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Haas, Joseph [1879-1960] (Germany/Austria)	German late romantic composer. He was strongly influenced by his mentor Reger, whose polyphony and harmony rich language also feature in Haas' music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Haas, Pavel [1899-1944] (Czech/Slovakia)	Czech composer who perished in the Holocaust. Although his output isn't very volumnious, he is notable particularly for his song cycles and string quartets. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Handel, Georg Friedrich [1685-1759] (Germany/Austria)	German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. He spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Harris, Roy [1898-1978] (America)	American classical composer. He wrote much music on American subjects, becoming best known for his Symphony No. 3. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus [1905-1963] (Germany/Austria)	Composer who is sometime lauded as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century, although he is now largely overlooked, ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Haydn, Franz Joseph [1732-1809] (Germany/Austria)	Austrian composer. He was one of the most prominent composers of the classical period, and is called by some the 'Father of the Symphony' and 'Father of the String Quartet'. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Haydn, Michael [1737-1806] (Germany/Austria)	Austrian composer, the younger brother of (Franz) Joseph Haydn. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Hindemith, Paul [1895-1982] (Germany/Austria)	German composer, violist and conductor of the 20th century. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Hoffmeister, Franz Anton [1754-1812] (Germany/Austria)	German composer whose reputation today however rests almost exclusively on his activities as a music publisher. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Holst, Gustav [1874-1934] (Britain)	English composer and was a music teacher for nearly 20 years. He is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Honegger, Arthur [1892-1955] (Switzerland)	Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Hovhaness, Alan [1911-2000] (America)	American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry, but the inspiration for his mature work was as much Eastern as Western. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Howells, Herbert [1892-1983] (Britain)	20th century English composer who is particularly known for his large output of Anglican church music, ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk [1778-1837] (Hungary)	Composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin who was born in Slovakia. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Ibert, Jacques [1890-1962] (France)	Modern French composer whose music is considered to be typically quite 'light' in character, often witty, colourfully orchestrated with attractive melodies. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Ireland, John [1879-1962] (Britain)	John Ireland was strongly influenced by Debussy and Ravel as well as by the earlier works of Stravinsky and Bart?k. From these influences, he developed his own brand of 'English Impressionism', related more closely to French and Russian models than to the folk-song style then prevailing in English music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Ives, Charles [1874-1954] (America)	American composer of modernist classical music. He is widely regarded as one of the first American classical composers of international significance. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Janacek, Leos [1854-1928] (Czech/Slovakia)	Janacek was inspired by Czech, Moravian and all Slavic folk music and on these roots created his original style. His most celebrated compositons include Sinfonietta, Glagolitic Mass, two string quartets and operas. He is considered together with Dvorak and Smetana one of the most important Czech composers. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Johan Svendsen [1840-1911] (Norway)	In contrast to his more famous contemporary and close friend, Grieg, Svendsen was famous for his skill of orchestration rather than that of harmonic value. His most famous work is his romance for violin and orchestra. He was very popular in Denmark and Norway during his life both as a composer and a conductor. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Jolivet, Andre [1905-1974] (France)	French composer known for his devotion to French culture and musical thought, Jolivet's music draws on his interest in acoustics and atonality as well as both ancient and modern influences in music, particularly on instruments used in ancient times. He composed in a wide variety of forms for many different types of ensembles. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Kalinnikov, Vasily [1866-1901] (Russia/Soviet)	Russian composer of two symphonies, several additional orchestral works and numerous songs, all of them imbued with characteristics of folksong. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Kodaly, Zoltan [1882-1967] (Hungary)	Hungarian composer and educator. One of the first people to undertake the serious study of folk tales, he became one of the most significant early figures in the field of ethnomusicology. He also embarked on a long term project to reform music teaching in the lower and middle schools. His work resulted in the publication of several highly influential books and he had a profound impact on musical education both inside and outside his home country. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Korngold, Erich [1897-1957] (Germany/Austria)	Academy Award-winning 20th century film and romantic music composer, born in Brno, Austria-Hungary then became a naturalized citizen of the United States. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Koyama, Kiyoshige [1914-] (Japan)	Japanese composer for orchestras, vocal, and traditional Japanese instrumentation. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Kreutzer, Conradin [1780-1849] (Germany/Austria)	German composer and conductor. His works include the opera for which he is remembered, Das Nachtlager in Granada, and Der Verschwender. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Kreutzer, Rodolphe [1766-1831] (France)	French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas. He is probably best known as the dedicatee of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 (1803), though he never played the work, and indeed declared it unplayable. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Krommer, Franz Vinzenz [1759-1831] (Czech/Slovakia)	Moravian composer of classical music, whose seventy-year life began the year of the death of George Frideric Handel and ended a few years after that of Ludwig van Beethoven. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Lanner, Joseph [1801-1843] (Germany/Austria)	Austrian dance music composer. He was best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even the highest society could enjoy. He was just as famous as his friend and musical rival Johann Strauss I. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Larsson, Lars-Erik [1908-1986] (Sweden)	Important Swedish composer of the 20th century. His style as a composer is eclectic, ranging from the late Romantic to twelve-note system ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Lekeu, Guillaume [1870-1894] (Belgium)	Born in Belgium, his style shows influences of Franck, Wagner and Beethoven. He used cyclic principles; themes in his works will often recur from movement to movement, as they do in a good many of Franck's compositions. In general, Lekeu is regarded as a highly talented composer who died far too young. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Ligeti, Gyorgy [1923-] (Romania)	Born in a Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania. He briefly lived in Hungary before later becoming an Austrian citizen. Many of his works are well known in classical music circles, but to the general public, he is best known for the various pieces featured in the Stanley Kubrick films including 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Locatelli, Pietro [1695-1764] (Italy)	Italian composer and violinist. His works are mainly for the violin, an instrument on which he was a virtuoso. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]
Lutoslawski, Witold [1913-1994] (Poland)	One of the major European composers of the 20th century. His compositions include four symphonies, a Concerto for Orchestra, and several instrumental concertos and orchestral song cycles. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer]

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