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Weill, Kurt

Weill, vyl or wyl, Kurt (1900-1950), was a German composer famous for his music for the theater. Weill is noted for music he wrote for the plays of the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. The best-known work by Brecht and Weill is The Threepenny Opera (1928), which includes the popular song "Mack the Knife." They also wrote Happy End (1929), The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930), and The Seven Deadly Sins (1933). More »

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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

Bach, bahk, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788), was a German composer. He was the second oldest son... More >>

Bach, Johann Christian

Bach, bahk, Johann Christian (1735-1782), a German composer, was the youngest son of the famous... More >>

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Bach, bahk, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), a German composer, is considered the greatest genius of... More >>

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Beethoven, BAY toh vuhn, Ludwig van (1770-1827), was one of the greatest composers in history.... More >>

Brahms, Johannes

Brahms, Johannes, yoh HAH nuhs (1833-1897), was one of the greatest composers of the late 1800's.... More >>

Buxtehude, Dietrich

Buxtehude, Dietrich, BUKS tuh hoo duh, DEE trihk (1637?-1707), was a composer and organist. He... More >>

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, VIHL ih bahlt (1714-1787), a German composer, reformed opera in the... More >>

Handel, George Frideric

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759), was a German-born composer who is known today mainly through... More >>

Henze, Hans Werner

Henze, Hans Werner, HEHN tsuh, hahns VEHR nuhr (1926-...), is a German composer. His works... More >>

Hindemith, Paul

Hindemith, HIHN duh muhth or HIHN duh mihth, Paul (1895-1963), was a German-American composer and... More >>

Humperdinck, Engelbert

Humperdinck, HOOM puhr dihngk, Engelbert (1854-1921), was a German composer. He composed mainly... More >>

Mendelssohn, Felix

Mendelssohn, MEHN duhl suhn, Felix (1809-1847), was a German composer who was widely known and... More >>

Meyerbeer, Giacomo

Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864), was one of the most popular opera composers of his day. He was... More >>

Orff, Carl

Orff, Carl (1895-1982), was a German composer and music educator. His major works were for the... More >>

Praetorius, Michael

Praetorius, Michael (1571-1621), a German composer of church music, became known also as a music... More >>


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