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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 »
Bach, bahk, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788), was a German composer. He was the second oldest son... More >>
Bach, bahk, Johann Christian (1735-1782), a German composer, was the youngest son of the famous... More >>
Bach, bahk, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), a German composer, is considered the greatest genius of... More >>
Beethoven, BAY toh vuhn, Ludwig van (1770-1827), was one of the greatest composers in history.... More >>
Brahms, Johannes, yoh HAH nuhs (1833-1897), was one of the greatest composers of the late 1800's.... More >>
Buxtehude, Dietrich, BUKS tuh hoo duh, DEE trihk (1637?-1707), was a composer and organist. He... More >>
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, VIHL ih bahlt (1714-1787), a German composer, reformed opera in the... More >>
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759), was a German-born composer who is known today mainly through... More >>
Henze, Hans Werner, HEHN tsuh, hahns VEHR nuhr (1926-...), is a German composer. His works... More >>
Hindemith, HIHN duh muhth or HIHN duh mihth, Paul (1895-1963), was a German-American composer and... More >>
Humperdinck, HOOM puhr dihngk, Engelbert (1854-1921), was a German composer. He composed mainly... More >>
Mendelssohn, MEHN duhl suhn, Felix (1809-1847), was a German composer who was widely known and... More >>
Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864), was one of the most popular opera composers of his day. He was... More >>
Orff, Carl (1895-1982), was a German composer and music educator. His major works were for the... More >>
Praetorius, Michael (1571-1621), a German composer of church music, became known also as a music... More >>
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