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Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn, known as Joseph Haydn, was an Austrian composer. He is one of the greatest representatives of the Classical period, in addition to being known as the "father of the symphony" and the "father of the string quartet" thanks to his important contributions to both genres. -
The beginning of classicism
Classicism first made an appearance as such during the Italian renaissance when the fall of Byzantium and rising trade with the Islamic cultures brought a flood of knowledge about, and from, the antiquity of Europe. -
First encyclopedia publication
The conception of the work was explained and the predominant ideas of the 18th century were explained. -
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The seven years war
Seven Years’ War, (1756–63), the last major conflict before the French Revolution to involve all the great powers of Europe. Generally, France, Austria, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia were aligned on one side against Prussia, Hanover, and Great Britain on the other. -
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Pierre Joseph Redouté
Pierre-Joseph Redouté was a painter famous for his watercolor paintings of plants, especially roses. He moved to Paris in 1782, protected by his brother Antoine-Ferdinand Redouté. -
Discovery of Australia
At the beginning of the 17th century Dutch explorers began to uncover the secrets of the Australian continent. Willem Jansz and his crew of the Duyfken made history in 1606 by being the first recorded Europeans to set foot on Australian soil at the Pennefather River on Cape York Peninsula -
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French revolution
French Revolution, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789—hence the conventional term “Revolution of 1789,” denoting the end of the ancien régime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848. -
The end of classicism
It's generally accepted that the Classical era ended in 1820 with Beethoven being regarded as a link between the Classical and Romantic periods.