Scott Joplin (c. 1867/1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist widely celebrated as the “King of Ragtime.” He composed over 40[…]

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (b. September 3, 1695, Bergamo – d. March 30, 1764, Amsterdam) was a celebrated Italian Baroque composer and violin virtuoso, who profoundly[…]

Paul Abraham Dukas (October 1, 1865 – May 17, 1935) was a renowned French composer, music critic, scholar, and influential teacher. Though his compositional output[…]

George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose innovative blending of classical music with[…]

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer known for his astonishing productivity, stylistic versatility, and lasting influence on the music of his time.[…]

George Frideric Handel (baptized Georg Friedrich Händel; February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German-born composer of the late Baroque era who later[…]

Edward Elgar (1857–1934) stands as one of the most distinguished English composers of the late Romantic and early 20th-century periods. Best known for his Enigma[…]

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) is celebrated as one of Norway’s greatest composers and a central figure in Romantic-era music. His deeply lyrical, folk-influenced style helped establish[…]

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) stands as one of the most significant and complex composers of the 20th century. A prolific creator whose music mirrored the turbulent[…]

Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) stands as one of Denmark’s most revered composers and a key figure in the evolution of early 20th-century music. His work, marked[…]