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| Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1896 |
| 2008-07-10 04:41:30 |
This composer has been praised by Richard Wagner as being ‛the only composer who could measure up to Beethoven.’ Anton Bruckner was born in Ansfelden, Austria. Although he appeared to have great musical ability as a child, his first aspirations were not directed at going into the field of music. Wanting to follow in [...]...
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| Frédéric Chopin 1810-1849 |
| 2008-06-18 13:13:23 |
Our next composer, Frédéric Chopin, was originally from Poland. Born near Warsaw in Zelasowa Wola, he started studying music at the age of six. Only a year later, he started giving concerts and even published his first composition. At 16 years old, he was accepted by the Warsaw Conservatory to study under Józef Elsner and [...]...
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| Mikhail Glinka 1804 – 1857 |
| 2008-06-05 12:17:26 |
Born in the village of Novospasskoe near Smolensk in Belarus Russia to a wealthy family, this composer’s first contact with music had to most certainly be Russian folk songs and the sound of church bells which rang every day in his small and quaint little village. At the age of 13, he was sent [...]...
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| Gregorio Allegri 1582 – 1652 |
| 2008-05-26 11:04:54 |
Little is known about the early life of Gregorio Allegri. At the age of 9, he was a choirboy in Rome until his voice broke. He then went on to become a tenor at San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where he remained between the ages of 14 and 22. It was during this time [...]...
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| Guillaume de Machaut approx. 1300 - 1377 |
| 2008-05-17 12:52:09 |
To understand the composer Guillaume de Machaut, it is essential to understand the period in which he lived. It was the time when the Ars nova(new art) Period of music was flourishing in France and then throughout Europe. The term itself correlates to its predecessor the Ars antiqua (old art) Period(1240-1320). Both of these [...]...
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| Gaetano Donizetti 1797 – 1848 |
| 2008-05-08 09:20:16 |
This composer came from a very poor family and a completely unmusical background. Born and raised in Bergamo, Italy, he was taken from the streets and given a proper musical education by the composer and conductor Johannes Simon Mayr. At the time, Mayr had the position of music director at the Santa Maria Maggiore, [...]...
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| François Couperin 1668 - 1733 |
| 2008-04-30 04:41:35 |
This composer was born in Paris to a family that had been active in the field of music for generations. He was the son of an organist, Charles Couperin, from whom he began his musical training from a very young age. He also learned a great deal from his uncle with the same name, [...]...
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| Tomaso Albinoni 1671 – 1751 |
| 2008-04-28 04:26:37 |
Tomaso, born in 1671, was the eldest child of a man by the name of Antonio Albinoni, a successful paper merchant who owned a number of shops and properties around Venice. He started studying the violin and singing at the age of nine. Although he received a thorough musical education during his youth, contrary [...]...
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| Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828 |
| 2008-03-14 08:39:53 |
There have been a great deal of classical composers that were centred in Vienna, Austria, whom we associate with the city itself. Among them are Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, and Mozart, although Franz Schubert was only one of the above-mentioned who was actually born in the city. Unfortunately, he was also the only one of these [...]...
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| Muzio Clementi 1752 – 1832 |
| 2008-02-16 17:47:53 |
Muzio Clementi was born in Rome. His father, who was quite fond of music and an amateur musician himself, had been a successful silversmith. He recognized his son’s talent right away and started him up playing the organ at the age of 7. Only 2 years after, in direct competition with adults, he was [...]...
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| Johann Pachelbel 1653 – 1706 |
| 2008-01-13 14:51:44 |
  Anyone who reads the name of this composer immediately thinks of the Canon in D. Of course, Johann Pachelbel wrote many great pieces, but the 3-part canon he had once written will come to mind every time we hear his name. And vice versa, when we hear this piece at a wedding, we will [...]...
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| Hugo Wolf 1860 – 1903 |
| 2008-01-04 15:43:30 |
Hugo Philipp Jakob Wolf was a very interesting Austrian composer. A true picture of how detrimental it can be for a composer to get a venereal disease. Yet, due to his genius, he was able to truly give a lot to the world in an incredibly short time.
   Having been taught violin and piano by [...]...
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| Intro and Welcome |
| 2008-01-01 04:43:21 |
I hope you like the blog. Please, feel free to make comments. And, if you have time, don’t forget to visit my site, www.ferrisguitar.com . It is a website dedicated to inspiring guitarists, but in my opinion, all musicians could have interest for it. There are recordings, interesting reading, photos, a forum and more. All in [...]...
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| Luigi Boccherini 1743 - 1805 |
| 2007-12-15 02:49:30 |
   This Italian composer was actually born into a family full of artists. Amazingly enough, he wrote 300 chamber works, 18 symphonies, and 93 string quartets. His chamber works also included 9 guitar quintets, which guitarists are quite grateful for.
   What made this composer special was the fact that he not only came from Italy [...]...
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| Hector Berlioz 1803 – 1869 |
| 2007-12-08 17:57:59 |
  Now, I thought it was time to write about a composer from the Romantic period again. The person we are going to talk about today is a Frenchman. Interestingly enough, during his childhood, Hector Berlioz was not considered to be a very talented musician, better said, he was talented but not the typical child [...]...
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| Franz Xaver Gruber 1787 - 1863 |
| 2007-12-07 10:58:30 |
Up until now, we have always talked about prolific composers that have written a lot of music for the world. Well, this one had written a single ‘hit’ and went down in history for composing one of the most famous tunes in all the world. You know the song for sure!
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Franz Gruber was born on [...]...
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| Intro and Welcome |
| 2007-12-07 04:43:21 |
I hope you like the blog. Please, feel free to make comments. And, if you have time, don’t forget to visit my site, www.ferrisguitar.com . It is a website dedicated to inspiring guitarists, but in my opinion, all musicians could have interest for it. There are recordings, interesting reading, photos, a forum and more. All in [...]...
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| Orlande de Lassus, approx. 1532 – 1594 |
| 2007-12-01 07:47:11 |
Here is a wonderful composer that did quite a bit. Not only had he composed a immense quantity of works, but he composed each of them with stunning quality. Due to his extensive travels throughout his life, he gained a lot of experience which he was able to intertwine into his music. Along with his [...]...
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| Intro and Welcome |
| 2007-11-25 04:43:21 |
I hope you like the blog. Please, feel free to make comments. And, if you have time, don’t forget to visit my site, www.ferrisguitar.com . It is a website dedicated to inspiring guitarists, but in my opinion, all musicians could have interest for it. There are recordings, interesting reading, photos, a forum and more. All in [...]...
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| Andrés Segovia 1893 - 1987 |
| 2007-11-24 09:56:06 |
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Segovia has been give the name, ‘Father of the Classical Guitar,’ not only because he played beautifully, but because he did so much to further its name and reputation as a concert instrument. Andrés Segovia did compose a few selected pieces for the guitar and they are very interesting and very beautiful. I am [...]...
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| Hans Werner Henze 1926 |
| 2007-11-23 18:35:20 |
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     For a little change, I thought I would write about a great composer that is still to be admired, for he is still living a prolific life.
   Hans Werner Henze is a German that has gone through a lot but has been able to give the world a great deal, not only a [...]...
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| Kurt Weil 1900 – 1950 |
| 2007-11-17 04:57:27 |
Kurt Weill was born to the son of a Jewish cantor in Dessau, Germany in the year 1900. His father, Albert Weill, wrote liturgical music and gave lessons in religion at the Synagogue in Dresden. Concerning religion, due to the fact that both of his parents were devout Jews, he had a strict upbringing. In [...]...
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| Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844-1908 |
| 2007-11-09 15:53:02 |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is a Russian composer that is known most for composing many works, among which are Sadko, the Snow Maiden, Sheherazade, the Capriccio espagnol.. He was born in a small Russian city known as Tikhvin located in Russia. There is no doubt that he was subject to a great deal of Russian [...]...
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| Claudio Monteverdi 1567 – 1643 |
| 2007-11-02 08:02:02 |
Claudio Monteverdi was born in Cremona, Italy in 1567 becoming the fifth member of a family of four. Along with his mother and father, he had also had a brother and sister. He had somewhat of an eccentric childhood, to the point of being a bit strange and tragic. His father was a chemist but [...]...
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| Joaquin Rodrigo 1901 - 1999 |
| 2007-10-27 14:16:10 |
This composer, the most important Spanish composer of our time, was born on November 22nd, 1901. November 22nd is the feast day of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. This is a composer that seems to have done the impossible, for he was not only incredibly gifted, but also blind. He lost his sight [...]...
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| Carlo Gesualdo 1561 – 1613 |
| 2007-10-23 17:31:27 |
Don Carlo Gesualdo was not only a wonderful and amazing composer,lutenist and harpsichordist, he was also a ferocious and violent man. Not much is known about his life. There is evidence that he spent most of his life in Naples, Italy, where he lived the life of a noble man. He was namely known at [...]...
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| Niccoló Paganini 1782 – 1840 |
| 2007-10-16 08:57:50 |
Born in Genoa, Italy, Niccoló Paganini was given a violin by his parents. His father wanted to excel so badly that he locked him in a room for many hours and forced him to practice. At the age of 11, he made his first public performance and was already going on tour at thirteen. By [...]...
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