01
1685–1750
Bach
Baroque- Start with
- Goldberg Variations
02 / COMPOSER LINEAGE
Not a wall of fame. A map of influence.
See what each composer inherited—and the questions they left for everyone after them.
02
1756–1791
Mozart
Classical- Start with
- Clarinet Concerto
03
1770–1827
Beethoven
Classical / Romantic- Start with
- Symphony No. 5
04
1810–1849
Chopin
Romantic- Start with
- 24 Preludes
05
1860–1911
Mahler
Late Romantic- Start with
- Symphony No. 5
06
1862–1918
Debussy
Modern- Start with
- La mer
07
1873–1943
Rachmaninoff
Late Romantic- Start with
- Piano Concerto No. 2
08
1882–1971
Stravinsky
Modernism- Start with
- The Rite of Spring
INFLUENCE, NOT RANKING