1. Eccard, Johannes
(Type: Composer | Sección: Composers Biographies)

Compositor Eccard, Johannes Vida German compose: after serving the banker Jacob Fugger in Augsburg (1577-78), Eccard joined the chapel of Prince Georg Friedrich of Preussen-Ansbach in Königsberg ...

2. Falla, Manuel de
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Compositor Falla, Manuel de Image Vida Nació en Cádiz el 23 de noviembre de 1876, estudió música con su madre y luego piano en Madrid. En 1939 fijó su residencia en Argentina, donde murió ...

3. Adams, James B.
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Compositor Adams, James B. Vida James B. Adams was rather obscure, and he wasn’t famous either. He was an English composer, and he is so unknown that no one even knows when he was born. For that ...

4. Agnesi, Maria Teresa
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Compositor Agnesi, Maria Teresa Vida Italian composer, harpsichordist, singer and librettist: as a girl she performed in her home while her elder sister Maria Gaetna (1718-99; she became a distinquished ...

5. Alain, Jehan Ariste
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Compositor Alain, Jehan Ariste Vida 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, ...

6. Alfvén, Hugo
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Compositor Alfvén, Hugo Vida A Swedish composer, conductor and violinist, Alfvén was born and had his musical training in Stockholm. He wrote a considerable amount of orchestral, choral, vocal ...

7. Anglebert, Jean-Henri d’
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Compositor Anglebert, Jean-Henri d’ Vida Jean-Henri d’Anglebert succeeded Chambonnières as harpsichordist to Louis XIV, a position later held by his son. At Versailles he collaborated, inevitably, ...

8. Arcadelt, Jacob
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... wrote a lot of vocal and choral music.  ...

9. Bach, Johann Michael
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... became organist at Arnstadt castle. He preceded the great J.S. Bach as town organist in Gehren. His compositions display a bias towards choral works, his motets, in particular, being of real standing. ...

10. Bach, Johann Sebastian
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Compositor Bach, Johann Sebastian Image Vida Johann Sebastian Bach nace en Eisenach, Thuringia, Alemania, en una familia de músicos. Su padre, Johann Ambrosius Bach, violinista de talento ...

11. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann
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... 22, 1710, and when he was no longer a child he passed into a strong musical instruction program. He was trained by his father in musical theory, composition, and playing organ, violin, harpsichord, and ...

12. Bantock, Granville
(Type: Composer | Sección: Composers Biographies)

...  Relatively conservative in musical language, he was attracted to the treatment of exotic subjects, Persian, Chinese, Russian and Scottish, in his works for the theatre and choral and orchestral compositions, ...

13. Barber, Samuel
(Type: Composer | Sección: Composers Biographies)

Compositor Barber, Samuel Vida Nace en West Chester (Pensilvania, USA) el 9 de marzo de 1910. Destacado desde su juventud por su facilidad para componer obras vocales, obtiene el cargo de Organista ...

14. Bax, Arnold
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... Variations for piano and orchestra in addition to a Concertante for piano left hand and orchestra, written for Harriet Cohen, with whom he had a long relationship. Bax's choral works include settings ...

15. Beethoven, Ludwig van
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Compositor Beethoven, Ludwig van Image Vida Nació en Bonn el 16 de diciembre de 1770. Sus primeros brotes de talento musical fueron dirigidos con rígida disciplina por su padre, que era ...

16. Bevin, Elway
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... Master of the Choristers (1585) and organist (1589) at Bristol Cathedral. In 1605 he became a Gentleman Extraordinary of the Chapel Royal. He composed mainly sacred music, notably a Dorian or Short Service, ...

17. Biber, Heinrich
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... sonorities and unusual chordal effects.  ...

18. Blitzstein, Marcus Samuel
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Compositor Blitzstein, Marcus Samuel (1905 - 1964) Vida Marcus Samuel Blitzstein was born in Philadelphia on March 2nd, 1905, the son of affluent parents. His musical gifts were apparent at an ...

19. Boeck, August de
(Type: Composer | Sección: Composers Biographies)

... the introduction of musical impressionism into Belgium. He was among the most distinguished Belgian composers of his generation, contributing notably to music for the stage, choral and chamber music.  ...

20. Bonporti, Francesco Antonio
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... movement of his Ouverture in B minor for harpsichord.  ...