Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (January 13, 1866 [O.S. Jan 1] – January 11, 1901 [O.S. Dec 29]) was a Russian composer best remembered for his two[…]

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671–1751) was a Venetian Baroque composer celebrated in his lifetime for operas and admired today above all for lyrical, finely crafted instrumental[…]

Théodore Dubois (24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, influential pedagogue, and eventually director of the Paris Conservatoire. Though[…]

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (April 27, 1891 – March 5, 1953) was a groundbreaking Russian composer, pianist, and conductor of the 20th century. He crafted music[…]

Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was a seminal American composer whose deeply lyrical and emotionally expressive music placed him[…]

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.[…]