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Here I will make a top 12 list of my favorite composers.
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My #12 favorite Composer is, Domenico Scarlatti :
A little bit about Scarlatti:
Born in Naples, Italy in 1685, he died in 1758 in Spain
Baroque era composer
Wrote 555 Keyboard Sonatas
His father Alessandro was also a great composer
A Scarlatti Harpsichord piece Click !
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My #11 favorite Composer is, Joseph Haydn :
A little bit about Haydn:
Born in Austria in 1732, he died in 1809 in Vienna
Classical era composer
Wrote The Suprise Symphony
Known as the Father of Symphony
His greatest student was Ludwig Van Beethoven
Suprise Symphony Click !
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My #10 favorite Composer is, Franz Liszt :
A little bit about Liszt:
Born in Austria in 1811, he died in 1886 in Germany
Even though he was technically born in Austria, he is Hungarian
Romantic era composer
Wrote Hungarian Rhapsodies, La Campanella, and Liebestraume
Hungarian Rhapsody #2 Click !
La Campanella Click !
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My #9 favorite Composer is, George Frederic Handel :
A little bit about Handel:
Born in Germany in 1685, he died in 1759 in London
Baroque era composer
Wrote Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks
My favorite Handel Piece Click !
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My #8 favorite Composer is, Scott Joplin :
A little bit about Joplin:
Born in Texas in 1868, he died in 1917 in New York
Ragtime composer
The most prolific Ragtime Composer
He composed the Entertainer, The Maple Leaf Rag, and the Pineapple Rag
The Maple Leaf Rag Click !
The Entertainer Click !
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My #7 favorite Composer is, Georges Bizet :
A little bit about Bizet:
Born in Paris in 1838, he died in 1875 in Bougival, France
Romantic era composer
He composed the music for the Opera Carmen
Died young at 36, didn't even get to see how successful Carmen would become
Music in Carmen included, Habanera and the Toreador Song
Habanera Click !
Toreador Song Click !
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My #6 favorite Composer is, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky :
A little bit about Tchaikovsky:
Born in Votkinsk, Russia in 1840, he died in St. Petersburg in 1893
Romantic era composer
He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally.
He composed the music for the Ballet The Nutcracker, and composed the 1812 overture
The Nutcracker music includes Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Dance of the Reed Flutes, and Chinese, Arabic and Russian Dances as well
Dance of the Reed Flutes Click !
Chinese Dance Click !
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My #5 favorite Composer is, Antonio Vivaldi :
A little bit about Vivaldi:
Born in Venice, Italy in 1678, he died in Vienna in 1741
Baroque era composer
Known as the Red Preist
Was a violin virtuoso
He composed the 4 Seasons
4 Seasons Summer Presto Click !
4 Seasons Winter Click !
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My #4 favorite Composer is, Ludwig Van Beethoven :
A little bit about Beethoven:
Born in Bonn, Germany in 1770, he died in Vienna in 1827
Classical era composer, known for causing the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic period as he expanded on and broke free from the strict rules of Classical music
Arguably the Greatest Composer of all time
Went fully Deaf at the age of 44, Died at the age of 56
He composed 9 symphonies, Moonlight Sonata, and Fur Elise
Symphony #9, Ode to Joy Click !
Moonlight Sonata 1st movement Click !
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My #3 favorite Composer is, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart :
A little bit about Mozart:
Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756, he died in Vienna in 1791
Classical era composer
Arguably the Greatest Composer of all time
Known for being a child prodigy, toured around Europe at a very young age
He composed the Music for The Marriage of Figaro, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, and Rondo Alla Turca
My Favorite Mozart Peice Click !
My Second Favorite Mozart Peice Click !
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Click !
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My #2 favorite Composer is, Johann Sebastian Bach :
A little bit about Bach:
Born in Germany in 1685, he died in Leipzig in 1750
Baroque era composer
Arguably the Greatest Composer of all time
Bach was a master of virtually every musical form of his day.
He composed Air on the G String, Brandenburg Concertos, and Orchestral Suites
Air on the G String Click !
Orchestral Suites #2 Click !
Brandenburg Concerto #4 Click !
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My favorite Composer, #1 Edvard Grieg :
A little bit about Grieg:
Born in Bergen, Norway in 1843, he died in 1907
Romantic era composer
Most Famous for his Peer Gynt Suite
Peer Gynt contains his Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King
Peer Gynt Suite: Morning Mood Click !
In the Hall of The Mountain King Click !
Larvikspolka Click !
