1. Alain, Jehan Ariste
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Alain, Jehan Ariste Leben Jehan Ariste Alain was born into a family of organists on February 3rd, 1911 in St-Germain-en-Laye, a suburb in west Paris. His father Albert, was a composer, ...

2. Anglebert, Jean-Henri d’
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... with Lully, excerpts from whose operas and ballets he transcribed for keyboard. Arbeiten The four keyboard suites of d’Anglebert, including dances, transcriptions and opening unmeasured preludes, ...

3. Anonymous (XI-XV cent.)
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... in the fields to lighten the tedium of labor, the dances that accompanied so many festivities, much of the music intended for the stage, and even the musical component of many troubadour songs have proven ...

4. Bartok, Bela
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Bartok, Bela Image Leben Arguably the greatest composer of his nation and a proficient pianist, Bartok started a systematic collection of Hungarian folk music and neighbouring regions, ...

5. Beethoven, Ludwig van
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Beethoven, Ludwig van Image Leben The eldest son of a singer in the Kapelle of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and grandson of the Archbishop's Kapellmeister. Beethoven settled ...

6. Borodin, Alexander
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... "Prince Igor", was completed after his death by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov. It includes the famous choral dances, the "Polovtsian Dances", with which the captive Prince is entertained by Khan Konchak. ...

7. Brahms, Johannes
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... popularity, examples of a form in which Brahms had complete mastery. Two overtures, the "Academic Festival Overture" and the "Tragic Overture", with arrangements of his "Hungarian Dances", complete the ...

8. Bruckner, Anton
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896) Image Leben Anton Bruckner is born at Ansfelden (4 September 1824) and died in Vienna (11 October 1896). He was the son of a village schoolmaster and ...

9. Byrd, William
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Byrd, William (1543 - 1623) Image Leben William Byrd, (b. 1543, d. July 4, 1623), the most famous and versatile English composer of his age, inherited a characteristically English ...

10. Cage, John
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Cage, John (1912-1992) Image Leben John Cage is born at Los Angeles (5 September 1912) and died at New York (12 August 1992). He left Pomona College early to travel in Europe (1930-31), ...

11. Chambonnières, Jacques Champion
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... he exercised a strong influence over the father and two uncles of François Couperin le grand, Charles, Louis and François. Arbeiten The keyboard music of Chambonnières includes dances, a collection ...

12. Chopin, Frederyk
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Chopin, Frederyk (1810 - 1849) Image Leben A young man of humble origins and the only son of a French father and a Polish mother, Chopin won early fame as a brilliant pianist within ...

13. Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell (b. 1934) Leben Born Manchester, 8 Sept 1934, English composer: he studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music (1952-6); his fellow students included Goehr ...

14. Delibes, Leo
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

...  The 1866 ballet La Source had given Delibes an earlier opportunity, in collaboration with the established composer Minkus. In 1882 Delibes wrote a set of pastiche ancient airs and dances for Victor Hugo's ...

15. Ding, Shande
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... a large number of piano pieces, including Variations on Themes of Chinese Folk-songs, a children's piano suite Happy Festival, Xinjiang Dances Nos. 1 and 2, and art-songs such as Blue Mist, My Husband ...

16. Dvorák, Antonin
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Dvorák, Antonin (1841 - 1904) Image Leben The late 19th century brought an increasing awareness of national identity to various ethnic groups in Europe and Dvorák’s musical career ...

17. Fischer, Johann Casper Ferdinand
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Fischer, Johann Casper Ferdinand (1670 ? -1746) Leben Johann Casper Ferdinand Fischer was born in Germany around 1670, though we shall never be certain when. We find the first record ...

18. Firenze, Gherardello da
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... survive in the Squarcialupi Codex (some of the pieces have concordances in other sources as well), a Gloria, and an Agnus Dei. Six of the works are monophonic ballate; in addition there are nine two-voiced ...

19. Gottschalk, L. Moreau
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

Komponist Gottschalk, L. Moreau (1829-1869) Image Leben Gottschalk was born in New Orleans in 1829. From early in his childhood, he was exposed to the French and African-tinged Caribbean ...

20. Granados, Enrique
(Type: Composer | Bereich: Composers Biographies)

... (Spanish Dances) are immensely effective, both in their original piano version and in various instrumental, and orchestral arrangements. The Goyescas  ...