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

Compositore 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. Fano, Guido Alberto
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Fano, Guido Alberto Life He began studying music at the age of nine, under the guidance of Vittorio Orefice, choir master and conductor in Padua, who gave him his first piano lessons ...

3. Aber, Johann
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Aber, Johann Life Johann Aber was an Italian composer and flautist of German descent, living in Milan. In 1765 he was flautist in Sammartini’s orchestra for a concert in honour of ...

4. Adophe, Bruce
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Adophe, Bruce Life Bruce Adolphe has composed music for Itzhak Perlman, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Beaux Arts Trio, Sylvia McNair, ...

5. Alain, Jehan Ariste
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore 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. Alamire, Petrus
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

... using a pseudonym. He was German, probably called Petrus Imhoff, and he was skilled in music, in particular as a copyist, who Works The origin of all the music is not known, and Alamire had probably ...

7. Bach, Johann Michael
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Bach, Johann Michael Life Born: Arnstadt,Germany, Aug 1648; died: Gehren,Germany 17 May 1694, German composer and distant relative of J.S.Bach, he was taught by his father and in 1665 ...

8. Baermann, Heinrich
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Baermann, Heinrich Life Baerman was a German family of musicians, principally wind players. The most important members were Heinrich, a clarinettist known throughout Europe for his ...

9. Beethoven, Ludwig van
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Beethoven, Ludwig van Immagine Life Di origine fiamminga, la famiglia lo avviò alla musica molto precocemente. A 9 anni iniziò studi più regolari con Christian Neefe, organista ...

10. Bella, Jan Levoslav
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

... the priesthood to become director of music in Hermannstadt, now Sibiu in modern Romania, with its then considerable German population. In the next forty years he established a reputation as a conductor ...

11. Berwald , Franz
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Berwald , Franz ( 1796- 1868 ) Immagine Life Di origine tedesca, dopo gli studi di violino sotto la guida del padre intraprese attività concertistica. Fu violinista nella Cappella ...

12. Bingen, Hildegard von
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Bingen, Hildegard von (1098 - 1179) Life German abbess and mystic, one of the earliest known female composers. Hildegard's musical and literary output is immense, including religious ...

13. Blacher, Boris
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Blacher, Boris (1903-1975) Immagine Life Boris Blacher, nato in Cina ma normalizzato in Germania, svolse attività di compositore e di docente, a Berlino dapprima, e a Dresda successivamente; ...

14. Bon, Anna
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Bon, Anna (1740 - ??) Life Anna Bon is a fascinating figure among women composers in the 1700's. Among the rarity of women composers, Anna Bon is an enigma because not much is known ...

15. Brahms, Johannes
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Brahms, Johannes (1833 - 1897) Immagine Life Figlio di un contrabbassista attivo nell'orchestra del teatro amburghese, fu precocemente avviato allo studio della musica. Suoi ...

16. Brauel, Henning
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

... Brauel lives in Aalen, Germany, where he composes and teaches music at the local music school.  ...

17. Bruckner, Anton
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896) Immagine Life Seguendo la tradizione familiare, dopo gli studi nell'abbazia collegiale di Sankt Florian, nel '41 iniziò a lavorare come maestro elementare ...

18. Bülow, Hans von
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Bülow, Hans von (1830 - 1894) Immagine Life Hans von Bülow si distinse sia come pianista che direttore d’orchestra: fu allievo al pianoforte di Franz Liszt, di cui sposò la figlia ...

19. Busoni, Ferruccio
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Busoni, Ferruccio (1866 - 1924) Immagine Life Figlio di un clarinettista e di una pianista di origine tedesca, iniziò gli studi musicali con i genitori e a 9 anni fu già in grado ...

20. Carissimi, Giacomo
(Type: Composer | Sezione: Composers Biographies)

Compositore Carissimi, Giacomo (1605 - 1674) Immagine Life Carissimi occupa un'importante posizione nella musica italiana del XVII secolo. Ordinato Prete, passò la maggior parte della sua ...