Classical Composers

A chance to try out one's knowledge of classical composers trivia and/or real facts about the world's great musicians. Top score is ten, genius level.

Feb 9, 2010 - Anya Laurence

Schubert was one of Classical music's most famous opera, liturgical, Chamber and Piano composers. This article will examine his life and his life's work.

Jan 30, 2010 - Rolly Pelovangu

Boccherini is a neglected composer because he doesn't fit into the classical mold, rather he was a Romantic who twisted and manipulated classical forms to serve his aims.

Jan 24, 2010 - William Halsey

Dr. Nelson chats about writing music for symphonic band and what he's currently composing.

Dec 14, 2009 - Alex Hoffman

In celebration of his 80th birthday, Suite101 was privileged to speak further with the composer from his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Dec 14, 2009 - Alex Hoffman

Don Carlo Gesualdo was an Italian nobleman, lutenist and composer. His madrigals rank as the most harmonically expressive compositions of the Renaissance.

Nov 22, 2009 - Nick Arteaga

Paul Hindemith, though a violist by trade, was able to play every instrument of the symphony orchestra at least passably.

Nov 21, 2009 - Paul-John Ramos

While music has celebrated the friendship between Leonard Bernstein and the 'Dean' of American composers, Aaron Copland, it has overlooked a tie of equal importance.

Oct 8, 2009 - Paul-John Ramos

J.C. Bach, the youngest son of J.S. Bach, achieved success as a composer of chamber music, orchestral works, symphonies and operas.

Sep 11, 2009 - Samantha Markham

James Barnes, one of America's most performed and celebrated composers of music for band, turns 60 today.

Sep 9, 2009 - Alex Hoffman

A gifted female violinist and composer, Grazyna Bacewicz was one of Poland's foremost musical figures.

Sep 2, 2009 - Samantha Markham

At the Schwarzenberg Palace in Vienna on 30th April 1798, there was an unusual silence as an innovative oratorio celebrating creation began its opening recitative.

Jul 14, 2009 - Rosemary Gemmell

Although the name Chopin is undeniably French, the composer considered himself Polish, as Poland was his country of birth. This nationalism is reflected in Chopin's comp

Jun 8, 2009 - Cheryl Metzger

Margaret Bonds was the premier African-American woman composer from the 30's to the 70's. She helped pave the way for many composers of color today.

May 29, 2009 - Jacqueline Banks

The only claim to music fame that Carrie Jacobs Bond had was the fact that she was a distant cousin to John Howard Payne, who wrote the words to the song Home, Sweet Home

May 25, 2009 - Anya Laurence

If you have ever sung the sacred song Jerusalem, you have experienced Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry at his finest. But he and Joseph wrote much more than songs.

May 16, 2009 - Anya Laurence

The story of two brilliant and multi-talented musicians and writers whose lives were intertwined professionally and personally, brought to life by author Pamela Blevins.

Apr 29, 2009 - Anya Laurence

Ragtime had a brief 25 year stint of popularity. In the late twentieth century, several composers, among them William Bolcom, picked up from where early ragtime left off.

Apr 8, 2009 - Cheryl Metzger

With Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn all having birthdays or celebrating milestone anniversaries, classical music has a lot to celebrate in 2009.

Apr 6, 2009 - Sarah Canice Funke

Louis Moreau-Gottschalk is not a widely touted name in music circles. However, this Louisiana native made great contributions to classical music that we today recognize

Apr 2, 2009 - Cheryl Metzger

The Symphony of Psalms is one of Stravinky's most popular works. This piece is actually a tribute to his faith in God.

Mar 12, 2009 - Gwendolyn Cuizon

Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky is one of the most widely-known composers. His works are still being played to this day.

Mar 12, 2009 - Gwendolyn Cuizon

Fryderyk Chopin's compositions are well-known and frequently played by professional pianists, but a number of his pieces are hardly ever mentioned, let alone performed.

Feb 5, 2009 - Cheryl Metzger

African American composers have contributed to a number of classical music styles, influencing avant garde percussion music, 1920s dance music, chorale music and more.

Feb 2, 2009 - Sarah Canice Funke

Connecticut was the home of two of the most celebrated and performed composers of the nineteenth century in the persons of Dudley Buck and Harry Rowe Shelley.

Jan 19, 2009 - Anya Laurence