Great Composers in Music History

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Joseph Maurice Ravel

  • He was born in French Pays Basque and died in Paris.
  • His mother was Basque.
  • He played the piano.
  • He attended the Paris Conservatory.
  • Ravel was amazed by Asian music that he listened to during the Universal Exposition in 1889.
  • Ravel's most well-known piece is the Bolero.

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • He was born in Bonn, Germany.
  • Beethoven played the piano.
  • Ludwig lost three of his siblings and his mother.
  • Beethoven suffered from deafness.
  • He studied with Haydn and Salieri.
  • Beethoven's most well-known piece is the Ninth Symphony.

Frédéric Chopin

  • Frederick Chopin was a Polish composer.
  • He fled Poland and went to Paris, where he died.
  • He was a virtuosic piano player.
  • He died at 39.
  • Chopin's heart was taken from his corpse and sent back to his home country.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • Mozart was an Austrian composer.
  • His sister was named Nannerl, and she also was a virtuosic musician.
  • He played the harpsichord, piano, and violin.
  • Mozart and Nannerl did various tours through Europe.
  • He was very good at improvising music.
  • Mozart married and had six children, but only two survived.
  • He died at the young age of 35.
  • He most probably died from trichinosis.

Igor Stravinsky

  • Stravinsky was a Russian composer.
  • He ended up living in the U.S. after living in Paris.
  • He composed some exceptional ballets.
  • The Rite of Spring's premiere was a huge scandal.
  • He had a love affair with Coco Chanel.
  • His music appears in the Fantasia film by Walt Disney.

Other Notable Composers

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spain, Renaissance
  • Maurice Ravel, France, Impressionism
  • William Byrd, England, Renaissance
  • George Frideric Handel, Germany, Baroque
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Germany, Romantic
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Germany, Baroque
  • Richard Wagner, Germany, Romantic
  • Antonio Vivaldi, Italy, Baroque
  • Claudio Monteverdi, Italy, Renaissance
  • Giuseppe Verdi, Italy, Romantic
  • Franz Joseph Haydn, Austria, Classical
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, Classical
  • Frédéric Chopin, Poland, Romantic
  • Igor Stravinsky, Russia, 20th Century

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