The Classical period was an era of classical music between roughly 1730 and 1820. The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music and is less complex. The harpsichord was replaced as the main keyboard instrument by the piano (or fortepiano). Unlike the harpsichord, which plucks strings with quills, pianos strike the strings with leather-covered hammers when the keys are pressed, which enables the performer to play louder or softer (hence the original name "fortepiano," literally "loud soft") and play with more expression; in contrast, the force with which a performer plays the harpsichord keys does not change the sound.
The classical period was an era of classical music between roughly 1730 and 1820. THe classical period falls between the baroque and the romaantic periods. Classical music has a lightier, clearer texture than Baroque music and is less complex. The harpicord was something new that was make. It repaced the main kepboard instument. Unlike the harpsichorsd
