini
14 September 1760, French, Italian
Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator,

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Anna Magdalena BachAnna Magdalena Bach
22 September 1701, German
Singer, Composer

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

Ignatius SanchoIgnatius Sancho
1729 AD, British
composer, author, writer, shopkeeper, domestic

Thomas ArneThomas Arne
12 March 1710, British
Composer
Bettina von ArnimBettina von Arnim
04 April 1785, German
Writer, Salon-holder, Composer, Novelist

Claude Joseph Rouget de LisleClaude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
10 May 1760, French
Composer, Poet, Writer, Playwright
Mauro GiulianiMauro Giuliani
27 July 1781, Italian
Composer, Guitarist, Classical guitarist

Ignaz MoschelesIgnaz Moscheles
23 May 1794
Pianist, Conductor, Composer, Educationist,

François-André Danican PhilidorFrançois-André Danican Philidor
07 September 1726, French
Composer, Chess player, Pianist
Carl Ditters von DittersdorfCarl Ditters von Dittersdorf
02 November 1739, Austrian
Composer, Conductor

Antonio SolerAntonio Soler
03 December 1729, Spanish
Composer, Organist, Musicologist, Music theorist,
Therese MalfattiTherese Malfatti
01 January 1792, Austrian
Musician, Pianist, Composer

Ferdinando CarulliFerdinando Carulli
09 February 1770, Italian
Composer, Guitarist, Musicologist, Classical

Gioacchino RossiniGioacchino Rossini
29 February 1792, Italian
 

Anton SchindlerAnton Schindler
13 June 1795, German
Conductor, Writer, Musicologist, Music historian,

Joseph MohrJoseph Mohr
11 December 1792, Austrian
Composer, Writer
Jean Philippe RameauJean Philippe Rameau
25 September 1683, French
Composer

Franz GruberFranz Gruber
25 November 1787, Austrian
 

TyāgarājaTyāgarāja
04 May 1767, Indian
 

Friedrich Dionysus WeberFriedrich Dionysus Weber
1766 AD, Austrian
 
Jiří Antonín BendaJiří Antonín Benda
30 June 1722, Czech, German
Composer