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Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Musically talented from a very early age, Beethoven would become one of the most celebrated composers in the history of music.
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Bizet (1838 – 1875)
Bizet was a French composer and pianist of the Romantic era. Bizet’s most celebrated work, Carmen, is one of the most famous operas ever produced.
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Elgar (1857 - 1934)
An English Romantic composer, Elgar’s foremost works include The Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches.
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Gershwin (1898 – 1937)
George Gershwin was an American composer who possessed great musical versatility; he had the ability to write successfully across a number of different genres; from classical music to populist song and musical theatre.
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Handel (1685 – 1759)
Handel was born in Germany but having spent most of his adult life in England became a subject of the British Crown in 1727.
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Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Although he died young, at 36 years of age, Mozart’s musical legacy was phenomenal. His prolific genius made him one of the greatest composers in the history of music and gave rise to a number of fascinating facts.
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Orff (1895 - 1982)
Carl Orff was a German composer who is ultimately known for the triumphant work Carmina Burana. He studied at the Munich Academy of Music with Heinrich Kaminski and later became an influential musical educator himself.
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Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas include La Bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly; he also composed the well-known melodies O Mio Babbino Caro and Nessun Dorma.
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Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Tchaikovsky was a musical patriot in that his work is distinctly Russian in character; this was born from his childhood love of Russian popular song.
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Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
A Venetian priest, Baroque music composer and violinist, Antonio Vivaldi’s most prominent masterpiece is The Four Seasons.
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