1. Eccard, Johannes
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Composer Eccard, Johannes Life 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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Composer Falla, Manuel de Image Life The music of Spain has exercised an exotic fascination, but often in forms adapted by foreign composers. Manuel de Falla is representative of a group of ...

3. Adams, James B.
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Composer Adams, James B. Life 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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Composer Agnesi, Maria Teresa Life 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
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

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, ...

6. Alfvén, Hugo
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Composer Alfvén, Hugo Life 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 and ...

7. Anglebert, Jean-Henri d’
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Composer Anglebert, Jean-Henri d’ Life 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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... 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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... form, with others existing now only in later harpsichord  ...

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
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...  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
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Composer Barber, Samuel Life American composer and musician, born in Pennsylvania, Barber was a graduate of the Curtis Institute, Philadelphia, where he studied piano, conducting, singing and composition. ...

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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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 ...

16. Bevin, Elway
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... 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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Composer Blitzstein, Marcus Samuel (1905 - 1964) Life Marcus Samuel Blitzstein was born in Philadelphia on March 2nd, 1905, the son of affluent parents. His musical gifts were apparent at an early ...

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

... movement of his Ouverture in B minor for harpsichord.  ...