Erik Satie was one of the most original and influential composers in the history of Western music. Born in France during the second half of[…]

Émile Waldteufel was one of the most celebrated composers of dance music in nineteenth-century Europe. Best remembered today for his enchanting waltz The Skaters (Les[…]

Edward Elgar was one of the most important composers in British musical history. Born during the Victorian era and active through the early twentieth century,[…]

Edvard Grieg stands among the most celebrated composers of the Romantic era and remains Norway’s most internationally recognized musical figure. Through his distinctive blending of[…]

Édouard Lalo was one of the most distinctive voices of nineteenth-century French music. Although he achieved widespread recognition relatively late in life, his compositions helped[…]

Cyril Meir Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December 1970) was an English composer, pianist, writer and poet whose prolific output and unconventional interests made[…]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (born Charles-Henri-Valentin Morhange; November 30, 1813 – March 29, 1888) was a French composer and virtuoso pianist whose music occupies a singular and[…]

Charles-François Gounod (June 17, 1818 – October 18, 1893) was one of the most influential French composers of the 19th century. He played a decisive[…]

César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck stands as one of the most influential figures in late nineteenth-century French music. Though born in present-day Belgium, Franck spent the greater part[…]

Carl Heinrich Maria Orff (July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982) was a German composer, pedagogue, and cultural figure whose works and teaching methods left[…]