This musical period had an emphasis on clear-cut musical structures and genres such as string quartets and symphonies. An important characteristic of this musical period includes the sonata-allegro form.

This musical period had an emphasis on musical colors and manipulation of melodic fragments. Claude Debussy is credited as the founder of this period.

This musical period used the figured bass, terraced dynamics and had genres such as the cantata and fugue.

Which musical period's defining feature is polyphony which has two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody. It also introduced madrigals and motets.

Born in Germany in 1685, this composer is from the Baroque era. His most famous works include The Brandenburg Concerto and Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. His death in 1750 marked the end of the Baroque era.

Born in 1685 in Halle, Germany, this composer was one of the most famous of the Baroque era. He spent most of his life in England. He is most famous for his English oratorio The Messiah and his composition Water Music.

Born in 1678 in Venice, Italy this composer worked in the Baroque era. He wrote 94 operas and hundreds of concertos but is best known for his 4 violin concertos known as The Four Seasons (Winter, Summer, Spring and Autumn)

Born in 1770 in Germany, this composer was active in the Classical period. He spent much of his life in Vienna where he grew to become famous despite his gradual deafness. His most famous works include his 9 symphonies (especially #5 and #9) and his piano solo Fur Elise. He also made one opera Fidelio.

Born in 1732 in Austria, this composer was active in the Classical era. He was friends with Mozart and a mentor to Beethoven. He is considered the originator of the string quartet. He had over 100 symphonies and is best known for The Surprise Symphony and The Clock Symphony.

Born in France in 1803, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His main work was Symphonie Fantastique.

Born in France in 1838, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He is known for his opera Carmen which is one of the most popular operas ever written.

Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1833, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His lullaby is the most recognized cradle song in the world. His other famous works include Symphony #2 and Violin Concerto and his German Requiem.

Born in Poland in 1810, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He is best known for his piano etudes.

This Czeck composer was born in Bohemia in 1841 and was active in the Romantic era. His most famous work was New World Symphony and Cello concerto.

Born in 1843 in Norway, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His most famous music was written to accompany Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt. It is called Peer Gynt Suite. He also made the Holberg Suite.

Born in Germany in 1809, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His most famous works are Violin Concerto and Italian Symphony. He also made music to A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Born in Russia in 1839, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He revived the works of Bach as a composer. His most famous works include Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain.

Born in 1858 in Italy, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His major works are operas like Madama Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca, and Turandot.

Born in Russia in 1844, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He is best known for his work The Flight of the Bumble Bee and Scheherazade.

Born in 1792 in Italy, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His most famous works include the opera The Barber of Seville and William Tell Overture.

Born in France in 1835, this composer was active during the Romantic era. His most famous works include the ensemble suite Carnival of the Animals and the tone poem Danse Macabre.

Born in 1797 in Vienna, Austria, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He is most famous for his 8th symphony called the Unfinished Symphony because he only completed 2 of the 4 movements before dying at age 31.

Born in 1810 in Germany, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He is best known for the Album for the Young.

Born in Russia in 1840, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He is known for the ballets The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. Also known for 1812 Overture and Pathetique.

Born in Italy in 1813, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His famous works include the operas Aida, Rigoletto, La Traviata, and Otello.

Born in Germany in 1813, this composer was active in the Romantic era. He is known for his operas and his music later was beloved by the Nazi party. His famous works include the operas The Valkyrie, Overture to Tannhauser, Nibelungen, Tristan and Isolde and Lohengrin.

Born in 1910 in Pennsylvania, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous work is Adagio for Strings.

Born in 1900 in Brooklyn, this composer was active in the Modern era. His famous works include Appalachian Spring (the theme for the movie Superman), Fanfare for the Common Man, Rodeo and Quiet City.

Born in France in 1862, this composer was active in the Modern era. However, he is credited with founding the Impressionist musical period. His most famous works are La Mer and Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun.

Born in 1898 in Brooklyn, this composer was active in the Modern era. He was one of the first to incorporate jazz into a concert setting. His famous works include Rhapsody in Blue and he and his brother Ira made operas like Porgy and Bess and An American in Paris.

Born in 1891 in Russia, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous work is Peter and the Wolf.

Born in 1875 in France, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous work is Bolero.

Born in 1864 in Germany, this composer was active in the Romantic era. His famous works include the symphonic poems Also Sprach Zarathustra and Don Juan as well as the opera Elektra and Salome.

Born in 1882 in Russia, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous works are the ballets The Firebird and The Rite of Spring.

Born in 1892 in New York City, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous work is The Grand Canyon Suite.

Born in England in 1874, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most known work The Planets became very successful after World War I. The Star Wars franchise took inspiration for its score from the composition of Mars.

Born in 1895 in Germany, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous work is the cantata Carmina burana.

Born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria this classical era composer is perhaps the greatest composer in history. By age 5 he could already play the keyboard and violin. His best-known works include the serenade Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, the Jupiter Symphony, the operas Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan tutte, and The Magic Flute as well as his Requiem.

Born in 1857 in England, this composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous works are Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance (the graduation song).

Born in 1918 in Massachusetts, this American composer was active in the Modern era. His most famous works include the Broadway musical West Side Story as well as theater works On the Town and Candide.