Topic Pages - Classical Composers from Credo Reference database
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756–91, Austrian composer, b. Salzburg. Mozart represents one of the great peaks in the history of music. His works, written in almost every...
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
1770–1827, German composer. He is universally recognized as one of the greatest composers of the Western European music tradition. Beethoven's... -
Johann Sebastian Bach1685–1750, German composer and organist, b. Eisenach; one of the greatest and most influential composers of the Western world. He brought...
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George Frideric Handel1685–1759, English composer, b. Halle, Germany. Handel was one of the greatest masters of baroque music, most widely celebrated for his majestic...
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Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer of the Romantic period. He took his native operatic style to new heights of dramatic expression. In 1842 he...
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Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer and pianist. He made his debut as a pianist at the age of eight. As a performer, Chopin revolutionized the technique... -
Felix MendelssohnGerman composer, also a pianist and conductor. His music has the lightness and charm of classical music, applied to Romantic and...
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Gioacchino RossiniItalian composer. His first success was the opera Tancredi in 1813. In 1816 his opera buffa (comic opera) Il barbiere di...
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Johannes BrahmsGerman composer, pianist, and conductor. He is considered one of the greatest composers of symphonic music and songs. His works...
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Franz SchubertComposer, born in Vienna, Austria. At 11 he became a member of the chapel choir at the imperial court, and with little...
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky1840–93, Russian composer, b. Kamsko-Votkinsk. Variant transliterations of his name include Tschaikovsky and Chaikovsky. He is a towering figure...
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Joseph Haydn1732–1809, 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...
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Claude Debussy1862–1918, French composer, exponent of musical impressionism. He studied for 11 years at the Paris Conservatory, receiving its Grand Prix de...
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian pianist and composer. An outstanding virtuoso of the piano, he was an established concert artist by the age of 12. His... -
Antonín DvořákCzech composer. His Romantic music extends the classical tradition of Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms and displays the...
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Georges BizetFrench composer of operas. Among his works are Les Pêcheurs de perles/The Pearl Fishers (1863) and La Jolie Fille de Perth/The...
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Edvard GriegNorwegian nationalist composer. Much of his music is written on a small scale, particularly his songs, dances, sonatas, and piano...
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Maurice RavelFrench composer and pianist. His work is characterized by its sensuousness, exotic harmonics, and dazzling orchestral effects. His...
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Béla BartókHungarian composer. His works are influenced by folk music and often use modality. His music is highly dissonant and contrapuntal...
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Sergei RachmaninovRussian composer, conductor, and pianist. After the 1917 Revolution he emigrated to the USA. His music is melodious and emotional and...
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Arnold Schoenberg1874–1951, Austrian composer, b. Vienna. Before he became a U.S. citizen in 1941 he spelled his name Schönberg. He revolutionized modern music...