Chronoodle's 18th Century Jams (1700-1799)
Powdered wigs, meet power chords! Dive into the 18th century's greatest hits. Warning: May cause spontaneous minueting.
Timeline Sneak Peek
18th Century Musical Maestros
- Bach spends over a decade composing the Brandenberg Concertos (1708-1721)
- Handel's "Messiah" premieres at Neal's Music Hall in Dublin (1742)
- Mozart writes his first symphony at age 8 (1764)
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- "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3"
— Johann Sebastian Bach - "Air on the G String"
— Johann Sebastian Bach - "Water Music"
— George Frideric Handel - "The Four Seasons - Spring"
— Antonio Vivaldi - "Symphony No. 40 in G minor"
— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Piano Sonata No. 14 'Moonlight'"
— Ludwig van Beethoven - "Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus"
— George Frideric Handel - "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "The Magic Flute - Queen of the Night Aria"
— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Symphony No. 94 'Surprise'"
— Joseph Haydn - "Toccata and Fugue in D minor"
— Johann Sebastian Bach - "The Well-Tempered Clavier"
— Johann Sebastian Bach - "Canon in D"
— Johann Pachelbel - "Cello Suite No. 1 in G major"
— Johann Sebastian Bach - "Symphony No. 5"
— Ludwig van Beethoven - "The Seasons"
— Joseph Haydn - "Violin Concerto in E major"
— Johann Sebastian Bach - "Ode to Joy"
— Ludwig van Beethoven - "The Creation"
— Joseph Haydn - "Don Giovanni - Overture"
— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Play Chronoodle Listen on SpotifyDid You Know?
Joseph Haydn, known as the "Father of the Symphony," had a sense of humor. In his "Surprise Symphony," he included a sudden loud chord to wake up drowsy audience members!