Robert Schumann stands among the most influential composers of the Romantic era. A gifted pianist, composer, music critic, and intellectual, he helped shape nineteenth-century music[…]

Richard Wagner was one of the most influential and controversial composers in the history of Western classical music. His revolutionary approach to opera transformed the[…]

Richard Storrs Willis was one of the most influential American composers of sacred music in the nineteenth century. Although his name is not widely recognized[…]

Paul Dukas was one of the most respected French composers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although his published output was relatively small,[…]

Otto Nicolai was one of the most important German composers and conductors of the early Romantic era. Although his life was tragically brief, his influence[…]

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was one of the most influential composers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Renowned for his brilliant orchestration, vivid musical[…]

Mykola Leontovych stands among the most influential figures in Ukrainian classical music history. A composer, conductor, teacher, and ethnomusicologist, he is best known throughout the[…]

Muzio Clementi stands among the most influential figures in the history of Western classical music. An accomplished composer, virtuoso pianist, teacher, conductor, publisher, and piano[…]

Lester Albert Trimble was one of the most versatile figures in twentieth-century American classical music. A composer, critic, educator, and administrator, he contributed significantly to[…]

Leroy Anderson was one of the most beloved American composers of the twentieth century. Renowned for his light orchestral music, he created a unique musical[…]