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An Italian composer who is famous for his lively and melodic operas. His most known work is The Barber of Sevilla. Rossini’s music is known for its humor, energy, and brilliant vocal writing. -
A French composer known for innovating orchestra and dramatic program music. His most famous work is Symphonie fantastique, which tells a musical story. -
A German composer of the early Romantic period. His music is elegant, clear and lyrical. Famous works include the Violin Concerto in E minor and the Overture to A Mdsummer Night’s Dream. -
He was a german composer. He wrote a lot of piano music, songs, and symphonies. His work reflected deep emotions and inspiration. -
A Polish composer and pianist who is famous for his poetic piano music. His works include nocturnes, mazurkas, and polonaises. -
A Hungarian composer and pianist. He was one of the greatest pianists in history and developed the symphonic poem. His music is known for its technical difficulty and dramatic style. -
One of the greatest Italian opera composers. His operas, La Traviata, Aida, and Rigoletto, are known for powerful drama, memorable melodies, and emotional intensity. -
A German composer who revolutionized opera. He created long, dramatic music dramas. His most famous works include The Ring Cycle and Tristan und Isolde. -
A German pianist and composer and one of the greatest performers of the 19th century. She promoted the works of her husband Robert Schumann and of Brahms. -
He was an Austrian composer who was especially known for his song Lieder.
His music mixes lyrical melodies with emotional depth and many of his works were recognized only after his death. -
He was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic era. His music combines emotional depth with strong classical structure. He is famous for his symphonies, chamber music, piano works, and the German Requiem. -
A Russian composer known for powerful and original music inspired by Russian history and folklore. His best-known work is Pictures at an Exhibition. -
A Russian composer famous for emotional melodies and rich orchestras. His works include symphonies, ballets such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, and many orchestral pieces. -
He was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of Moravia's folk music and his native Bohemia's, following the Romantic era nationalist example of his predecessor Bedřich Smetana. -
He was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Considered one of the Romantic era composers, his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. He used Norwegian folk music in his own compositions and this brought Norwegian music to fame, as well as helping to develop a national identity. -
A Russian composer known for brilliant orchestras and musical storytelling. His famous work Scheherzade shows his talent for vivid orchestral music. -
An Italian opera composer known for emotional and melodic operas. Famous works include La Bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, which focus on dramatic stories and expressive orchestras. -
He was an Austrian composer and conductor. He wrote big, powerful symphonies and orchestra songs that had deep emotional and philosophical themes. -
He was an Austrian composer best known for his art songs (Lieder). His music closely follows the meaning and emotion of the poetry, making him one of the most important song composers. -
He was a French composer. Sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. -
He was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods. Widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, his music is often credited with having helped Finland develop a stronger national identity at Russification in the 19th century. -
He was a French composer, pianist and conductor. Is often associated with Impressionism along with Claude Debussy, although both of them rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer. -
He was a Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist, considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century. His notable works are the opera Bluebeard's Castle, the ballet The Miraculous Mandarin, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, the Concerto for Orchestra and six string quartets. -
He was an Hungarian composer, philosopher, music pedagogue, liguist and ethnomusicologist. He is known internationally as the creator of the Kódaly method in music education. -
He was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist who is usually described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music".He has become one of the most recognizable South American composers in music. He wrote many orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2,000 works by his death. -
He was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. His best-known works are the songs "Swanee" and "Fascinating Rhythm", the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, etc.