1. Alain, Jehan Ariste
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Composer Alain, Jehan Ariste Life 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’
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... with Lully, excerpts from whose operas and ballets he transcribed for keyboard. Works The four keyboard suites of d’Anglebert, including dances, transcriptions and opening unmeasured preludes, represent ...

3. Anonymous (XI-XV cent.)
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... 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
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Composer Bartok, Bela Image Life 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
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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 ...

6. Borodin, Alexander
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... 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. His best ...

7. Brahms, Johannes
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... 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 body of orchestral ...

8. Bruckner, Anton
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Composer Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896) Image Life 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 organist, ...

9. Byrd, William
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Composer Byrd, William (1543 - 1623) Image Life 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
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Composer Cage, John (1912-1992) Image Life 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
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... a strong influence over the father and two uncles of François Couperin le grand, Charles, Louis and François. Works The keyboard music of Chambonnières includes dances, a collection of which was ...

12. Chopin, Frederyk
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Composer Chopin, Frederyk (1810 - 1849) Image Life 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 | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell (b. 1934) Life 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
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... 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 play Le roi ...

15. Ding, Shande
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... 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 gives Me a Sunflower, ...

16. Dvorák, Antonin
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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 ...

17. Fischer, Johann Casper Ferdinand
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Composer Fischer, Johann Casper Ferdinand (1670 ? -1746) Life 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
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... 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
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Composer Gottschalk, L. Moreau (1829-1869) Image Life Gottschalk was born in New Orleans in 1829. From early in his childhood, he was exposed to the French and African-tinged Caribbean folk ...

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