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ALFONSO X “The Wise”
(1221-1284) Spain
Birth: Toledo, Kingdom of Castille: Nov, 23, 1221Death: Seville, Kingdom of Castile: April 4, 1284
Burial Site: Cathedral of Seville
Spouse: Violant of Aragon
Father: Ferdinand III of Castille
Mother: Elizabeth of Swabia
AMALIA, ANNA
(1739-1807) GERMANY
Birth: Wolfenbuttel, Germany: Oct. 24, 1739Death: Weimar, Germany: April 10, 1807
Spouse: Ernest Augustus II
Father: Charlse I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Mother: Princess Phillipine Charlotte of Prussia
ANSERMET, Ernest Alexandre
(1883-1969) Switzerland
Birth: Vevy, Switzerland: Nov. 11, 1883Death: Geneva, Switzerland: Feb. 20, 1969
ATA, Gortuk [or Korkyt]
Turkmenistan
AYVAZYAN, Artemi
(1902-1975) Armenia
Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan: June 26, 1902Death: Yerevan, Armenia: Nov. 14, 1975
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BACH, Johann Sebastian
(1685-1750) Germany
Birth: Eisenach, Germany: March 31, 1685Death: Leipzig, Germany: July 28, 1750
Burial Site: St. Thomas Church (1950)
Father: Johann Ambrosius Bach
The aim and final reason of all music should be nothing else but the Glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit.
BALLARD, Louis W.
(1931-2007) United States (Native American)
Birth: Oklahoma: July 8, 1931Death: Santa Fe, NM: Feb. 9, 2007
BANCHIERI, Andriano
(1568-1634) Italy
Birth: Bologna, Italy: Sept. 3, 1568Death: Bologna, Italy: 1634
BARBER, Samuel
(1910-1981) United States
Birth: West Chester, PA: Mar. 9, 1910Death: New York: Jan. 31, 1981
Spouse: Gian Carlo Menotti
Mother: Marguerite McLeod Beatty
Father: Samuel Le Roy Barber
BARROSO, Ary Evangelista de Resende
(1903-1964) Brazil
Birth: Ubá, Brazil: Nov. 7, 1903Death: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Feb. 9, 1964
Mother: Angelina de Resende
Father: João Evangelista Barroso
BARTÓK, Béla Viktor János
(1881-1945) Hungary
Birth: Hungary: Mar. 25, 1881Death: New York, NY: Sep. 26, 1945
Burial Site: Farkasréti Cemetery, Budapest
Competitions are for horses, not artists.
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van
(1770-1827) Germany
Birth: Bonn, Germany: Dec. 1770Death: Vienna, Austria: Mar. 26, 1827
Burial Site: Währing cemetery, Vienna
Mother: Maria Magdalena Keverich
Father: Johann van Beethoven
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.
BEREZOVSCHI, Mihail
(1868-1940) Moldova
Birth: Căplani, Moldova: Feb. 20, 1868Death: Nov. 5, 1940
BERLIOZ, Louis-Hector
(1803-1869) France
Birth: La Côte-Saint-André, France: Dec. 11, 1803Death: Rue de Calais, Paris, France: March 8, 1869
Spouse: Harriet Smithson
Father: Louis Berlioz
Mother: Marie-Antoinette-Joséphine Marmion
To render my works properly requires a combination of extreme precision and irresistible verve, a regulated vehemence, a dreamy tenderness, and an almost morbid melancholy.
BERNSTEIN, Leonard
(1918-1990) United States
Birth: Lawrence, MA: Aug. 25, 1918Death: New York, NY: Oct. 14, 1990
Father: Samuel Bernstein
Mother: Jennie Bernstein
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Music can name the unnamable and communicate the unknowable.
BINGEN, St. Hildegard von
(1098-1179) Germany
Birth: Bermersheim vor der Höhe, Germany: 1098Death: Bingen, Germany: Sep. 17, 1179
Canonized: May 10, 2012
Father: Hildebert of Bermersheim
Mother: Mechtild of Merxheim-Nahet
BIZET, GEORGES
(1838-1875) FRANCE
Birth: Paris, France: Oct. 25, 1838Death: Bougival, France: June 3, 1875
Burial Site: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, France
Spouse: Geneviève Halévy
The composer gives the best of himself to the making of a work. He believes, doubts, enthuses, despairs, rejoices, and suffers in turn.
BOLOGNE, Joseph - Chevalier de Saint-Georges
(1745-1799) France
Birth: Baillif, Guadeloupe: Dec. 25, 1745Death: Paris, France: June 1799
Father: Georges de Bologne Saint-Georges
BONS, Enric Marfany
(1871-1942) ANDORRA
BORODIN, Alexander
(1833-1887) Russia
BRADE, William
(1560-1630) England
BRAHMS, Johannes
(1833-1897) Germany
BRITTEN, Edward Benjamin
(1913-1976) England
BRUCH, Max
(1838-1920) Germany
BRUCKNER, Anton
(1824-1896) Austria
BULL, Ole Bournemann
(1810-1880) Norway
BURNS, Robert
(1759-1796) Scotland, United Kingdom
BYRD, William
(1543-1623) England
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CAMILLERI, Charles
(1931-2009) Malta
CANTEMIR, Dimitrie
(1693-1711) Moldavia
CASALS i Defilló, Pau [Pablo]
(1876-1973) Spain
CHARPENTIER, Marc-Antoine
(1634-1704) France
CHINTULOV, Dobri Petrov
(1822-1886) Bulgaria
CHOPIN, Frédéric
(1810-1849) Poland
CIECHOWSKI, Grzegorz
(1957-2001) Poland
CIKKER, Ján
(1911-1989) Slovakia
COPLAND, Aaron
(1900-1990) United States
Birth: Brooklyn, NY: Nov. 14, 1900Death: Sleepy Hollow, NY: Dec. 2, 1990
Father: Harris Morris Copland
Mother: Sarah Mittenthal Copland
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DARGOMYZHSKY, Alexander Sergeyevich
(1813-1869) Russia
DARZINS, Emils
(1875-1910) Latvia
DEBUSSY, Claude
(1862-1918) France
Dédé, Edmond
(1827-1901) United States
De FALLA, Manuel
(1876-1946) Spain
DIAMOND, David
(1915-2005) United States
DITTERSDORF, Carl Ditters von
(1739-1799) Austria
DOGA, Eugene
(1871-1942) Moldova
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DOHNÁNYI, Ernst von
(1877-1960) Hungary
DONIZETTI, Domenico Gaetano
(1797-1848) Italy
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DOWLAND, John
(1563-1626) England
DUKAS, Paul
(1865-1935) France
DUSIK, Václav Jan [or Jan Ladislav Dussek]
(1760-1812) Czechoslovakia
DVOŘÁK, Anton
(1841-1904) Czechoslovakia
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EGRESSY, Béni
(1814 - 1851) Hungary
ELGAR, Sir Edward William
(1857-1934) Great Britain/United Kingdom
ELLINGTON, Edward Kennedy "Duke"
(1899-1974) United States
ENESCU, George
(1881-1955) Romania
ERKEL, Ferenc [also Ference, Erkel]
(1810-1893) Hungary
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FIBICH, Zdeněk
(1850-1900) Czechoslovakia
FOSTER, Stephen Collins
(1826-1864) United States
St. Fulbert of Chartres
(c. 960-1028) France
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GABRIELI, Giovanni
(1557-1612) Italy
Birth: Venice, Italy: 1557Death: Venice, Italy: Aug. 12, 1612
Spouse: Ernest Augustus II
Father: Paola Gabrieli
Mother: Piero Fais
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GERSHWIN, George
(1898-1937) United States
GIBBONS, Orlando
(1583-1625) England
GLAZINOV, Alexander Konstantinovich
(1865-1936) Russia
GLINKA, Mikhail
(1804-1857) Russia
GOMES, Antônio Carlos
(1836-1896) Brazil
GRAINGER, Percy Aldridge
(1882-1961) Australia
GRECHUTA, Marek
(1945-2006) Poland
GRIBOYEDOV, Aleksander
(1795-1829) Russia
GRIEG, Edvard Hagerup
(1843-1907) Norway
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HAJIBEYOV, Uzeyir
(1885-1948) Azerbaijan
HANDEL, George Frideric
(1685-1759) Germany(b)/England
HANSON, Howard
(1896-1981) United States
HARANT, Kryštof
(1564-1621) Czechoslovakia
HÄRMA, Miina
(1864–1941) Estonia
HAYDN, [Franz] Joseph
(1732-1809) Austria
HINDEMITH, Paul
(1895-1963) Germany
HOLST, Gustav
(1874-1934) England
HONNEGER, Arthur
(1892-1955) Switzerland
HUMPERDINCK, Engelbert
(1854-1921) Germany
HULAK-ARTEMOVSKY, Semyon Stepanovych
(1813-1873) Ukraine
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
(1778-1837) Austria
HUYGENS, Constantijn
(1596-1687) Netherlands
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ISOUARD, Nicolò
(1773-1818) Malta
IVASYUK, Volodymyr
(1949-1979) Ukraine
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JANÁČEK, Leoš
(1854-1928) Czechoslovakia
JEŽEK, Jaroslav
(1906-1942) Czechoslovakia
JOSQUIN de Prez
(c. 1450-1521) France
JYLHÄ, Konsta
(1910-1984) Finland
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KHACHATURIAN, Aram Il'yich
(1903-1978) Armenia
KMOCH, František
(1848-1912) Czechoslovakia
KODALY, Zoltan
(1882-1967) Hungary
KONSTANTINAS, Mikalojus [also, Čiurlionis]
(1875–1911) Lithuania
KUNANBAEV [Qunanbaiuly], ABAY [Abai]
(1845-1904) Kazakhstan
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LAJTHA, Lazlo
(1892-1963) Hungary
LEHÁR, Franz
(1870-1948) Austria
LéONIN
(c. 1135-1201) France
LEONTOVYCH, Mykola Dmytrovych
(1877-1921) Ukraine
LIPATTI, Dinu
(1917-1950) Romania
LISZT, Franz
(1811-1886) Hungary
LORTZING, Gustav Albert
(1801-1851) Germany
LUNCHEVICI, SERGHEI
(1934-1995) MOLDOVA
LUTHER, Martin
(1483-1546) Germany
LUTOSLAWSKI, Witold Roman
(1913-1994) Poland
LYATOSHINSKY, Boris Mykolayovych
(1895-1968) Ukraine
LYSENKO, Mykola Vitaliyovych
(1842-1912) Ukraine
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MACHAUT, Guillaume de
(1300-1377) France
MAGNARD, Alberic
(1865-1914) France
MAHLER, Gustav
(1860-1911) Austria
MANYUSHKA [MANIUSZKO], Stanislav
(1819-1872) POLAND
Martinů, Bohuslav
(1890-1959) Czechoslovakia
MASCAGNI, Pietro Antonio Stefano
(1863-1945) Italy
MENDELSSOHN Bartholdy, Felix
(1809-1847) Germany
MITROPOULOS, Dimitri
(1896-1960) Greece
MONTEVERDI, Claudio Giovanni Antonio
(1567-1643) Italy
Morricone, Ennio
(1946-2020) ITALY
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MOZART, Johann Georg Leopold
(1719-1787) Austria
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
(1756-1791) Austria
MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich
(1839-1881) Russia
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NEAGA, Ştefan
(1900-1951) Moldavia
NICOLAI, [Carl] Otto
(1810-1849) Austria
NIELSEN, Carl
(1865-1931) Denmark
NIEMEN, Czesław
(1939-2004) Poland
NIYAZI, Hamza Hakimzade
(1889-1929) Russia
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OGIŃSKI, Michał Kleofas [Oginskis, Mykolas Kleopas]
(1765-1833) Poland
ORDA, Napoleon Mateusz Tadeusz
(1807-1883) Belarus
ORFF, Carl
(1895-1982) Germany
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PACIUS, Fredrik [Friedrich]
(1809-1891) Finland
PADEREWSKI, Ignacy Jan
(1860-1941) Poland
PALESTRINA, Giovanni Pierluigi da
(1525-1594) Italy
Birth: Palestrina, Italy: Dec. 17, 1525Spouse: Lucrezia Gori
Father: Santo Pierluigi
Mother: Palma Pierluigi
I have held nothing more desirable than that what is sung throughout the year, according to the season, should be more agreeable to the ear by virtue of its vocal beauty.
PéROTIN (Perotinus Maximus)
(c. 1160-1230) France
PORTUGAL, Marcos Antonio
(1762-1830) Portugal
PORUMBESCU, Ciprian
(1853-1883) Romania
PRAETORIUS, Michael
(1571-1621) Germany
PRICE, Florence Beatrice
(1887-1953) United States
PROKOFIEV, Sergei Sergeyevich
(1891-1953) Russia
PUCCINI, Giacomo
(1858-1924) Italy
PURCELL, Henry
(1659-1695) England
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RACHMANINOV, Sergei Vasilievich
(1873-1943) Russia
RAMEAU, Jean-Philippe
(1683-1764) France
RAVEL, Joseph-Maurice
(1875-1937) France
REINHARDT, Jean 'Django'
(1910-1953) Belgium/France
RESPIGHI, Ottorino
(1879-1936) Italy
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Nicolai
(1844-1903) Russia
RODRIGUEZ, Gerardo Matos
(1897-1948) Uruguay
ROSSINI, Gioachino Antonio
(1792-1868) Italy
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques
(1712-1778) REP. of GENEVA (SWITZERLAND)
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RUBINSTEIN, Anton Grigorevich
(1829-1894) Russia
RYBA, Jakub Šimon Jan
(1765-1815) Czech
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SAGYRBAEV, Kurmangazy
(1823-1896) Kazakhstan
SARASATE, Pablo Martín Melitón de
(1844-1908) Spain
SATIE, Erik Alfred Leslie
(1866-1925) France
SAYAT-NOVA [Sayatyan, Harutyun]
(1712-1795) Armenia
SAYGUN, Ahmed Adnan
(1907-1991) Turkey
SCHEIDT, Samuel
(1587-1654) Germany
SCHUBERT, Franz Peter
(1797-1828) Austria
SCHUMANN, Robert
(1810-1856) Germany
SCRIABIN, Alexander Nikolayevich
(1872-1915) Russia
SEIXAS, Carlos [de Seixas, José António Carlos]
(1704-1742) Portugal
SHEMER, Naomi
(1930-2004) Israel
SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri Dmitriyevich
(1906-1975) Russia
SIBELIUS, Jean
(1865-1957) Finland
ŠKROUP, František Jan
(1801-1862) Czechoslovakia
SMETANA, Bedřich
(1824-1884) Czechoslovakia
SOLOVYOV-SEDOI, Vasili Pavlovi
(1907-1979) Russia
SOUSA, John Philip
(1854-1932) United States
STEVEN of Liège
(c. 850-920)
STILL, William Grant
(1895-1978) United States
STRAUSS Sr., Johann
(1804-1849) Austria
STRAUSS II, Johann
(1825-1899) Austria
STRAUSS, Richard
(1864-1949) Germany
STRAVINSKY, Igor
(1882-1971) Russia
SUSATO, Tielman
(1510-1570) Netherlands
SWEELINCK, Jan Pieterszoom
(1562-1621) Netherlands
SZYMANOWSKI, Karol Maciej
(1882-1937) Poland
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TAGORE, Rabindranath
(1861-1941) India
TALLIS, Thomas
(1505-1585) England
TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilyich
(1840-1893) Russia
TELEMANN, George PHILIPP
(1681-1767) Germany
TINÓDI, Sebestyén Lantos
(1505-1556) Hungary
TSITSANIS, Vassilis
(1915-1984) Greece
TULEBAEV, Mukan
(1913-1960) Russia
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VALGRE, Raimond
(1913–1949) Estonia
VARDAPET, Komitas [or just Komitas]
(1869-1935) Turkey/Armenia
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS, Ralph
(1872-1958) England
VERBYTSKYI, Mykhailo Mykhailovych
(1815-1870) Ukraine
VERDI, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco
(1813-1901) Italy
Vītols , Jāzeps
(1863-1948) Latvia
VIVALDI, Lucio Antonio
(1678-1741) Italy
VOGELWEIDE, Walther von der
(1170-1230) Austria
VYSOTSKY, Vladimir Semyonovich
(1938-1980) Russia
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WACHMANN, Eduard
(1836-1908) Romania
WAGNER, Wilhelm Richard
(1813-1883) Germany
WALTON, William
(1902-1983) England
WASOWSKI, Jerzy
(1913-1984) Poland
WEBER, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von
(1786-1826) Germany
WIENIAWSKI, Henryk
(1835-1880) Poland
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ZHUBANOV, Akhmet
(1906-1968) Kazakhstan
ZIEHRER, Karl Michael
(1843-1922) Austria
ZINNEN, Jean Antoine
(1827-1898) Luxembourg
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