Other renowned works
1619 - Psalms of David Heinrich Schütz
1617 - Intermède Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo Claudio Monteverdi
1604 - Ero e Leandro or Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio George Frideric Handel
1600 - I saw my lady weep John Dowland
1599 - Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Johann Sebastian Bach
1529 - Herr Gott, dich loben wir Johann Sebastian Bach
1529 - Herr Gott, dich loben wir Heinrich Schütz
1524 - Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein Johann Sebastian Bach
1524 - Es ist das Heil uns kommen her Johann Sebastian Bach
1524 - Christ lag in Todesbanden Johann Sebastian Bach
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soClassiQ.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
1400 .. 1620 : the essential composers
1525-1594 Giovanni da Palestrina
1567-1643 Claudio Monteverdi °
1561-1633 Jacopo Peri
1566-1613 Carlo Gesualdo
1532-1594 Orlande de Lassus
1585-1672 Heinrich Schütz
1557-1612 Giovanni Gabrieli
1410-1497 Johannes Ockeghem
1583-1643 Girolamo Frescobaldi
1397-1474 Guillaume Dufay
1502-1585 Thomas Tallis
1548-1611 Tomás Luis de Victoria
° : Masterpieces listed
Currently, 25000+ works are listed for a small selection of 101 composers among thousands listed here. Many composers are missing of which some are essential: J. Rodriguo, C. Franck, H. Gorecki, C. Nielsen, J.Corigliano, P. Hindemith, C. Ives, A. Webern ... New catalogues will be processed later to complete this experience of the discovery of the classical music masterpieces. Thus this selection of works will be updated.
Vocal music
Incidental music
Through the ages
Some major genres or forms among the 150 listed
Concerto, Symphony, Rhapsody, Sonata, Lied, Mass, Suite, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Waltz, March, Operetta, ...
Composed for piano, harpsichord, organ, violin, cello, viola, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, string orchestra, string quartet, ...
The purpose of these pages is to point out few relevant works only among tens of thousands and to provide some chronological references.