Baroque
He wrote the Brandenburg Concertos
Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?
Austrian composer and child prodigy. Composed The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro & Requiem in D minor etc.
Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Czech composer who was greatly inspired by America. Composed the "New World Symphony" in 1893.
Who was Antonin Dvořák?
Composed Peter and the Wolf and the Romeo and Juliet ballet.
Who was Sergei Prokofiev?
Mary Ann's room is named after this composer.
Who was Leonard Bernstein?
Composed "The Four Seasons"
Who was Antonio Vivaldi?
The "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"
Who was Franz Joseph Haydn?
French composer and pianist who wrote La Mer in 1905.
Who was Claude Debussy?
He wrote The Firebird and The Rite of Spring
Who was Igor Stravinsky?
Composed 1812 Overture, The Nutcracker and Rococo Variations etc.
Who was Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky?
His most famous works include Joy to the World, Hallelujah and Messiah.
Who was George Frideric Handel?
German composer who became fully deaf at age 45. Wrote Piano Sonata No. 14 ("Moonlight Sonata") in 1801.
Who was Ludwig Van Beethoven?
She composed the Piano Concerto in A, at age 16. She married Robert Schumann in 1840.
Who was Clara Schumann?
Most famous works are: Porgy and Bess, An American in Paris, and Rhapsody in Blue
Who was George Gershwin?
He composed the opera, Carmen, and L'Arlesienne Suites 1 and 2.
Who was Georges Bizet?
He wrote a very famous Viola Concerto in G Major.
Who was Georg Phillip Telemann?
He was the 18th child of J.S. Bach. He composed the Cello Concerto in C Minor.
Who was Johann Christian Bach?
He was a Hungarian piano virtuoso & composer. He composed Totentanz and Liebestraum.
Who was Franz Liszt?
Soviet-era Russian composer who faced extreme artistic suppression. Known for Cello Concerto No. 1 in Eb
Who was Dmitri Shostakovich?
He was a Polish virtuoso violinist. Lena and Vivienne both played pieces composed by him on Dec. 6th
Who was Henryk Wieniawski?
Italian composer who wrote over 500 harpsichord sonatas.
Who was Domenico Scarlatti?
Black Biracial composer and violin virtuoso who became the conductor of Marie Antoinette's court.
Who was Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges?
Best known operas that he composed are Aida and La Traviata.
Who was Giuseppe Verdi?
First African-American female composer to have her works performed by a major symphony orchestra (in 1933).
Who was Florence Price?
Composed the opera, Samson et Delilah, and the Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor.
Who was Camille Saint-Saens?