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Paul Hindemith

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Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor. His early works are in a late romantic idiom, and he later ...

Georg Philipp Telemann

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Georg Philipp Telemann (14 March 1681 – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's ...

Johannes Brahms

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German composer, pianist, and conductor Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was one of the most significant composers of the nineteenth century. His works combine the warm feeling of the ...

Benjamin Britten (Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten Of Aldeburgh, Nov. 22, 1913 - Dec. 4, 1976), leading British composer of the mid-20th century, whose operas are considered the finest English ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893) was a Russian composer whose works included symphonies, operas, ballets, and chamber music. Some of these rate amongst the most popular ...

Béla Bartók

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Béla Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was one of the leading Hungarian and European composers of his time, proficient also as a pianist. Through his collection and analytical study of ...

Carl Orff

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Carl Orff (July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982) was a German composer, conductor and teacher primarily known for his contributions to music education. His most famous work is the oratorio "Carmina ...