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Romantic
1750-1910
7,842 items in this era
The canon scales through repertory growth, public venues, and increasing organizational continuity across cities and opera houses.
- Premiere density remains the engine of historical visibility.
- Venue openings surge in the 19th century.
- The modern concert ecosystem starts to look globally connected.
Composers
200 composers from the Romantic era, ranked by historical significance.
Johannes Brahms
1833–1897
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1840–1893
Igor Stravinsky
1882–1971
Claude Debussy
1862–1918
Gustav Mahler
1860–1911
Maurice Ravel
1875–1937
Antonín Dvořák
1841–1904
George Gershwin
1898–1937
Gustav Holst
1874–1934
Aaron Copland
1900–1990
Anton Bruckner
1824–1896
Duke Ellington
1899–1974
Samuel Barber
1910–1981
Edward Elgar
1857–1934
Hugo Wolf
1860–1903
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872–1958
Amy Beach
1867–1944
Anton Webern
1883–1945
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
1897–1957
Adélard Joseph Boucher
1835–1912
Adele Bloesch-Stöcker
1875–1978
Adolf Terschak
1832–1901
Adolfo Salazar
1890–1958
Adolphe Blanc
1828–1885
Agnes Tschetschulin
1859–1942
Agustín Lara
1897–1970
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
1907–1991
Albert Lavignac
1846–1916
Albert Siklós
1878–1942
Alberto Bimboni
1888–1960
Aleksa Šantić
1868–1924
Aleksander Läte
1860–1948
Aleksander Zarzycki
1834–1895
Aleksandr Kastalsky
1856–1926
Alexander Abramsky
1898–1985
Alexander Arkhangelsky
1846–1924
Alexander Glazunov
1865–1936
Alexander Goldenweiser
1875–1961
Alexander Gustav Winkler
1865–1935
Alexander Mackenzie
1847–1935
Alexander Scriabin
1871–1915
Alexander Tcherepnin
1899–1977
Alexandre Luigini
1850–1906
Alexei Stanchinsky
1888–1914
Alexis de Castillon
1838–1873
Alfred Cellier
1844–1891
Alfred Einstein
1880–1952
Alfred Holmes
1837–1876
Notable Events
1821Premiere
Premiere of Matilde di Shabran (Gioachino Rossini)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of The Golden Fleece
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of Der Freischütz (Carl Maria von Weber)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of Konzertstück in F minor (Carl Maria von Weber)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of Leda, the Swiss Milkmaid (Adalbert Gyrowetz)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of The Prince of Homburg
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of Elisa e Claudio (Saverio Mercadante)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of Le maître de chapelle (Ferdinando Paer)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Premiere
Premiere of Mirandola: a Tragedy
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1821Venue Opening
Salle Le Peletier opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
1821Venue Opening
Strasbourg Opera House opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
1821Venue Opening
Konzerthaus Berlin opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
1822Founded
Royal Academy of Music is founded or opens
Derived from conservatory opening/inception statements.
1822Premiere
Premiere of Zelmira (Gioachino Rossini)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of Zelmira (Gioachino Rossini)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of Valentine de Milan (Étienne Méhul)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of L'esule di Granata (Giacomo Meyerbeer)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of La zingara (Gaetano Donizetti)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of Chiara e Serafina (Gaetano Donizetti)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of Atalia (Johann Simon Mayr)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of La lettera anonima (Gaetano Donizetti)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of Hino da Independência (Pedro I of Brazil)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Premiere
Premiere of Zoraida di Granata (Gaetano Donizetti)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1822Venue Opening
La Boule Noire opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
1822Venue Opening
Teatro Sociale opens
Derived from official opening (P1619) or inception fallback (P571).
1823Premiere
Premiere of Alfredo il Grande (Gaetano Donizetti)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1823Premiere
Premiere of Jessonda (Louis Spohr)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1823Premiere
Premiere of Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E major (Felix Mendelssohn)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1823Premiere
Premiere of Rosamunde (Franz Schubert)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
1823Premiere
Premiere of Concerto for Piano, Violin and Strings (Felix Mendelssohn)
Derived from Wikidata date of first performance (P1191).
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