1. Beethoven, Ludwig van
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

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

2. Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... additions to the solo guitar repertoire, notably in two concertos for solo guitar and one for two guitars, as well as a Capriccio diabolico, a tribute to the violinist Paganini.  ...

3. Dvorák, Antonin
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

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

4. Froberger, Jakob Johann
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... canzonas, fantasias, capriccios, fugues and toccatas), Froberger developed a new genre, the harpsichord suite. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach named Froberger as a composer whose works his father had admired. ...

5. Glinka, Mikail
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... Overtures to these operas make effective curtain-raisers. Travel abroad inspired the Spanish mood of Jota aragonesa, a Capriccio brillante also known as the First Spanish Overture. The second of the ...

6. Ireland, John
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Ireland, John (1879-1962) Image Life A pupil at the Royal College of Music in London, John Ireland studied with Sir C.H. Stanford and mixed with such contemporaries as Holst and Vaughan ...

7. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolaj
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolaj (1844 - 1908) Image Life Rimsky-Korsakov, who studied piano and composition as a child, abandoned his early career as a naval cadet to devote himself entirely ...

8. Saint-Saëns, Camille
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835 - 1921) Image Life Once described as the French Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns was a talented and precocious child, with interests by no means confined to music. ...

9. Sarasate, Pablo de
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Sarasate, Pablo de (1844 - 1908) Image Life Born Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascuéz in Pamplona, in the Spanish province of Navarre, on 10 March 1844, Pablo began studying ...

10. Tchaikowsky, Piotr Illich
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Tchaikowsky, Piotr Illich (1840 - 1893) Image Life Tchaikovsky was one of the earlier students of the St. Petersburg Conservatory established by Anton Rubinstein, completing his studies ...

11. Giovanna d'Arco LIBRETTO - PDF
(Type: Libretto | Section: Librettos)

Autor Giuseppe Verdi Title Giovanna d`Arco Opera (15.2.1845 Teatro alla Scala, Milan) Opera in a prologue and 3 acts, Temistocle Solera, after Schiller's drama Die Jungfrau von Orleans.  ...

12. Attila LIBRETTO - PDF
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Autor Giuseppe Verdi Title Attila Opera (17.3.1846 Teatro la Fenice, Venice) Opera in a prologue and 3 acts, Temistocle Solera (and Francesco Maria Piave), after the play Attila, König der ...

13. Macbeth LIBRETTO - PDF
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Autor Giuseppe Verdi Title Macbeth Opera (14.3.1847 Teatro della Pergola, Florence) Opera in 4 acts, Francesco Maria Piave, after Shakespeare's play. ... ... Libretto's      Macbeth ...

14. I Masnadieri LIBRETTO - PDF
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Autor Giuseppe Verdi Title I Masnadieri Opera (22.7.1847 Her Majesty's Theatre, London) Opera in 4 acts, Andrea Maffei, after Schiller's drama Die Räuber ... ... Libretto's     I Masnadieri ...

15. Bach, Johann Sebastian (Complete Catalogue)
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Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian (Complete Catalogue) Catalog (BWV = Bach Werke Verzeichnis = Bach Works Catalogue) BWV1 - Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern - Cantatas BWV2 - Ach Gott, vom Himmel ...

16. Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (Complete Catalogues)
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Composer Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich (Complete Catalogues) Catalog WERKVERZEICHNIS VON M. BALAKIREW Sinfonien und andere Orchesterwerke Ouvertüre über ein spanisches Marschthema - 1857, revidiert ...

17. Castelnuovo Tedesco, Mario (Best Works)
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Composer Castelnuovo Tedesco, Mario (Best Works) Catalog concertos 3 violin concertos (2nd: "The Prophets") cello concerto 2 guitar concertos concerto for 2 guitar 2 piano concertos Concertino ...

18. Dvoràk, Antonin (Complete Catalogue)
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Composer Dvoràk, Antonin (Complete Catalogue) Catalog S c h e d u l e: No. Catalogue Title No. Opus Instrument. Composition year Piano Music B.1 Polka Pomnenka (forget-me-not-polka) - p.no ...

19. Einem, Gottfried von (Best Works)
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Composer Einem, Gottfried von (Best Works) Catalog Orchestral Music 3 unnumbered symphonies including Philadelphia Symphony and Wiener Symphony concerto for orchestra Capriccio, Meditationen, ...

20. Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (Complete Catalogue)
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Composer Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (Complete Catalogue) Catalog WERKVERZEICHNIS VON M. GLINKA   Opern Ein Leben für den Zaren („Iwan Sussanin"), Oper in 4 Akten und einem Epilog, 1834-36, Libretto: ...