Music: Credo - Classical Composers

1756–91, Austrian composer, b. Salzburg. Mozart represents one of the great peaks in the history of music. His works, written in almost every...

1770–1827, German composer. He is universally recognized as one of the greatest composers of the Western European music tradition. Beethoven's...

1685–1750, German composer and organist, b. Eisenach; one of the greatest and most influential composers of the Western world. He brought...

1685–1759, English composer, b. Halle, Germany. Handel was one of the greatest masters of baroque music, most widely celebrated for his majestic...

Italian opera composer of the Romantic period. He took his native operatic style to new heights of dramatic expression. In 1842 he...

Polish composer and pianist. He made his debut as a pianist at the age of eight. As a performer, Chopin revolutionized the technique...

German composer, also a pianist and conductor. His music has the lightness and charm of classical music, applied to Romantic and...

Italian composer. His first success was the opera Tancredi in 1813. In 1816 his opera buffa (comic opera) Il barbiere di...

German composer, pianist, and conductor. He is considered one of the greatest composers of symphonic music and songs. His works...

Composer, born in Vienna, Austria. At 11 he became a member of the chapel choir at the imperial court, and with little...

1840–93, Russian composer, b. Kamsko-Votkinsk. Variant transliterations of his name include Tschaikovsky and Chaikovsky. He is a towering figure...

1732–1809, Austrian composer, one of the greatest masters of classical music. As a boy he sang in the choir at St. Stephen's, Vienna, where he...

1862–1918, French composer, exponent of musical impressionism. He studied for 11 years at the Paris Conservatory, receiving its Grand Prix de...

Hungarian pianist and composer. An outstanding virtuoso of the piano, he was an established concert artist by the age of 12. His...

Czech composer. His Romantic music extends the classical tradition of Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms and displays the...

French composer of operas. Among his works are Les Pêcheurs de perles/The Pearl Fishers (1863) and La Jolie Fille de Perth/The...

Norwegian nationalist composer. Much of his music is written on a small scale, particularly his songs, dances, sonatas, and piano...

French composer and pianist. His work is characterized by its sensuousness, exotic harmonics, and dazzling orchestral effects. His...

Hungarian composer. His works are influenced by folk music and often use modality. His music is highly dissonant and contrapuntal...

Russian composer, conductor, and pianist. After the 1917 Revolution he emigrated to the USA. His music is melodious and emotional and...

1874–1951, Austrian composer, b. Vienna. Before he became a U.S. citizen in 1941 he spelled his name Schönberg. He revolutionized modern music...