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The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, [1] is a concert overture in E ♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia 's successful defense against the French invasion of the nation in 1812.
The 1812 overture complete with cannon fire was performed at the 2005 Classical Spectacular. Among the other works, Capriccio Italien is a travelogue of the composer's time there during his years of wandering and a conscious emulation of the Mediterranean episodes in Glinka's Spanish Overtures. [49]
Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016) was an English keyboardist, songwriter, composer and record producer. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. [1]
An older Hovhaness seen working on a manuscript, c. 1970-79. Alan Hovhaness (/ h oʊ ˈ v ɑː n ɪ s /; [1] March 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000) was an American composer.He was one of the most prolific 20th-century composers, with his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies (surviving manuscripts indicate over 70) and 434 opus numbers. [2]
1970–2006 Musical artist Basil Konstantine Poledouris ( / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ d ɔːr ɪ s / ; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American composer , conductor , and orchestrator of film and television scores , [ 1 ] best known for his long-running collaborations with directors John Milius and Paul Verhoeven .
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [n 1] (/ tʃ aɪ ˈ k ɒ f s k i / chy-KOF-skee; [2] 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) [n 2] was a Russian composer during the Romantic period.He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally.
Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein; February 24, 1947) is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author.He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and "Him" (1980).
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American film composer and conductor. He worked on more than 160 film and television productions between 1978 and 2015.