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Horowitz,
Vladimir |
The
eminent piano virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz, b. Kiev,
Russia, Oct. 1 (N.S.),1904, d. Nov.5, 1989,
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Ives,
Charles Edward |
Considered
by many to have been America's greatest composer,
Charles Edward Ives, b. Danbury,
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Joplin,
Scott |
Scott
Joplin, b. Texas--possibly in Texarkana, where
he was raised-- Nov. 24, 1868, d. Apr. 1, 1917, |
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Liszt,
Franz |
Franz
(Ferencz) Liszt, b. Raiding, Hungary, Oct. 22,
1811, d. July 31, 1886, was one of the most
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MacDowell,
Edward |
The
American composer Edward Alexander MacDowell,
b. New York City, Dec. 18, 1860, d. Jan. 23, |
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Mahler,
Gustav |
Gustav
Mahler, b. Kalist, Bohemia, July 7, 1860, d. May
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Mendelssohn,
Felix |
Jakob
Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, b. Hamburg,
Feb. 3, 1809, was one of the major German |
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Menuhin,
Yehudi |
The
distinguished violinist Yehudi Menuhin, b. New
York City, Apr. 22, 1916, of Russian - Jewish
parents, |
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Mozart,
Wolfgang Amadeus |
Perhaps
the greatest musical genius who ever lived, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart was born in |
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Paganini,
Niccolo |
Niccolo
Paganini, b. Genoa, Oct. 27, 1782, d. Nice, May
27, 1840, was an Italian violinist and |
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Prokofiev,
Sergei |
The
composer Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, b. near
Yekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk) , Ukraine ,
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Puccini,
Giacomo |
Giacomo
Puccini, the composer of some of the world's best
- loved operas, was born into the fifth |
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Purcell,
Henry |
Henry
Purcell, b. London, c.1659, d. Nov. 21, 1695,
was the most eminent British composer of his |
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Rachmaninoff,
Sergei |
The
composer, pianist, and conductor Sergei Vasilievich
Rachmaninoff is considered the last |
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Ravel,
Maurice |
Maurice
Ravel, b. Mar. 7, 1875, was one of France's great
composers and an important master of early |
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Rimsky-Korsakov,
Nikolai Andreyevich
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Nikolai
Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, b. Tikhvin, Novgorod
province, Russia, Mar. 18 (N. S.)
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Rossini,
Gioacchino |
Gioacchino
Rossini, b. Feb. 29, 1792, d. Nov. 13, 1868, was
one of the most significant and influential |
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Rostropovich,
Mstislav |
Mstislav
Rostropovich, b. Mar. 27, 1927, is one of the
world's finest cellists and a leading conductor.
He |
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Schubert,
Franz |
One
of the greatest composers of the 19th century,
Franz Peter Schubert, b. Liechtenthal ( then a
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Schumann,
Clara |
Clara
Josephine Schumann, b. Leipzig, Sept. 13, 1819,
d. May 20, 1896, was a celebrated pianist and
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