Bohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1959) was a Czech composer who wrote a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental work that...

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843 – 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Described as a nationalist composer inspired by Norwegian folk...

Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author and pianist. He is one of the most influential figures in the...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) was an English composer. He composed music notable for its power, nobility & expressiveness often...

Gabriel Urbain Faure (1845 – 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, & teacher. Often described as the most important French...

Johann Strauss II / Strauss Junior (1825 – 1899) was an Austrian composer famous for having written over 500 waltzes, polkas and marches...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) was a Russian composer famed in Russia for his operas. He was a master of orchestration and is...

Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. 'Carmen' (1875) is Bizet's best-known work and...

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a prolific German composer and organist of the Baroque period. He composed sacred works for...

Henry Mancini (1924 – 1994) was an Academy Award winning American composer, conductor and arranger. He is best-known for 'The Pink...

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his...

Nino Rota (1911 – 1979) was an Italian composer best known for his work on film scores such 'The Godfather' trilogy. Nino Rota scored...

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) was an American composer who won international recognition for his contribution to contemporary classical...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) nicknamed il Prete Rosso "The Red Priest", was a Venetian priest and Baroque music composer, as well as a...

Achille-Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) was a French composer who along with Maurice Ravel, is considered one of the most prominent figures...

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His output of over 600 compositions...

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most successful British composer of musical theatre of all time. His musicals, film scores & 'Requiem...

Antonio Bazzini (1818 - 1897) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher born in Brescia, Italy. Bazzini was one of the most highly...

Tomaso Albinoni (1671 – 1751) was a Venetian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer he is mainly remembered today...