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Isaac Albéniz
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Francisco Tárrega
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Leo Brouwer
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Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) is a Cuban composer, guitarist, and conductor. Born on 1st March in Havana, he went to the United States to study mus… read moreLeo Brouwer (b. 1939) is a Cuban composer, guitarist, and conductor. Born on 1st March in Havana, he went to the United States to study music at the University of Hartford, and later at the Juilliard School, where he was taught compositi… read moreLeo Brouwer (b. 1939) is a Cuban composer, guitarist, and conductor. Born on 1st March in Havana, he went to the United States to study music at the University of Hartford, and later at the Juilliard School, where he was taught composition by Stefan Wolpe. Brouwer's early works show the infl… read more -
Felix Mendelssohn
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There are two artists with this name: (1) a German composer, (2) a British singer and band leader. (1) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barth… read moreThere are two artists with this name: (1) a German composer, (2) a British singer and band leader. (1) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist, a… read moreThere are two artists with this name: (1) a German composer, (2) a British singer and band leader. (1) Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn was b… read more -
Gustav Holst
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Georg Philipp Telemann
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Franz Schubert
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
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Max Bruch
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Carl Nielsen
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Carl August Nielsen (9th June 1865–3rd October 1931) was a conductor, violinist, and the most internationally known composer from Denmark. … read moreCarl August Nielsen (9th June 1865–3rd October 1931) was a conductor, violinist, and the most internationally known composer from Denmark. He is especially admired for his six symphonies. Nielsen was born one of twelve children in Sortel… read moreCarl August Nielsen (9th June 1865–3rd October 1931) was a conductor, violinist, and the most internationally known composer from Denmark. He is especially admired for his six symphonies. Nielsen was born one of twelve children in Sortelung, not far from the city of Odense. His father was a house… read more