Music representatives and works of each period, ancient Greece; ancient Rome; Byzantium; Gothic and Renaissance periods are omitted due to space

1. Baroque period

(1) Monteverdi (1567~1643): an Italian composer who spanned from the Renaissance to the Baroque period. ) Recommended tracks: 1. Selection of pastoral songs. 2. Evensong (1610). 3. Opera "Orfeo".

(2) Corelli (1653~1713): Italian violinist and composer.

Recommended repertoire: 1. Twelve Harmonies Major, OP.6. 2. Violin Sonatas, OP.5 (including the famous "Follia").

(3) Purcell (1659~1695): British composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Opera "Dido and Anyas". 2. Opera "The Faerie Queene". 3.Song selection. 4. A selection of carols.

(4) Scarlatti (1685~1757): Italian composer. Recommended repertoire: Sonata collection (piano, harpsichord, organ, any choice

(5) Couperin (1668~1733): French composer and organist. Recommended repertoire: 1. "Royal "Concert" Suite. 2. Selected Harpsichord Works

6) Vivaldi (1657~1741): Italian composer and violinist. Recommended repertoire: 1. "Four Seasons" (Spring) (Summer) (Autumn) (Winter) Violin Concerto. 2. Collection of twelve concertos "Fantasy of Harmony" OP.3. 3. There are a large number of other concertos for solo instruments, including violin, viola, cello, guitar, mandolin, lute, flute, and piccolo , oboe, bassoon, trumpet, etc. Readers can choose their favorite instruments to enjoy. 4. Ode to Gloria RV 589 in D major. 5. Hymn to Mary. 6. Hymn to the Virgin.

(7) Telemann (1681~1676): German composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Dinner table music. 2. Concerto selections. 3. Suite selections.

(8) Rameau (1683~1764): French composer. Recommended repertoire: Selections of harpsichord works.

(9) Bach (1685~1750): German composer and organist, known as the "Father of Music". Recommended repertoire: 1. "Brandenburg Concertos (***6)". 2. Violin Concerto (for two violins in A minor, E major and D minor). 3. Orchestral Suites (***4). 4. Unaccompanied violin sonatas and suites (***six BWV1001~1006). 5. Unaccompanied Cello Suites (***6 BWV1007~1012). 6. Cello sonatas BWV1027~1029. 7. Lute works (BWV995~1000). 8. Selections of organ works (including Touche and Fugue in D minor, BWV565, and Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582). 9. Trio Sonata (BWV525~530). 10. Goldberg Variations BWV 988. 11. Well-Tempered Piano Collection (Second Volume BWV846~869, BWV870~893). 12. The Art of Fugue BWV1080. 13. Selected Oratorios (including BWV118, 140, 147). 14. Mass in B minor BWV 232. 15. Matthew Passion BWV 224. 16. St. John Passion

(10) Handel (1685~1759): German composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Water Music I and II (Suite). 2. "Royal Fireworks" Suite. 3. Twelve Concertos Grosso OP.6. 4. "Alexander's Feast" Concerto Grosso. 5. Oboe Concerto (G minor and B flat major). 6. Organ Concerto "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale" OP.4 NO.4. 7. Harp Concerto OP.4, NO.6. 8. Harpsichord Suite No. 1 (including "The Happy Blacksmith"). 9. The oracle "Messiah". 10. Opera music selection (optional).

2. Classical Period

(1) Gluck (1714~1787): a German opera composer who crossed from the late Baroque to the classical period. Recommended piece: Opera "Orfeo and Gloria".

(2) Haydn (1732~1809): Austrian composer, known as the "Father of the Symphony". Recommended tracks: 1. Symphony No. 45 "Farewell", No. 83 "Hen", No. 88, No. 92 "Oxford", No. 94 "Astonishment", No. 96 "Miracle", No. 99, No. 100 "Army", No. 101 "Clock", No. 103 "Drums", No. 104 "Lun" Number". 2. String Quartet OP.3NO.5 "Serenade", OP.64NO.5 "Skylark", OP.74NO.3 "Knight", OP.76NO.2 "Fifths", NO.3 "Emperor", NO. .4 "Sunrise", NO.5 "Large Board". 3. Trumpet Concerto in E flat major. 4. Cello Concerto (two pieces). 5. The divine dramas "Genesis" and "Four Seasons". 6. Piano Sonata (optional).

(3) Mozart: (1756~1791): Austrian composer. Recommended pieces: 1. Symphony Nos. 35-41. 2. Piano Concerto Nos. 19-27. 3. Violin Concerto Nos. 3-5. 4. Flute Concerto (two pieces). 5. Flute and Harp Concerto K.229. 6. Recorder Concerto K.622. 7. Bassoon K.191. 8. French Horn Concerto (four pieces). 9. Symphony Concerto (K.364 and K.297b). 10. Piano Sonatas K.310, K.330~333(331), K.457, K.545. 11. Sonatas for Violin and Piano (optional). 12. String Quartet Nos. 14-23. 13. Recorder Quintet K.581. 14. French Horn Quintet K.407. 15. Serenade K.239, K.320, K.525, K.361. 16. Operas "All Women Are Like This", "Can ?Giovanni", "The Marriage of Figaro", "The Magic Flute". 17. Mass in C major "Coronation". 18. Requiem K.626. 19. Flute Quartet (***4). 20. Piano Trio (***8 pieces).

(4) Boccherini (1743~1805): Italian composer and cellist. Recommended repertoire: 1. Cello Concerto in B flat major

(5) Beethoven (1770~1827): German composer, known as the "Saint of Music". Recommended tracks: 1. Symphony No. 1 ~ Ninth Bluff (Destiny No. 5) (Hero No. 9). 2. Piano Concerto Nos. 1 to 5. 3. Violin Concerto in D major. 4. Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathétique", No. 14 "Moonlight", No. 21 "Waldstein", No. 23 "Enthusiasm", No. 26 "Farewell", No. 29 "Moonlight" Hammaklavia", No. 30-32. 5. Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring" and No. 9 "Kreutzer". 6. Cello Sonata No. 3 and No. 5. 7. String Quartet Nos. 7-10, 13, and 14. 8. For the piano trio, learn No. 5 "Ghost" and No. 7 "The Archduke". 9. Selection of overtures. 10. Romance (in G major and F major). 11. Triple Concerto OP.56. 12. Opera "Fidelio". 13. Missa Solemnis OP.123. 14. To Alice. 15. Fantasy Rondo.

3. Romantic Period

(1) Paganini (1782~1840): Italian violinist and composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Twenty-four unaccompanied violin capriccios. 2. Violin Concerto Nos. 1 and 2. 3. Moses Fantasia. 4. Variations on the theme of "Chaos in the Heart".

5. Sonata for violin and guitar (optional).

(2) Weber (1786~1826): German composer. Recommended repertoire: 1. Recorder Concerto Nos. 1 and 2. 2. Piano music "Invitation to Dance". 3. Recorder Quintet in B flat major. 4. Overture to "The Archer", Overture to "Oberon", Overture to "Uriander". 5. Opera "Magic Bullet".

(3) Meyerbeer (1791~1686): German opera composer. Recommended piece: Coronation March (from the opera "The Prophet").

(4) Rossini (1792~1868): Italian opera composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Selection of opera overtures. 2. Opera "The Barber of Seville". 3. Opera "Semiramide". 4. Opera "Cinderella". 5. String sonatas (***6).

(5) Don Nicaiti (1797~1848): Italian opera composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Opera "Lucia di Lammermo". 2. Opera "Don Pasguare". 3. Opera "Elixir of Love". 4. Opera "Flowers of the Union". 5. Opera "The Beloved".

(6) Schubert (1797~1828): Austrian composer, known as the "King of Songs". Recommended tracks: 1. Symphonies No. 5, 8 and 9. 2. Piano and String Quintet "Trout". 3. String Quartet "Death and the Maiden". 4. Impromptu D.899, D.935, D.946. 5. Happy Hour D.780. 6. Piano Sonata D.557, D.571 D.556, D.784, D.845, D .894, D.850, D.958, D.960. 7. "Abegoni" Sonata D.821. 8. Piano Trio No. 1 and No. 2. 9. Wanderer's Fantasia D.760. 10. Joint song collection "Beautiful Mill Girl", "Winter Journey", "Swan Song". 11. Song collection (optional). 12. Octet D.803. 13. String Quintet D.956. 14. Violin Sonatas (four pieces). 15. Violin Fantasy D.934.

(7) Berlioz (1803~1869): French composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Symphony Fantasy. 2. Overture collection (including "Roman Carnival", "King Lear", "Pirates", etc.). 3. Harold in Italy (including the theme symphony for viola lead) 4. Song collection "Summer Nights". 5. Romeo and Juliet (Dramatic Symphony).

(8) Glinka (1804~1857): Russian composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Overture to "Ruslan and Rumila". 2. Sextet in E flat major. 3. Orchestral music "Kamalinskaya" and "Madrid Nights".

(9) Mendelssohn (1809~1847): German composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Symphony No. 3 "Scotland", No. 4 "Italy", No. 5 "Reformation". 2. Violin Concerto in E minor OP.64. 3. Piano Concerto (two pieces). 4. Overture to "Fingal's Cave". 5. Dramatic music "A Midsummer Night's Dream". 6. String Octet in E flat major. 7. Piano Trio No. 1 and No. 2. 8. Cello Sonata (two pieces). 9. Wordless song. 10. The oracle "Elijah".

(10) Chopin (1810~1849): Polish pianist and composer. Recommended pieces: 1. Piano Concerto No. 1 and 2. 2. Etudes (twenty-seven). 3. Preludes (twenty-six). 4. Waltz (fourteen pieces). 5. Nocturnes (two to one). 6. Piano Sonata Nos. 2 and 3. 7. "Army" Polonaise OP.40NO.1, "Hero" Polonaise OP.53, "Fantasy" Polonaise OP.61, Calm Andante and Polonaise OP.22. 8. Macauca ( optional). 9. Improvisations (four).

(11) Schumann (1810~1856): German composer. Recommended repertoire: 1. Symphony No. 1 to No. 4 (No. 3 Rhine Symphony first movement, second movement, third movement, fourth movement). 2. Childhood Scenes (The Seventh Fantasy). 3.Fantasia in C major (first movement, second movement, third movement). 4. Carnival. 5. Chrysler Leliner. 6. Symphonic etudes. 7. Fantasy sketch. 8. Forest scenery. 9. Piano Sonata No. 2. 10. Piano Concerto in A minor (first movement, second and third movements). 11. Piano Quintet. 12. Fantasy sketch for recorder and piano. 13. Three oboe romances. 14. "Fairy Tale Album" (viola and piano). 15. Five folk-style works (cello and piano). 16. Cello Concerto in A minor. 17.Violin Concerto in D minor. 18. Joint song collections "Poet's Love" and "Woman's Love and Life". 19.Violin Sonatas (two pieces). 20. Adagio and Allegro for piano and French horn

(12) Liszt (1811~1886): Hungarian pianist and composer. Recommended pieces: 1. Piano Concerto No. 1 and 2. 2. Symphonic poems No. 2 "Tasso", No. 3 "Prelude", No. 4 "Orfeo", No. 6 "Majepa".

3. Hungarian Rhapsody (nineteen pieces) No1, No2, No13, No15. 4. Hungarian Folk Fantasia. 5. Piano Sonata in B minor OP.45. 6. Mephistopheles Waltz No. 1. 7. Grand Etude on a Theme of Paganini OP.67 (six of them, the third one is the most famous). 8. Super skill etudes (twelve pieces, optional). 9. The year of pilgrimage. 10. No. 3 "Dream of Love". 11. Dance of Death (piano and orchestra). 12. "Faust" Symphony.

(13) Verdi (1813~1901): Italian opera composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Opera "La Traviata". 2. Opera "Aida". 3. Opera "Otero". 4. Opera "Macbeth". 5. Opera "Trovatore". 6. Opera "Force de Destiny". 7. Opera "Naboogo". 8. Opera "Masquerade". 9. Opera "Don Carlo". 10. Opera "Falstaff". 11. Collection of overtures and preludes (optional). 12. Requiem

(14) Wagner (1813~1883): German opera composer. Recommended repertoire: 1. Collection of overtures and preludes (optional). 2. Opera "The Flying Dutchman". 3. Opera "Tannh?user". 4. Opera "Loanglin". 5. Musical "Tristan and Isolde". 6. Musical "Meistersinger of Nuremberg". 7. Musical "The Ring of the Nibelung". (Note: Because Wagner's opera works are quite large in scale, beginners should start with "Overtures and Prelude Selection" and "Opera Selection"

(15) Gounod (1818) ~1893): French composer. Recommended music: 1. Opera "Faust". 3. Sinfonietta. 5. Opera "Romeo". and Juliet.

(16) Offenbach (1819~1880): German-French (German born in Germany, but active in France for most of his life) composer and cellist. Repertoire: 1. Overture to "Heaven and Hell". 2. Ballet music "Le Parisienne" 3. Opera "The Tales of Hoffmann" (Offenbach's famous "Barcarolle" comes from this opera). /p>

(17) Franck (1822~1890): French composer and organist. Recommended repertoire: 1. Symphony in D minor. 3. Violin Sonata in A major. Psalm. 5. "Prelude, Psalm and Fugue" (piano). 6. Organ piece "Eroica"

(18) Lalo (1823). ~1892): French composer. Recommended pieces: 1. "Symphony of Spain" OP.21 (actually a violin concerto) 2. Cello Concerto in D minor

(19) Bruckner. 1824~1896): Austrian composer and organist. Recommended repertoire: 1. Symphonies No. 4, 7, 8, and 9. 2. Hymn to Gratitude.

(20) Smetana (1824~1884): Czech composer. Recommended pieces: 1. Symphonic poem "My Homeland" 2. Overture to "The Betrayed Bride" 3. Violin Sonata "My Homeland". . 4. String Quartet No. 1 "My Life" 5. Piano Trio in G minor

4. Modern Period

(1) Duka (1865~1935). : French composer. Recommended repertoire: symphonic poem "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

(2) Sibelius (1865~1857: Finnish composer. Recommended repertoire: 1. Symphony No. 1~. No. 7 (No. 2 and No. 5 are particularly famous). 2. Violin Concerto in D minor, OP. 47. 3. Symphonic poems "Ode to Finland" OP. 26, "Legend" OP. 9, "Swan of the Underworld" OP. 22NO. 3. "Sea Goddess" OP.73, "Tabiola" OP.112. 4. "Caleria" Suite 5. Sorrowful Round Dance OP.44. 6. Night Ride and Sunrise (Orchestra). .

(3) Satie (1866~1925): French composer. Recommended repertoire: Selected piano works (including the famous three "Cenocerdi")

(4) Scriabin (1872~1915): Russian pianist and composer. Recommended repertoire: Symphony No. 4 "Poetry of Ecstasy"

(5) William Williams. (1872~1958): British composer.

Recommended tracks: 1. Symphony No. 2 "London", No. 5, and No. 6. 2. Fantasia on Greensleeves. 3. Fantasia on a Theme of Thales. 4.British Folk Suite. 5. The Flight of the Skylark (Violin and Orchestra). 6. Euphonium Concerto.

(6) Rachmaninov (1873~1943): Russian pianist and composer. Recommended pieces: 1. Piano Concerto No. 2 and No. 3. 2. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini OP.43. 3. Symphony No. 1 to No. 3. 4. Orchestral music "Island of the Dead", "Rocks", "Symphonic Dances". 5. Piano Sonata in G minor Op. 19. 6. Piano music: "Preludes", "Music and Pictures Etudes". 7. Vocal works "The Bell" and "Evening Prayer".

(7) Holst (1874~1934): British composer. Recommended tracks: 1. "Planet" Suite OP.32. 2. "Saint Paul" Suite (8) Debussy (1862~1918): French composer. Recommended repertoire: 1. Piano works: "Bergamusk" Suite (including the famous "Moonlight"), "Prints" (three songs), "Image" (two volumes, three songs each), "Children's World" ( Six songs, including the famous "Black Doll's Gait Dance"), "Prelude" (volume two, twenty-four songs), "Dream", "Two Gorgeous Songs", "Happy Island", " For the Piano". 2. Orchestral music: "Sea", "Prelude to the Afternoon of the Faun", "Three Nocturnes", "Sacred and Secular Dances", (Harp and Orchestra). 3. Chamber music; "String Quartet in G minor", "Violin Sonata", "Cello Sonata", "Flute, Viola and Harp Sonata".

(9) Ives (1874~1954): American composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Orchestral music: "Central Park in the Dark", "Three Scenes of England", "Unanswered Questions". 2. Symphony No. 2. 3. Piano Sonata No. 2.

(10) Schünbeck (1874~1951): Austrian composer, an advocate of atonal music and twelve-tone music in the early 20th century. Recommended tracks: 1. "Sublimation Night" (chamber music version or orchestral version). 2. Five orchestral ditties. 3. Chamber Symphony OP.9. 4. Woodwind Quintet OP.26. 5. Song Collection "Expectation". 6. Orchestral Variations

(11) Ravel (1875~1937): French composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Piano music: "The Play of Water", "Mirror" (five tracks), "Gaspar of the Night" (three tracks), "Mo of Coupland" (six tracks), "The Desire of the Dead Princess" Dance Music". 2. Piano Concerto in G major and Piano Concerto in D major "Left Hand". 3. Orchestral music: "Borero" Dance, "Spanish Rhapsody", "Mother Goose" Suite, "Waltz", "Daphne and Croy" Ballet Suite, "Noble and Sentimental Waltz", "Course" "Plan's Tomb" suite. 4. Violin music: "Habanera", "Gypsy". 5.F. 6.Violin Sonata. 7. Prelude and Allegro. 8. Piano Trio.

(12) Granados (1876~1916): Spanish pianist and composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Spanish dance music (divided into four volumes and 12 songs). 2. "Gojeskas" Suite. (The above are all piano music)

(13) Falla (1876~1946): Spanish composer. Recommended tracks; 1. Ballet music "Tricorn Hat" and "The Love Magician". 2.Harpsichord Concerto in D major. 3. Evening in the Spanish Garden (Piano and Orchestra). 4. Opera "Short Life". 5. Seven Spanish folk songs (songs).

(14) Respighi (1879~1936): Italian composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Symphonic poems "Pines of Rome", "Fountains of Rome", "Festivals of Rome". 2. "Bird" Suite. 3. "Ancient Dances and Tunes" (three suites). 4. Violin Sonata in B minor.

(15) Brauke (1880~1959): Swiss composer. Recommended track 1. Hebrew Rhapsody "Solomon" (cello and orchestra). 2. Violin Concerto.

(16) Bartók (1881~1945): Hungarian pianist and composer. Recommended repertoire: 1. Piano Concerto Nos. 1 to 3. 2. Orchestra Concerto. 3.Music of strings, percussion and piano. 4. Ballet music "The Strange Manchurian Official".

5. Violin Concerto No. 2. 6. Dance Suite. 7. Romani folk dance. 8. String Quartet (six pieces). 9. Violin Sonatas (two pieces). 10. Duo for Two Violins (***44). 11. Unaccompanied Violin Sonata. 12. Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. 13. Divertimento. 14. Opera "Bluebeard's Castle". 15. Two rhapsody.

(17) Gao Dayi (1882~1967): Hungarian composer. Recommended tracks: 1. "Halianos" Suite. 2. Peacock Variations. 3. Granda Dance Collection. 4. Collection of dances by Maro??ek. 5. Unaccompanied Cello Sonata.

(18) Stravinsky (1882~1971): Russian composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Ballet music "Firebird", "Petroshka", "The Rite of Spring". 2. "Symphony of Psalms" and "Symphony of Three Tones". 3. "Dumbarton Oaks" Concerto. 4. Soldier’s story. 5. "Pulcinella" Suite. 6. Violin Concerto in D major. 7. Wind Symphony. 8. Dance Concerto. 9. Clarinet Concerto "Ebony".

(19) Berg (1885~1935): Austrian composer. Recommended repertoire: 1. Violin Concerto. 2. Three orchestral ditties. 3. String Quartet "Lyric Suite".

(20) Vera Robles (1887~1959): Brazilian composer. Recommended tracks: 1. Preludes (guitar). 2. Bach-style Brazilian suites (***nine pieces). 3. Guitar Concerto.