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Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956) French composer famous for a single opera, Louise, set in a working class district of Paris. [51] Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Like Beethoven, Debussy finished only one opera, but his setting of Maeterlinck's Symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande is a key work in 20th century music drama. [52]
This is a list of notable composers of musicals. See also List of musicals by composer. A–B. Richard Adler; Harry Akst; Lynn Ahrens; Jerome Alden; Leroy Anderson;
The success of this work established Puccini's reputation as a composer of contemporary music of the first rank. [59] 1894 Thaïs (Massenet). The opera that contains the famous Méditation interlude. [150] 1896 Andrea Chénier (Umberto Giordano). Set to a libretto by Luigi Illica, this verismo drama is Giordano's most popular opera. [59]
The list includes composers' principal operas and those of historical importance in the development of the art form. It covers the full historical period from the birth of opera in the late 16th century to the present day, and includes all forms of opera from light music to more formal styles.
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.
This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820.Prominent classicist composers [1] [2] [3] include Christoph Willibald Gluck, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert.
Anime composer; List of Carnatic composers; List of film score composers; List of major opera composers; List of composers of musicals; List of musicals by composer: A to L, M to Z; List of ragtime composers; List of symphony composers; List of acousmatic-music composers; List of Spaghetti Western composers; List of television theme music composers
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.