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Lists Of Composers
This is a list of lists of composers grouped by various criteria. Name *List of composers by name Women *List of female composers by name *List of female composers by birth date *List of Australian female composers Genre *Anime composer *List of Carnatic composers *List of film score composers *List of major opera composers * List of composers of musicals * List of musicals by composer: A to L, M to Z *List of ragtime composers *List of sports television composers * List of symphony composers *List of acousmatic-music composers * List of Spaghetti Western composers *List of television theme music composers Era *List of classical music composers by era *List of Medieval composers * List of Renaissance composers *List of Baroque composers *List of Classical-era composers *List of Romantic-era composers *List of 20th-century classical composers *List of 21st-century classical composers Nationality or ethnicity * Chronological lists of classical composers by nationality * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Television Theme Music Composers
The following list contains composers of the primary theme music of a television series or miniseries. {{dynamic list of songs ''They are sorted alphabetically by composer.'' A - B * Amanda Abizaid - "A Place in Time" (Theme from ''The 4400'') * John Addison - "Theme from ''Nero Wolfe''", "Theme from ''Murder, She Wrote''" * Alabama 3 - "Woke Up This Morning" (Theme from ''The Sopranos'') * Jeff Alexander - "Theme from ''Please Don't Eat The Daisies''", "Theme from, ''Julia''" * Tony Asher - "God Only Knows" (Theme from ''Big Love'') * Edwin Astley - Themes from "The Saint", "Dangerman", "Randell and Hopkirk", and many more 1970s TV series * B*Witched - "Sabrina (She'll Bewitch Ya)" (Theme from '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'') * Johann Sebastian Bach - " Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Third Movement, Allegro assai" (Theme from '' Firing Line'') * Pete Baikie - " Shooting Stars"' (Theme from '' Shooting Stars'') * Lazlo Bane - "Superman" (Theme from '' Scrubs'') * Jeff B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Piano Composers
This is a list of piano composers. Baroque period * Domenico Alberti (1710–1740) * Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) * François Couperin (1668–1733) * Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772) * Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785) * Lodovico Giustini (1685–1743) * Christoph Graupner (1683–1760) * George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) * Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763) * Henry Purcell (1659–1695) * Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) * Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) * Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) * Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Classical period * Louis Adam (1758–1848) * Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) * Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782) * Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795) * Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784) * Carlos Baguer (1768-1808) * Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1809) * Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) * Georg Benda (1722–1795) * Ludwig Berger (1777–1839) * João Domingos Bomtempo (1775–1842) * Domenico Cimarosa (1749–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Organ Composers
The following is a list of organ composers. It lists the more-important composers of music for the pipe organ. Argentina Modern * Alberto Ginastera Australia * Graeme Koehne * Christian Helleman * Ernest Truman Austria and Germany Renaissance * Elias Ammerbach * Christian Erbach * Hans Leo Hassler * Jakob Hassler * Paul Hofhaimer Paul Hofhaimer (25 January 1459 – 1537) was an Austrian organist and composer. He was particularly gifted at improvisation, and was regarded as the finest organist of his age by many writers, including Vadian and Paracelsus; in addition he ... * Leonhard Kleber * Hans Kotter * Conrad Paumann * Hieronymus Praetorius * Arnolt Schlick Baroque * Johann Friedrich Alberti * Johann Sebastian Bach * Georg Böhm * Nicolaus Bruhns * Arnold Brunckhorst * Johann Heinrich Buttstett * Dieterich Buxtehude (born in Denmark) * Andreas Düben * Johann Ernst Eberlin * Daniel Erich * Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer * Johann Philipp Förtsch * Johann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Composers For The Classical Guitar ...
The following is a non-comprehensive list of composers who have composed original music for the classical guitar, or music which has been arranged for it. References External linksClassical Guitar Composers List(three lists, sorted alphabetically, chronologically and by nationality) {{DEFAULTSORT:List of composers for the classical guitar Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Composers By Nationality
The following is a list of composers by nationality. Albania * Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), composer of orchestral and piano pieces * Tonin Harapi (1925–1991) * Agim Krajka (born 1937), composer of the National Song Festival * Aleksandër Peçi (born 1951) * Çesk Zadeja (1927–1997), often nicknamed the "Father of Albanian music" Argentina Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina *Sinan Alimanović (born 1954) * Anđelka Bego-Šimunić (born 1941) *Franciscus Bossinensis (1485–1535) * Rade Jovanović (1928–1986) *Vuk Kulenovic (1946–2017) * Mladen Milicevic (born 1958) *Dino Rešidbegović (born 1975) * Ališer Sijarić (born 1969) *Aleksa Šantić (1868–1924) *Dino Zonić (born ?) * Hanan Hadžajlić (born 1991) Brazil * Ernani Aguiar (born 1950) * Jorge Antunes (born 1942) * Antônio Francisco Braga (1868–1945), composer of operas, piano and symphonic works. * Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948) * Sílvio Ferraz (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronological Lists Of Classical Composers By Nationality
The following is a list of major composers by nationality: * Chronological list of American classical composers * Chronological list of Argentine classical composers * Chronological list of Armenian classical composers * Chronological list of Australian classical composers * Chronological list of Austrian classical composers * Chronological list of Belgian classical composers * Chronological list of Brazilian classical composers * Chronological list of Bulgarian classical composers * Chronological list of Canadian classical composers * Chronological list of Czech classical composers * Chronological list of English classical composers * Chronological list of French classical composers * Chronological list of German classical composers * Chronological list of Irish classical composers * Chronological list of Italian classical composers * Chronological list of Korean classical composers * Chronological list of Russian classical composers * Chronological list of Spanish classical compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of 21st-century Classical Composers
This is a list of 21st-century classical composers, sortable by name, year of birth and year of death. The list includes composers who have made classical music since 2001. The 21st century is defined by the calendar rather than by any unifying characteristics of musical style or attitude, and is therefore not an era of the same order as the classical or romantic. However, the century to date can be considered a continuation of the postmodern era that began during the 20th century and differs from the earlier modernist era in matters of attitude more than style. __TOC__ List See also * Contemporary classical music * List of acousmatic-music composers * List of 20th-century classical composers References External linksAmerican Composer Timeline [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of 20th-century Classical Composers
This is a list of composers of 20th-century classical music, sortable by name, year of birth, year of death, nationality, notable works, and remarks. It includes only composers of significant fame and importance. The style of the composer's music is given where possible, bearing in mind that some defy simple classification. Names are listed first by year of birth, then in alphabetical order within each year. The 20th-century is defined by the calendar rather than by any unifying characteristics of musical style or attitude, and is therefore not an era of the same order as the classical or romantic. However, the century can be divided into modern and postmodern eras that overlap and can be defined more by differences in attitude than style. References External links * {{Portal bar, Classical music 20th century classical Classical composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Romantic-era Composers
The Romantic music, Romantic era of Western Classical music spanned the 19th century to the early 20th century, encompassing a variety of musical styles and techniques. Part of the broader Romanticism movement of Europe, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert are often seen as the dominant Transition from Classical to Romantic music, transitional figures composers from the preceding Classical period (music), Classical era. Many composers began to channel Musical nationalism, nationalistic themes, such as Mikhail Glinka, The Five (composers), The Five and Belyayev circle in Russia; Frédéric Chopin in Poland; Carl Maria von Weber and Heinrich Marschner in Germany; Edvard Grieg in Norway; Jean Sibelius in Finland; Giuseppe Verdi in Italy; Carl Nielsen in Denmark; Isaac Albéniz in Spain; Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar in England; Mykola Lysenko in Ukraine; and Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák in what is now the Czech Republic. A War of the Romantics, European-wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Classical-era Composers
This is a list of composers of the Classical music era, roughly from 1730 to 1820. Prominent classicist composers include Christoph Willibald Gluck, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert. As with the list of Romantic composers, this is a purely chronological catalogue, and includes figures not usually thought of as Classical-period composers, such as Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Georg Frideric Handel, as well as figures more often regarded as belonging to the early Romantic era, such as Carl Maria von Weber. Early Galante era composers – Transition from Baroque to Classical (born before 1710) Composers in the Baroque/Classical transitional era, sometimes seen as the beginning of the Galante era, include the following listed by their date of birth: *Giacomo Antonio Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
