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Antonio Vivaldi
People; Composers
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist. He learned violin from his father and spent much of his life teaching violin and leading ...
Georg Friedrich Händel
People; Composers
German-born composer Georg Friedrich Händel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was one of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-1750); he was strongly influenced by the great ...
Giuseppe Verdi
People; Composers
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century. His works ...
Dietrich Buxtehude
People; Composers
Dietrich (Diderik Hansen) Buxtehude (c. 1637 to 1639 — 9 May 1707) was a German/Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period. Not only the year, but also the country of his birth is uncertain ...
Alexander Borodin
People; Composers
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (12 November 1833 – 27 February 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was a member of the group of composers called The ...
Maurice Ravel
People; Composers
Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist, best known for his orchestral work, Boléro, and his famous 1922 orchestral arrangement of Modest ...
Jean Sibelius
People; Composers
Johan (Jean) Julius Christian Sibelius (December 8, 1865 – September 20, 1957) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Together with the work of Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Sibelius' music is ...