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Adams, John [1947-] (America) |
American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He is best known for his opera Nixon in China. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Akutagawa, Yasushi [1925-1989] (Japan) |
Japanese composer and conductor. He was popular as a master of ceremonies of TV shows. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Albinoni, Tomaso Giovanni [1671-1751] (Italy) |
Venetian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, some of which is regularly recorded. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Alwyn, William [1905-1985] (Britain) |
English composer, conductor, and music teacher. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Anderson, Leroy [1908-1975] (America) |
American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Angerer, Edmund [1740-1794] (Germany/Austria) |
Obscure Austrian composer recently rediscovered as the original composer of the Haydn's Toy Symphony. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Arensky, Anton Stepanovich [1861-1906] (Russia/Soviet) |
Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Arnold, Malcolm [1921-2006] (Britain) |
English composer and symphonist of the 20th century. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Arriaga, Juan Crisostomo [1806-1826] (Spain) |
Spanish Basque composer. He was nicknamed the 'Spanish Mozart' after he died, because, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was also a child prodigy and an exceptionally gifted composer who died at a young age. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Atterberg, Kurt [1887-1974] (Sweden) |
Swedish composer. He is best known for his symphonies, operas and ballets. Atterberg once said that: 'The Russians, Brahms, Reger were my ideals.' His music combines their influences with Swedish folk tunes. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bacewicz, Grazyna [1909-1969] (Poland) |
Polish composer and violinist. She is only the second Polish female composer to have achieved national and international recognition, the first being Maria Szymanowska in the early 19th century. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel [1714-1788] (Germany/Austria) |
German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. He was one of the founders of the Classical style, composing in the Rococo and Classical periods. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bach, Johann Christian [1735-1782] (Germany/Austria) |
A composer of the Classical era, the eleventh and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is sometimes referred to as 'the London Bach' or 'the English Bach', due to his time spent living there. He is noted for influencing the concerto style of Mozart. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bach, Johann Sebastian [1685-1750] (Germany/Austria) |
German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Baermann, Heinrich [1784-1847] (Germany/Austria) |
Clarinet virtuoso of the Romantic era who is generally considered as being not only an outstanding performer of his time, but highly influential in the creation of several composers' compositions. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Barber, Samuel [1910-1981] (America) |
American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is among his most popular compositions and widely considered a masterwork of modern classical music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bartok, Bela [1881-1945] (Hungary) |
Hungarian composer and pianist, considered to be one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of ethnomusicology. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bax, Arnold [1883-1953] (Britain) |
English composer and poet. His musical style blended elements of Romanticism and Impressionism, always with a strong Celtic influence. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney [1867-1944] (America) |
American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Most of her compositions and performances were under the name Mrs. H.H.A. Beach. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770-1827] (Germany/Austria) |
German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most respected and influential composers of all time. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Berg, Alban [1885-1935] (Germany/Austria) |
Austrian composer . He was a member of the Second Viennese School with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, and produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Berwald, Franz Adolf [1796-1868] (Sweden) |
Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime. Due to this, he was forced to make his living as an orthopedic surgeon and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bizet, Georges [1838-1875] (France) |
French composer and pianist of the Romantic era. He is best known for the opera Carmen. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bliss, Arthur [1891-1975] (Britain) |
British composer of the 20th century. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bloch, Ernest [1880-1959] (Switzerland) |
Swiss-born American composer. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Boccherini, Luigi [1743-1805] (Italy) |
Classical era composer and cellist from Italy naturalized Spanish, whose music retained a courtly and galante style while he matured somewhat apart from the major European musical centers. Boccherini is most widely known for one particular minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), and the Cello Concerto in B flat major (G 482). ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Borodin, Alexander [1833-1887] (Russia/Soviet) |
Russian composer of Georgian-Russian parentage who made his living as a notable chemist. He was a member of the group of composers called The Five (or 'The Mighty Handful'), who were dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Boyce, William [1711-1779] (Britain) |
English-born composers of the 18th century widely regarded as one of the most important. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Brahms, Johannes [1833-1897] (Germany/Austria) |
German composer of the Romantic period. He was born in Hamburg and in his later years he settled in Vienna, Austria. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, Brahms is often considered among the greatest and most influential composers of all time. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bridge, Frank [1879-1941] (Britain) |
English composer. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Britten, Benjamin [1913-1976] (Britain) |
English composer, conductor and pianist, widely regarded one of the most notable and influential composers of his time.. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bruch, Max [1838-1920] (Germany/Austria) |
German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos, one of which is a staple of the violin repertoire. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Bruckner, Anton [1824-1896] (Germany/Austria) |
Austrian composer known primarily for his symphonies, masses, and motets. His symphonies are often considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, complex polyphony, and considerable length. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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