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Featured Article: Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864), was one of the most popular opera composers of his day. See more »
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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Bach, bahk, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788), was a German composer.
See more »Bach, Johann Christian
Bach, bahk, Johann Christian (1735-1782), a German composer, was the youngest son of the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
See more »Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bach, bahk, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), a German composer, is considered the greatest genius of Baroque music.
See more »Beethoven, Ludwig van
Beethoven, BAY toh vuhn, Ludwig van (1770-1827), was one of the greatest composers in history.
See more »Brahms, Johannes
Brahms, Johannes, yoh HAH nuhs (1833-1897), was one of the greatest composers of the late 1800's.
See more »Buxtehude, Dietrich
Buxtehude, Dietrich, BUKS tuh hoo duh, DEE trihk (1637?-1707), was a composer and organist.
See more »Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, VIHL ih bahlt (1714-1787), a German composer, reformed opera in the 1700's.
See more »Handel, George Frideric
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759), was a German-born composer who is known today mainly through his musical compositions called oratorios.
See more »Henze, Hans Werner
Henze, Hans Werner, HEHN tsuh, hahns VEHR nuhr (1926-...), is a German composer.
See more »Hindemith, Paul
Hindemith, HIHN duh muhth or HIHN duh mihth, Paul (1895-1963), was a German-American composer and music theorist.
See more »Humperdinck, Engelbert
Humperdinck, HOOM puhr dihngk, Engelbert (1854-1921), was a German composer.
See more »Mendelssohn, Felix
Mendelssohn, MEHN duhl suhn, Felix (1809-1847), was a German composer who was widely known and respected in his time.
See more »Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864), was one of the most popular opera composers of his day.
See more »Praetorius, Michael
Praetorius, Michael (1571-1621), a German composer of church music, became known also as a music historian.
See more »Schumann, Robert
Schumann, SHOO mahn, Robert (1810-1856), was a German composer and writer on music.
See more »Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Stockhausen, SHTOHK how zehn, Karlheinz (1928-...), a German composer, has been a leading force in the development of modern music since the early 1950's.
See more »Strauss, Richard
Strauss, Richard, strows or shtrows, RIHK ahrt (1864-1949), was a German composer.
See more »Telemann, Georg Philipp
Telemann, Georg Philipp, TAY luh mahn, gay AWRK FEE lihp (1681-1767), was perhaps the most famous German composer of his day.
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