🎼 Classical Monuments & Symphonies Chronological History Timeline

Chronological Timeline (96 Entries)

1. [1598] Honoré d'Urfé — Following the League's defeat, he emigrated to Savoy where he composed the Epîtres morales in 1598.
2. [1638] Galileo Galilei — During this time, he wrote Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Matematiche, intorno a due nuove scienze (Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences, 1638) primarily about kinematics and the strength of materials.
3. [1701] Sai On — Sai On's father wrote the Chūzan Seifu by rewriting the Chūzan Seikan in 1701.
4. [1712] Joseph Addison — Furthermore, he composed the play Cato, a Tragedy, in 1712.
5. [1742] George Frideric Handel — After his success with Messiah (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again.
6. [1770] Oliver Goldsmith — Goldsmith also produced a number of poems during his career, such as The Deserted Village (1770), and contributed to the flourishing of idyllic poetry during the Georgian era.
7. [1789] Friedrich Schiller — In 1789, he became professor of History and Philosophy at the University of Jena, where he wrote historical works.
8. [1791] Adalbert Gyrowetz — He mainly wrote instrumental works, with a great production of string quartets and symphonies; his operas and singspiele numbered more than 30, including Semiramide (1791), Der Augenarzt (1811), and Robert, oder Die Prüfung (1815).
9. [1791] Franz Xaver Süssmayr — On Mozart's last journey to Prague in 1791, where his opera La clemenza di Tito was first performed, Süssmayr accompanied him; Süssmayr, at Mozart's request, composed the secco recitatives for the opera.
10. [1798] Joseph Haydn — Late in life, he composed the oratorios The Creation (1798) and The Seasons (1801).
11. [1810] Gioachino Rossini — His first opera was performed in Venice in 1810 when he was 18 years old.
12. [1812] Ugo Foscolo — Furthermore, he composed the carmen The Graces in 1812, demonstrating his versatility as a writer.
13. [1849] Frédéric Chopin — Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano.
14. [1853] Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges — In 1853, he directed some excavations in Chios and wrote a historical account of the island.
15. [1867] Khedive — This title is recorded in English since 1867, borrowed from French khédive, in turn from Ottoman Turkish خدیو hıdiv, from Classical Persian خدیو khidēv ("lord").
16. [1892] Kate Chopin — From 1892 to 1895, Chopin wrote short stories for both children and adults that were published in national magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The Century Magazine, and The Youth's Companion.
17. [1896] Amy Beach — Her Gaelic Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896, was the first symphony composed and published by an American woman.
18. [1897] Carl Nielsen — The works he composed between 1897 and 1904 are sometimes ascribed to his "psychological" period, resulting mainly from a turbulent marriage with the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen.
19. [1898] Titta Ruffo — Titta Ruffo made his operatic debut in 1898 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, where he performed the role of the Herald in Wagner's Lohengrin.
20. [1899] Edward Elgar — The Enigma Variations, composed in 1899, achieved immediate and widespread popularity both in Britain and abroad.
21. [1912] Jules Massenet — Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (French: [ʒyl emil fʁedeʁik masnɛ]; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty.
22. [1913] Classical Hollywood cinema — 1913 was a particularly fruitful year for the medium, as pioneering directors from several countries produced films such as The Mothering Heart (D.
23. [1915] Samuel Barber — Also widely performed is his Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (1947), a setting for soprano and orchestra of a prose text by James Agee.
24. [1915] Sergei Prokofiev — In 1915, Prokofiev made a decisive break from the standard composer-pianist category with his orchestral Scythian Suite, compiled from music originally composed for a ballet commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev of the Ballets Russes.
25. [1920] Erich Wolfgang Korngold — During the 1920s he re-orchestrated, re-arranged and nearly re-composed several operettas by Johann Strauss II.
26. [1923] Marx Brothers — The brothers performed in vaudeville until 1923, when they found themselves banned from the major vaudeville circuits owing to a dispute with E.
27. [1924] Mikhail Zharov — He studied under the prominent director Theodore Komisarjevsky and debuted in Yakov Protazanov's Aelita (1924).
28. [1925] Marian Anderson — Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965.
29. [1929] Comedian Harmonists — The group performed throughout the late Weimar period, notably appearing at the Scala in 1929.
30. [1930] Francis Poulenc — During the 1930s a much more serious side to his nature emerged, particularly in the religious music he composed from 1936 onwards, which he alternated with his more light-hearted works.
31. [1930] Margot Fonteyn — The Vic-Wells choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton, wrote numerous parts for Fonteyn and her partner, Robert Helpmann, with whom she danced from the 1930s to the 1940s.
32. [1932] Artur Schnabel — His historical impact is cemented by the seminal recordings of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, produced between 1932 and 1935.
33. [1940] Gian Carlo Menotti — One of the most frequently performed opera composers of the 20th century, he wrote his most successful works in the 1940s and 1950s.
34. [1942] Anil Biswas (composer) — The most notable of the over 90 films he composed music for were: Roti (1942), Kismet (1943), Anokha Pyar (1948), Tarana (1951), Waris (1954), Pardesi (1957) and Char Dil Char Rahen (1959).
35. [1949] Mark Rothko — He is best known for his color field paintings that depicted irregular and painterly rectangular regions of color, which he produced from 1949 to 1970.
36. [1951] Yoon Bok-hee — She debuted in 1951 at age five with the Nak-Rang Music Troupe in the Joong-Ang Theatre.
37. [1954] Ahmed Rushdi — In 1954, he recorded the official National Anthem of Pakistan with several other singers.
38. [1957] Eduard Fraenkel — He wrote a monograph, entitled Horace (1957), on the Roman poet Horace after retiring from his teaching post.
39. [1958] Bill Evans — In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which in 1959, then immersed in modal jazzKILINK_1@@, recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time.
40. [1959] Ornette Coleman — In November 1959, his quartet began a controversial residency at the Five Spot Café in New York City and he released the influential album The Shape of Jazz to Come on Atlantic Records.
41. [1960] Antônio Carlos Jobim — He is also regarded as one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century, and his compositions have been played and recorded by many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s.
42. [1965] Jacqueline du Pré — She achieved international acclaim with her 1965 American debut, where she performed Elgar's Cello Concerto, a piece closely associated with her.
43. [1968] Wendy Carlos — Carlos came to prominence with Switched-On Bach (1968), an album of music by Johann Sebastian Bach performed on a Moog synthesizer, which helped popularize its use in the 1970s and won her three Grammy Awards.
44. [1970] Paul McCartney — After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and went on to form the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.
45. [1972] Jeff Lynne — He subsequently wrote all of ELO's music from 1972, producing numerous chart hits.
46. [1974] Donna Summer — There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and recorded her first album, Lady of the Night, released in 1974 only to the European market.
47. [1974] George Harrison — In his role as a music and film producer, Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974.
48. [1974] John Williams — His work with Spielberg began on The Sugarland Express (1974), and he has composed music for all but five of his feature films.
49. [1975] Bruce Johnston — He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 Barry Manilow hit "I Write the Songs".
50. [1975] Keith Jarrett — His album The Köln Concert, released in 1975, is the best-selling piano recording in history.
51. [1975] Vangelis — In 1975, Vangelis relocated to London, where he built his home recording facility named Nemo Studios and released a series of successful and influential albums for RCA Records, including Heaven and Hell (1975), Albedo 0.
52. [1979] Ahmad Zahir — Zahir recorded at least 14 studio albums before his abrupt death on his 33rd birthday in 1979.
53. [1979] David Bordwell — With his wife Kristin Thompson, Bordwell wrote the textbooks Film Art (1979) and Film History (1994).
54. [1981] Anand Bhate — His first public appearance was as a child in 1981, when he performed Balgandharva's gayaki on All India Radio, Doordarshan and had a tour in the USA.
55. [1982] David Simon — He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–1995), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns.
56. [1982] Philip Glass — He also composed the scores for Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Hamburger Hill (1987), The Thin Blue Line (1988), Candyman (1992), The Truman Show (1998), and The Illusionist (2006).
57. [1983] Gao Xingjian — The Bus Stop (1983) and The Other Shore (1986) had their productions halted by the Chinese government, with the acclaimed Wild Man (1985) the last work of his to be publicly performed in China.
58. [1985] Alison Krauss — She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987.
59. [1987] Jagjit Singh — His 1987 album, Beyond Time, was the first digitally recorded release in India.
60. [1987] Sarah Brightman — Her original London cast album of Phantom was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album ever.
61. [1990] Kim Seung-jun (voice actor) — In 1990, he debuted as a voice actor by joining Korean Broadcasting System's Voice Acting Division.
62. [1991] Radiohead — Radiohead signed to EMI in 1991 and released their debut album, Pablo Honey, in 1993.
63. [1992] Paco de Lucía — In 1992, he performed live at Expo '92 in Seville and a year later on the Plaza Mayor in Madrid.
64. [1992] Tarkan (singer) — Tarkan released his first studio album, Yine Sensiz, in late 1992, with "Kıl Oldum" being chosen as its lead single.
65. [1995] Jeremy Soule — After finishing the soundtrack to Secret of Evermore in 1995, he left to join Humongous Entertainment, where he composed for several children's games as well as Total Annihilation, his first award-winning score.
66. [1995] Siti Nurhaliza — Siti debuted at age 16 after winning a local singing competition show, Bintang HMI, in 1995.
67. [1996] Kim Myung-min — Kim Myung-min debuted as an actor when he won the 6th SBS public talent audition in 1996.
68. [1996] Ludovico Einaudi — Einaudi has composed the scores for a number of films and television productions, including This Is England, The Intouchables, I'm Still Here, the TV series Doctor Zhivago, and Acquario (1996), for which he won the Grolla d'oro.
69. [1997] James Cameron — He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited the historical romance epic Titanic (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing.
70. [1999] Sigur Rós — They have released eight studio albums throughout their career, achieving significant critical and commercial recognition with their 1999 release Ágætis byrjun.
71. [1999] Yoshiki (musician) — In 1999, at the request of the Japanese Imperial family, he composed and performed a classical song at a celebration in honor of the tenth anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.
72. [2001] Kim So-hyun (actress, born 1975) — A classically-trained former opera singerLINK_0@@, she switched to musical theater and debuted in 2001 as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.
73. [2002] Mika Nakashima — In March 2002 she released her third single, "One Survive," and her first video collection, "Film Lotus".
74. [2003] Ayaka Hirahara — Her first single, "Jupiter", was released in Japan in December 2003, and went on to be one of the biggest selling singles of 2004.
75. [2003] Kim Junsu — Kim made his debut in 2003 as a member of TVXQ, a boy band produced and formed by South Korean record label and talent agency SM Entertainment, having previously been a trainee for six years.
76. [2003] Ram Gopal (dancer) — Bissano Ram Gopal OBE (20 November 1912 – 12 October 2003) was an Indian dancer and choreographer who performed mostly as a soloist and toured extensively throughout his lengthy career.
77. [2005] Ivy (South Korean singer) — She officially debuted as a singer in 2005 with the single "What Happened Tonight" (오늘밤 일).
78. [2005] John Adams (composer) — Continuing with historical subjects, Adams wrote the opera Doctor Atomic (2005), based on J.
79. [2005] Yui Makino — She made her debut as a singer in 2005 with "Omna Magni," produced by Yoko Kanno.
80. [2006] Jang Keun-suk — In 2006, Jang debuted on the big screen in the Japanese horror film One Missed Call: Final where he played the role of a deaf boy.
81. [2006] Kevin Woo — After a few months of training, Woo debuted as a member of boy group XING in 2006.
82. [2008] Hyun Jyu-ni — Hyun Jyu-ni debuted as the frontman of the four-member girl rock band BellaMafia, which released the album Overstep in 2008.
83. [2008] Kanon Wakeshima — Originally produced by musician and fashion designer Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, 2008, with the single "Still Doll", the ending theme for the anime adaptation of the manga series Vampire Knight.
84. [2009] Kai (singer, born 1981) — In 2009, he completed his master's degree and wrote his thesis on the music of Modest Musorgsky.
85. [2009] Luna (South Korean singer) — She debuted as a member of the girl group f(x) in September 2009.
86. [2009] Mitsuko Uchida — She has conducted numerous major orchestras and recorded extensive repertoire across various labels, earning significant recognition including the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2009.
87. [2010] Ankit Tiwari — Subsequently, he was offered to compose music for Do Dooni Chaar (2010) and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011), where he started his singing career with the song he composed for the latter.
88. [2011] Kang Seung-yoon — On January 12, 2011, he signed with South Korean label YG Entertainment and officially debuted as a solo artist on July 16, 2013, with the digital single "It Rains" (비가 온다) and as the leader of Winner on August 17, 2014.
89. [2012] Abhay Jodhpurkar — He debuted as a playback singer with the Kannada film God Father in 2012.
90. [2014] Cho Kyu-hyun — He debuted as a solo artist with his debut mini album, At Gwanghwamun, on November 13, 2014, making him the first Super Junior member to debut as a solo artist.
91. [2015] Patricia Heaton — She hosted and produced Food Network cooking series Patricia Heaton Parties (2015–16), winning a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program.
92. [2015] Val Kilmer — Following a diagnosis of throat cancer in 2015, he released his memoir, I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir, in 2020.
93. [2016] Jordan Peterson — In 2016, Peterson released a series of videos on YouTube criticizing a proposed federal law, Bill C-16, that would prohibit discrimination against gender identity and expression.
94. [2019] Andrea Bocelli — His influence is evident through chart-topping releases, such as the 2019 album *Sì*, which debuted at number one in both the UK and US markets.
95. [2019] Bae Jin-young — Following Wanna One's disbandment, Bae Jinyoung debuted in CIX in July 2019 and departed from the group after his contract expired in August 2024.
96. [2021] Tina Fey — Mayor (2021–2022), and the Netflix comedy-drama series The Four Seasons (2025–present), and executive produced the Peacock musical comedy series Girls5eva (2021–2024).