Some facts about Classical music

The term classical music was not used until the early Nineteenth century.
Classical period lasted from 1750-1820.
The best known composers of the Classical period: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven.
The instruments used in most classical music were largely invented before the mid-Nineteenth century, and codified in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries.
More seats are sold every year in the United States to arts events (opera, concerts, symphonies, etc) than to ALL professional sports combined.
The first reference to "classical music" recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary is from about 1836.
The major time divisions of classical music are the early music period, which includes Medieval (476–1400) and Renaissance (1400–1600), the Common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1730–1820) and Romantic (1815–1910) periods, and the modern and contemporary period, which includes 20th century classical (1900–2000) and contemporary classical (1975–current).
Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' was adopted as the European National Anthem in 1972.

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