How Did The Classical Period Impact The World?

The Classical period in history lasted from 1750 until 1820. In that time the view of musicians greatly changed. Everyone of all class was enjoying music. Three of the world greatest composers came from this time period -Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven- who greatly impacted the world with their musical talents. The three composers worked in a time of very violent political and social upheaval. Hayden served most of his life as a servant for a very wealthy aristocratic family were he was hired to compose music for the family. Mozart was a free lance musician in Vienna were for a couple of years he was very popular but at the end of his death was not as popular. Beethoven was an independent musician in Vienna and gained most of his success through the middle class …show more content…
As you can see through each musician the respect of each was greatly changed. The Classical Era was the final historical period of the “patronage system” in which musicians worked as servants to powerful noblemen (CITE RED). During this time a lot was going on in the world (American Revolution, Industrial Revolution, and French Revolution). This prompted a lot of change in the world. Classical Period music was the “swan song” of autocratic powers among most European nobles, and it was the era that gave birth to the great democracies of the New World (CITE RED). Joseph Haydn was a great example of the Patronage System. Hayden was hired by a rich aristocratic family that hired him to write and compose music only for them. At the time Hayden could not have received recognition on his own for being a brilliant composer, he only could receive it through the family he worked for. But this all was starting to change in society. Composers were broke from the patronage system so they started looking at other places to make money as musicians