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)
In This Playlist
- "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3"
â Johann Sebastian Bach - "Air on the G String"
â Johann Sebastian Bach - "Water Music"
â George Frideric Handel - "The Four Seasons - Spring"
â Antonio Vivaldi - "Symphony No. 40 in G minor"
â Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Piano Sonata No. 14 'Moonlight'"
â Ludwig van Beethoven - "Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus"
â George Frideric Handel - "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
â Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "The Magic Flute - Queen of the Night Aria"
â Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Symphony No. 94 'Surprise'"
â Joseph Haydn - "Toccata and Fugue in D minor"
â Johann Sebastian Bach - "The Well-Tempered Clavier"
â Johann Sebastian Bach - "Canon in D"
â Johann Pachelbel - "Cello Suite No. 1 in G major"
â Johann Sebastian Bach - "Symphony No. 5"
â Ludwig van Beethoven - "The Seasons"
â Joseph Haydn - "Violin Concerto in E major"
â Johann Sebastian Bach - "Ode to Joy"
â Ludwig van Beethoven - "The Creation"
â Joseph Haydn - "Don Giovanni - Overture"
â Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Did 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!