1. Baroque genre: The development of music in the Baroque period had an important impact on the music of the classical period. In the broad sense of classical music, the music of the Baroque period occupies an important position. The music of this period was dominated by polyphony, gorgeous and complex. Representative figures: Bach, Monteverdi, Corelli 2. Classical school: The music of this period inherited the traditional European polyphonic music and key music achievements, established important musical forms such as sonatas, concertos, and symphonies, and Chamber music also developed during this period and had an important influence on the subsequent development of music. Representative figures: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven.

3. Romanticism: With the end of the classical music period after 1820, romantic music began to sprout. The music forms of this period were richer, and it was the closest to modern times among the peak periods of classical art. Most of the classical music that is most accepted today came from this period. Representative figures: Paganini, Rossini, Donizetti Extended information Related background: Classical music originally refers specifically to the emergence and development of the comic opera genre in Germany and Austria from 1750 to 1827, in the "pre-classical period"; Gru The French opera reform influenced the innovation of operas by Mozart, Wagner and others; various instrumental music developed maturely, such as sonatas, concertos, symphonies, chamber music and other genres were gradually formed and improved; there were three styles of music during this period: Rococo style, Gorgeous style, emotional style. During the "Vienna Classical Period", the most important was the music represented by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, which was the music of the so-called "Viennese Classical School". By 1450, European music began to enter the Renaissance. Due to the instability of European politics at that time, the prestige and power of the Holy See began to weaken, and the bourgeoisie sprouted. In order to adapt to the development of society and people's new ideas at that time, music began to promote a people-oriented approach. ideas, so the Renaissance movement began in various fields. It was at that time that the traditional European major and minor modes gradually took shape.