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Michael Praetorius (probably 28 September 1571 [1] – 15 February 1621) was a German composer, organist, and music theorist. [2] He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns .
Since the invention of sound recording, a classical piece or popular song may exist as a recording.If music is composed before being performed, music can be performed from memory (the norm for instrumental soloists in concerto performances and singers in opera shows and art song recitals), by reading written musical notation (the norm in large ensembles, such as orchestras, concert bands and ...
This is a list of composers by name, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names. ... [1] José Escolástico Andrino (1817–1862) Felice Anerio (1560–1614)
Elgar, c. 1900 Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɑːr / ⓘ; [1] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
Jacques Ibert. Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music.Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I.
Portrait of Mikhail Glinka by Karl Bryullov, 1840. Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаил Иванович Глинка [a], romanized: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka [b], IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə] ⓘ; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – 15 February [O.S. 3 February] 1857) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often ...
The Creation (German: Die Schöpfung) is an oratorio written in 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn (Hob. XXI:2), and considered by many to be one of his masterpieces. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as narrated in the Book of Genesis. The libretto was written by Gottfried van Swieten.
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (UK: / ˈ m ɛ s i æ̃ /, [1] US: / m ɛ ˈ s j æ̃, m eɪ ˈ s j æ̃, m ɛ ˈ s j ɒ̃ /; [2] [3] [4] French: [ɔlivje øʒɛn pʁɔspɛʁ ʃaʁl mɛsjɑ̃]; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was ...