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Composer Biographies

 

We have put together brief biographical sketches of the composers whose works are listed in our classical charts.

Our coverage will not be fully comprehensive, but we hope to provide contextual information that complements the charts.

Composer
Bios


Albeniz

Albinoni
Allegri
Arnold
Bach, J S
Barber
Bartok
Beethoven
Berlioz
Bizet
Brahms
Britten
Bruch
Bruckner
Chopin
Copland
Debussy
Delius
Dvorak
Elgar
Gershwin
Gibbons
Grieg
Handel
Haydn
Holst
Janacek
Liszt
Mahler
Mendelssohn
Messiaen
Monteverdi
Mozart
Offenbach
Part
Poulenc
Prokofiev
Puccini
Purcell
Rachmaninov
Ravel
Rossini
Saint-Saens
Scarlatti
Schubert
Schumann
Shostakovich
Sibelius
Strauss, Johann
Strauss, Richard
Stravinsky
Tchaikovsky
Vaughan_Williams
Verdi
Vivaldi
Wagner
Walton
Composer Place of Birth Dates
Albeniz, Isaac Camprodon 1860 - 1909
Albinoni, Tomaso Venice 1671 - 1751
Allegri, Gregorio Rome 1582 - 1652
Arnold, Malcolm Northampton 1921 -
Bach, Johann Sebastian Eisenach 1685 - 1750
Barber, Samuel Westchester, PA 1910 - 1981
Bartok, Bela Sinnicolau Mare 1881 - 1945
Beethoven, Ludwig Bonn 1770 - 1827
Berlioz, Hector Isere 1803 - 1869
Bizet, Georges Paris 1838 - 1875
Brahms, Johannes Hamburg 1833 - 1897
Britten, Benjamin Lowestoft 1913 - 1976
Bruch, Max Cologne 1838 - 1920
Bruckner, Anton Ansfelden 1824 - 1896
Chopin, Fryderyk Zelazowa Wola 1810 - 1849
Copland, Aaron Brooklyn, NY 1900 - 1990
Debussy, Claude St Germain-en-Lay 1862 - 1918
Delius, Frederick Bradford 1862 - 1934
Dvorak, Antonin Nelahozeves 1841 - 1904
Elgar, Edward Worcester 1857 - 1934
Gershwin, George Brooklyn, NY 1898 - 1937
Gibbons, Orlando Oxford 1583 - 1625
Grieg, Edvard Bergen 1843 - 1907
Handel, Georg Friederich Halle 1685 - 1759
Haydn, Joseph Rohrau 1732 - 1809
Holst, Gustav Cheltenham 1874 - 1934
Janacek, Leos Hukvaldy 1854 - 1928
Liszt, Franz Raiding 1811 - 1886
Mahler, Gustav Kaliste 1860 - 1911
Mendelssohn, Felix Hamburg 1809 - 1847
Messiaen, Olivier Avignon 1908 - 1992
Monteverdi, Claudio Cremona 1567 - 1643
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Salzburg 1756 - 1791
Offenbach, Jacques Cologne 1819 - 1880
Part, Arvo Paide 1935 -
Poulenc, Francis Paris 1899 - 1963
Prokofiev, Sergey Sontsovka 1891 - 1953
Puccini, Giacomo Lucca 1858 - 1924
Purcell, Henry London 1659 - 1695
Rachmaninov, Sergei Semyonovo 1873 - 1943
Ravel, Maurice Ciboure 1875 - 1937
Rossini, Gioacchino Pesaro 1792 - 1868
Saint-Saens, Camille Paris 1835 - 1921
Scarlatti, Domenico Naples 1685 - 1750
Schubert, Franz Vienna 1797 - 1928
Schumann, Robert Zwickau 1810 - 1856
Shostakovich, Dmitry St Petersburg 1906 - 1975
Sibelius, Jean Hameenlinna 1865 - 1957
Strauss, Johann II Vienna 1825 - 1899
Strauss, Richard Munich 1864 - 1949
Stravinsky, Igor Lomonosov 1882 - 1971
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich Kamsko-Votkinsk 1840 - 1893
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Down Ampney 1872 - 1958
Verdi, Giuseppe Roncole 1813 - 1901
Vivaldi, Antonio Venice 1678 - 1741
Wagner, Richard Leipzig 1813 - 1883
Walton, William Oldham 1902 - 1983