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Étienne Méhul
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Étienne Nicolas Méhul was a French composer of the late classical and early romantic periods. He was known as "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution". He was also the first composer to be called a "Romantic". He is known particularly for his operas, written in keeping with the reforms introduced by Christoph Willibald Gluck and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Méhul in 1799, portrait attributed to Antoine-Jean Gros
Méhul in 1799, portrait attributed to Antoine-Jean Gros
Méhul's grave in Paris
Méhul's grave in Paris
Classical period (music)
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The Classical Period was an era of classical music between roughly 1750 and 1820.
A young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a representative composer of the Classical period, seated at a keyboard.
A young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a representative composer of the Classical period, seated at a keyboard.
A modern string quartet. In the 2000s, string quartets from the Classical era are the core of the chamber music literature. From left to right: violin
A modern string quartet. In the 2000s, string quartets from the Classical era are the core of the chamber music literature. From left to right: violin 1, violin 2, cello, viola
Gluck, detail of a portrait by Joseph Duplessis, dated 1775 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
Gluck, detail of a portrait by Joseph Duplessis, dated 1775 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
Haydn portrait by Thomas Hardy, 1792
Haydn portrait by Thomas Hardy, 1792