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4 days ago · Ennio Morricone's classical compositions include over 15 piano concertos, a trumpet concerto, 30 symphonic pieces, choral music, one opera and one mass. His first classical pieces date back to the late forties. Il Mattino (for voice and piano) 1946 [21] Imitazione (for voice and piano) 1947.
May 4, 2024 · Joseph Haydn conducting a string quartet. Joseph Haydn (born March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria—died May 31, 1809, Vienna) was an Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style in music during the 18th century. He helped establish the forms and styles for the string quartet and the symphony.
May 2, 2024 · Baroque music, a style of music that prevailed during the period from about 1600 to about 1750, known for its grandiose, dramatic, and energetic spirit but also for its stylistic diversity. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K 64, by Domenico Scarlatti, played on the piano. One of the most dramatic turning points in the history of music occurred at ...
2 days ago · Jean Sibelius. Jean Sibelius ( forename in the French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃] surname in the Finland Swedish: [siˈbeːliʉs] ⓘ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; [1] 8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and ...
2 days ago · Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini ( Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso salvaˈtoːre karˈmɛːlo franˈtʃesko belˈliːni] ⓘ; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer, [1] [2] who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania ". [3] Many years later, in 1898, Giuseppe ...
May 7, 2024 · April 7, 1970, Karmøy, Norway (age 54) Leif Ove Andsnes (born April 7, 1970, Karmøy, Norway) is a Norwegian musician who drew international notice beginning in the 1990s for his lyric approach to music and his varied piano repertoire. Andsnes was the son of music teachers. Though he studied piano, as a child he was more interested in playing ...
6 days ago · Antonio Salieri (born Aug. 18, 1750, Legnago, Republic of Venice [Italy]—died May 7, 1825, Vienna, Austria) was an Italian composer whose operas were acclaimed throughout Europe in the late 18th century. At the age of 16, Salieri was taken to Vienna by F.L. Gassmann, the imperial court composer and music director ( Hofkapellmeister ), and was ...
