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Rachmaninov, Sergei [1873-1943] (Russia/Soviet) |
Russian composer and pianist. He was one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, the last great representative of Russian late Romanticism in classical music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Raff, Joseph Joachim [1822-1882] (Switzerland) |
Born in Switzerland, Raff was very prolific, and by the end of his life was one of the best known German composers, though his work is largely forgotten today ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Rameau, Jean-Philippe [1683-1764] (France) |
One of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French author of music for the harpsichord of his time, alongside Francois Couperin. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Rautavaara, Einojuhani [1928-] (Finland) |
Finnish composer of contemporary classical music, and is probably the best-known Finnish composer after Jean Sibelius. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Ravel, Maurice [1875-1937] (France) |
French composer and pianist of Impressionist and Expressionist music, known especially for the subtlety, richness, and poignancy of his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music have become staples of the concert repertoire. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Reger, Max [1873-1916] (Germany/Austria) |
One of the last batch of the German romanitc composers. He produced an enormous output in all genres, nearly always in abstract forms, although few of his compositions are well known today. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Reich, Steve [1936-] (America) |
American composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Reicha, Anton [1770-1836] (Czech/Slovakia) |
Czech-born naturalized French composer. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, Reicha is now best remembered for his substantial early contribution to the wind quintet literature and his role as a teacher - his pupils included Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Reinecke, Carl [1824-1910] (Germany/Austria) |
Danish composer, who is best known for his flute sonata 'Undine', but he is also remembered as one of the most influential and versatile musicians of his time. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Respighi, Ottorino [1879-1936] (Italy) |
Respighi is best known for his orchestral Roman trilogy. His musicological interest in 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century music led him to also compose pieces based on the music of this period. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai [1844-1908] (Russia/Soviet) |
One of the Russian composers known as 'The Five.' He is particularly noted for a predilection for folk and fairy-tale subjects, and for his extraordinary skill in orchestration. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Rossini, Gioachino [1792-1868] (Italy) |
Popular Italian composer who created 39 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. His best known works include The Barber of Seville and William Tell. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Rota, Nino [1911-1979] (Italy) |
Italian composer best known for his work on film scores, notably the films of Federico Fellini. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Roussel, Albert [1869-1937] (France) |
Although Roussel spent seven years as a midshipman, only turning to music as an adult, he became one of the most prominent French composers of the inter-war period. His earlier works were strongly influenced by the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, with his later works turning more towards neoclassicism. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Rubinstein, Anton [1829-1894] (Russia/Soviet) |
Russian piano virtuoso and composer. He also founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, which, together with Moscow Conservatory founded by his brother Nikolai Rubinstein helped establish a reputation for musical skill among the subjects of the Tsar of Russia. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Saint-Saens, Camille [1835-1921] (France) |
French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist, known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Samson and Delilah, Havanaise, Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, and his Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony). ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Satie, Erik [1866-1925] (France) |
French composer who was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music and the Theatre of the Absurd. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schickele, Peter [1935-] (America) |
American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for his comedy music albums featuring music he wrote as P.D.Q. Bach. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schmidt, Franz [1874-1939] (Germany/Austria) |
Austrian composer once regarded as the greatest living composer by the Nazi authorities. In his music, Schmidt continued to develop the Viennese classic-romantic traditions. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schmitt, Florent [1870-1958] (France) |
Schmitt composed most of the major forms of music, except for opera. His own style, recognizably impressionistic, owed something to the example of Debussy, though it had distinct traces of Wagner and Richard Strauss also. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schnittke, Alfred [1934-1998] (Russia/Soviet) |
Russian and Soviet composer famous for the style which has been called 'polystylism', where music of various different styles past and present are juxtaposed. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schoeck, Othmar [1886-1957] (Switzerland) |
Swiss composer known mainly for his considerable output of art songs and song cycles, ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schoenberg, Arnold [1874-1951] (Germany/Austria) |
Austrian and later American composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. His serial technique of composition with twelve notes became one of the most central and polemical issues among American and European musicians during the mid- to late-twentieth century. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schubert, Franz Peter [1797-1828] (Germany/Austria) |
Austrian composer in the early romantic era He wrote some 600 lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous 'Unfinished Symphony'), liturgical music, operas, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. He is particularly noted for his original melodic and harmonic writing. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schulhoff, Erwin [1894-1942] (Czech/Slovakia) |
Schulhoff was one of the brightest figures in a generation of European musicians whose successful careers were prematurely terminated by the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schumann, Clara [1819-1896] (Germany/Austria) |
One of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, as well as a composer. Her husband was composer Robert Schumann. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Schumann, Robert [1810-1856] (Germany/Austria) |
German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is one of the most famous Romantic composers of the 19th century. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Scriabin, Alexander [1872-1915] (Russia/Soviet) |
Russian composer and pianist who developed a highly lyrical and idiosyncratic tonal language. Driven by a poetic, philosophical and aesthetic vision that bordered on the mystical, he can be considered the primary figure of Russian Symbolism in music. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Serocki, Kazimierz [1922-1981] (Poland) |
Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Sgambati, Giovanni [1841-1914] (Italy) |
Italian composer who was influenced greatly by German music at his time. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Shostakovich, Dmitri [1906-1975] (Russia/Soviet) |
Russian composer of the Soviet period who is regarded as the most popular composer of the period. His most popular works are his 15 symphonies and 15 string quartets. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Sibelius, Jean [1865-1957] (Finland) |
Finnish composer of the later Romantic period and one of the most notable composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Smetana, Bedrich [1824-1884] (Czech/Slovakia) |
One of the most significant that Czech has ever hosted. He is best known for his symphonic poem The Moldau and for his opera The Bartered Bride. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Spohr, Louis [1784-1859] (Germany/Austria) |
German composer, violinist and conductor. Spohr's best works are his wistful, elegiac minor-mode first movements, his deft scherzos, his expressive slow movements with their chromatic alterations and his light-hearted finales. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Strauss, Johann II [1825-1899] (Germany/Austria) |
Austrian composer famous for having written over 500 waltzes, polkas, marches, and galops. He was known in his lifetime as 'The Waltz King', and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Strauss, Richard [1864-1949] (Germany/Austria) |
German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, particularly of operas, Lieder and tone poems. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Stravinsky, Igor [1882-1971] (Russia/Soviet) |
Considered by many to be the most influential composer of 20th century music. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Suk, Josef [1874-1935] (Czech/Slovakia) |
Czech composer, violinist and educator of early 20th century. He was the grandfather of the violinist Josef Suk. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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Szymanowski, Karol [1882-1937] (Poland) |
Polish composer, Szymanowski developed a highly individual rhapsodic style and a unique harmonic world of his own. ...read more on Wikipedia [String works by this composer] |
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