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Classical Music[edit | edit source]

time country composer composition video
c. 840 – 912 Carolingian Empire, Kingdom of the East Franks Notker Balbulus
  • Natus Ante Saecula

Born Before the Ages

c. 1098 – 1179 Holy Roman Empire Hildegard von Bingen
  • Hortus Deliciarum

Garden of Delights

  • Ordo Virtutum

Order of the Virtues

c. 1130s – c. 1190s Kingdom of France Bernart de Ventadorn
  • Can vei la lauzeta mover

When I See the Skylark Fly

c. 1170 – c. 1230 Holy Roman Empire Walther von der Vogelweide
  • Under der linden

Under the Linden Tree

~1200 Kingdom of France Pérotin
  • Alleluia Nativitas

Alleluia Nativity

  • Sederunt Principes

The Princes Sat Down

  • Viderunt Omnes

All Have Seen

1245 – 1285/after 1306 Kingdom of France Adam de la Halle
  • Le jeu de Robin et Marion

The game of Robin and Marion

1291 – 1361 Kingdom of France Philippe de Vitry
  • Vos quid admiramini

What Do You Wonder

c. 1370 – 1412 Prince-Bishopric of Liège Johannes Ciconia
  • Sus une fontayne

On a Fountain

1685 – 1750 Holy Roman Empire Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244

Matthew Passion, BWV 244

  • Toccata und Fuge d-Moll BWV 565

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

1685 – 1759 Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Great Britain Georg Friedrich Händel
  • Messiah, HWV 56

Messiah, HWV 56

  • Feuerwerksmusik, HWV 351

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

  • Wassermusik, HWV 348-350

Water Music, HWV 348-350

1732 – 1809 Holy Roman Empire, Empire of Austria Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Cellokonzert Nr. 2 in D-Dur, Hob. VIIb/2

Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2

  • Sinfonie Nr. 100 in G-Dur, Hob. I/100

Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob. I/100

  • Sinfonie Nr. 101 in D-Dur, Hob. I/101

Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob. I/101

1734 – 1829 Austrian Netherlands, Kingdom of France François-Joseph Gossec
  • Gavotte

Gavotte

1756 – 1791 Holy Roman Empire Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Requiem in d-Moll KV 626

Requiem in D minor KV 626

  • Klaviersonate Nr. 11 A-Dur KV 331 (300i)

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331/300i

  • Sinfonie Nr. 41 C-Dur KV 551

Symphony Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551

  • Le nozze di Figaro Ouverture KV 492

The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

1770 – 1827 Holy Roman Empire, Empire of Austria Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Für Elise

For Elise

  • Klaviersonate Nr. 14 op. 27 Nr. 2 in cis-Moll „Mondscheinsonate“

Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27, No. 2 in C-sharp minor “Moonlight Sonata”

  • Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-Moll op. 125

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

  • Sinfonie Nr. 5 c-Moll op. 67

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

1786 – 1826 Holy Roman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
  • Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65, J. 260

Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65, J. 260

1797 – 1828 Holy Roman Empire, Empire of Austria Franz Peter Schubert
  • Moments musicaux, D. 780, op. 94

Musical Moments, D. 780, Op. 94

  • Sinfonie in h-Moll D 759, „Die Unvollendete”

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, “Unfinished Symphony”

  • Trois marches militaires, op. 51, D. 733

Three Marches Militaires, Op. 51, D. 733

1803 – 1869 French Republic, French Empire Louis Hector Berlioz
  • Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Fantastic Symphony, Op. 14

1809 – 1847 Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Saxony Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
  • Ein Sommernachtstraum

A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Violinkonzert e-Moll Op.64

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64

1810 – 1856 Kingdom of Prussia Robert Alexander Schumann
  • Carnaval, op. 9

Carnaval, Op. 9

  • Klavierkonzert a-Moll op. 54

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

  • Kinderszenen, op. 15

Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

1811 – 1886 Empire of Austria, German Empire Franz Liszt
  • Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139

Studies in Transcendent Execution, S. 139

  • Liebesträume Nr. 3

Dreams of Love, No. 3

  • Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. 2 cis-Moll S. 244/2

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244/2

1813 – 1883 Kingdom of Saxony, Kingdom of Italy Wilhelm Richard Wagner
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Vorspiel

The Master-Singers of Nuremberg – Prelude

  • Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg – Vorspiel

Tannhäuser and the Minnesängers' Contest at Wartburg

  • Walkürenritt

Ride of the Valkyries

1819 – 1880 Kingdom of Prussia, Republic of France Jacques Offenbach
  • Orphée aux Enfers

Orpheus in the Underworld

1819 – 1895 Empire of Austria, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Franz von Suppè
  • Leichte Kavallerie – Ouvertüre

Light Cavalry – Overture

1825 – 1899 Empire of Austria, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Johann Baptist Strauss (Sohn)
  • An der schönen, blauen Donau, op. 314

By the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314

  • Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410

Voices of Spring, Op. 410

  • Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437

Emperor Waltz, Op. 437

1833 – 1897 German Confederation, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Johannes Brahms
  • Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift, op. 45

A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45

  • Ungarische Tänze

Hungarian Dances

1835 – 1875 Kingdom of France, Republic of France Georges Bizet
  • Carmen

Carmen

  • L'Arlésienne

The Arlesian

1835 – 1921 Kingdom of France, French Algeria Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Le carnaval des animaux

The Carnival of the Animals

1837 – 1915 Kingdom of France, Republic of France Émile Waldteufel
  • Les Patineurs, op. 183

The Ice Skaters, Op. 183

1842 – 1912 Kingdom of France, Republic of France Jules Emile Frédéric Massenet
  • Méditation

Meditation

1860 – 1911 Empire of Austria, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Gustav Mahler
  • Sinfonie Nr. 1 d-Dur, Hob. I/1

Symphony No. 1 in D major, Hob. I/1

1862 – 1918 French Empire, French Republic Achille Claude Debussy
  • La Fille aux cheveux de lin

The Girl with Linen Hair

  • La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, CD 111

The Sea, Three Symphonic Sketches for Orchestra, CD 111

  • Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86

1864 – 1949 German Confederation, Federal Republic of Germany Richard Georg Strauss
  • Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Op. 30

  • Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

1866 – 1925 French Empire, French Republic Éric Alfred Leslie Satie
  • Gymnopédies

Gymnopedics

1875 – 1937 Republic of France Joseph Maurice Ravel
  • Boléro

Boléro

  • Pavane pour une infante défunte

Pavane for a Dead Princess

Folk Music[edit | edit source]

ethnic group composition video
Austrians
  • O du lieber Augustin
Bretons
  • An Alarc'h
  • Tri Martolod Yaouank
Dutch people
  • Heer Halewijn
  • Merck Toch Hoe Sterck
  • Potje met vet
  • T'Andernaken, al op den Rijn
Flemings
  • De Brug van Willebroek
  • Helena
French people
  • Ah! vous dirai-je, maman
  • Chanson de l'Oignon
  • Frère Jacques
  • Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre
Frisians
  • Keallepoaten
Germans
  • Erika
  • Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen
  • Summ, summ, summ
Germans (Hessen)
  • Westerwaldlied
Luxembourgers
  • Isléker Leet
Romansch people
  • Il silip e la furmia
Swiss people
  • Ranz des vaches
Walloons
  • Elle me l'avait toudis promis


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