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The Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) Chronological lists of classical composers list composers of classical music in chronological order, either organized by era or style, or by nationality.
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Western music is a form of music composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Western music celebrates the lifestyle of the cowboy on the open range, along the Rocky Mountains , and among the prairies of Western North America.
The second major period of Western classical music, the lives of Renaissance composers are much better known than earlier composers, with even letters surviving between composers. Renaissance music saw the introduction of written instrumental music, although vocal works still reigned in popularity.
This is a list of composers by name, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names.The list of composers is by no means complete. It is not limited by classifications such as genre or time period; however, it includes only music composers of significant fame, notability or importance who also have current Wikipedia articles.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time.
Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. His ...
Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975), music composers for Hindi movies and a Bengali singer and composer; Pritam Chakraborty (born 1971), film composer; Salil Chowdhury (1922–1995), film music composer, western classical and folk fusion music writer and arranger; Ilaiyaraja (born 1943), film composer, record producer, musician and singer