Musicians and Composers of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 12 people and 386 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Notable people

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1756 to 1791

    121 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1749 to 1815

    71 moments here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    from 1712 to 1778

    39 moments here

    Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

  4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1687 to 1716

    35 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  5. Ludwig van Beethoven

    from 1770 to 1812

    34 moments here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

  6. George Frideric Handel

    from 1685 to 1759

    26 moments here

    German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

  7. Johann Sebastian Bach

    from 1685 to 1750

    24 moments here

    German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

  8. Arthur Schopenhauer

    from 1788 to 1814

    19 moments here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  9. Antonio Vivaldi

    from 1703 to 1741

    12 moments here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

  10. Richard Wagner

    from 1813 to 1814

    2 moments here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

  11. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1810

    2 moments here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

  12. Giuseppe Verdi

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

Moments

  1. 1685 Birth in Halle George Frideric Handel
  2. 1685 Born in Eisenach Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 1687 Stay at Rheinfels Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1688 Hosted at Sulzbach Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  5. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1688 Meeting at Graupen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  8. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  9. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  10. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  11. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  12. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  13. 1689 Visit to Naples Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  14. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  15. 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  16. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  17. 1690 Este archives at Modena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  18. 1690 Este tombs at Vangadizza Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  19. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  20. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  21. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  22. 1691 Wolfenbüttel library directorship Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  23. 1696 Documented at Ohrdruf Lyceum Johann Sebastian Bach
  24. 1698 Extended periods in Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  25. 1700 Moved to Lüneburg Johann Sebastian Bach
  26. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  27. 1702 University matriculation George Frideric Handel
  28. 1702 Domkirche organist appointment George Frideric Handel
  29. 1702 Residence at Lützenburg and Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  30. 1703 Opera orchestra post George Frideric Handel
  31. 1703 Examined Arnstadt’s new organ Johann Sebastian Bach
  32. 1703 Violin teacher at the Ospedale della Pietà Antonio Vivaldi
  33. 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  34. 1704 Arrival at Lützenburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  35. 1706 Italian journey George Frideric Handel
  36. 1706 Returned from extended Lübeck study Johann Sebastian Bach
  37. 1706 Berlin residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  38. 1707 Roman patronage George Frideric Handel
  39. 1707 Accepted Mühlhausen organist post Johann Sebastian Bach
  40. 1707 Married Maria Barbara in Dornheim Johann Sebastian Bach
  41. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  42. 1709 Short return to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  43. 1709 Lived in the Weldig house Johann Sebastian Bach
  44. 1710 First London visit George Frideric Handel
  45. 1710 Visit en route to London George Frideric Handel
  46. 1710 Kapellmeister appointment George Frideric Handel
  47. 1711 Religious-festival visit to Brescia Antonio Vivaldi
  48. 1711 Final Berlin sojourn Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  49. 1711 Audience with Peter the Great at Torgau Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  50. 1712 Permanent settlement in England George Frideric Handel

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