Georg BendaW
Georg Benda

Georg Anton Benda, , was a Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister of the classical period.

William Boyce (composer)W
William Boyce (composer)

William Boyce was an English composer and organist.

Albert LortzingW
Albert Lortzing

Gustav Albert Lortzing was a German composer, actor and singer. He is considered to be the main representative of the German Spieloper, a form similar to the French opéra comique, which grew out of the Singspiel.

Wolfgang Amadeus MozartW
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.

Johann Gottlieb NaumannW
Johann Gottlieb Naumann

Johann Gottlieb Naumann was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister.

François-André Danican PhilidorW
François-André Danican Philidor

François-André Danican Philidor, often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the opéra comique. He is also regarded as the best chess player of his age; his book Analyse du jeu des Échecs was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century. A well-known chess opening and a checkmate method are both named after him.

Ignaz PleyelW
Ignaz Pleyel

Ignace Joseph Pleyel was an Austrian-born French composer and piano builder of the Classical period.

Jean SibeliusW
Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius, was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.