Famous Notes

July 15, 2009

Composers with August Birthdays

08/01/1780-01/11/1843 Key, Francis Scott -  American – Composer of the US National Anthem:  The Star Spangled Banner.

  • Francis+Scott+Key – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more
  • Francis+Scott+Key – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes
  • Francis+Scott+Key – music for voice – vocal works – art songs, Leider, arias, opera

08/05/1683-03/21/1739 BACH (OF ARNSTADT), Johann Ernst – German (nephew of J. S. Bach)

08/22/1827-07/21/1870 STRAUSS, Josef -  Austrian (brother of Johann Strauss)

  • Josef+Strauss – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more
  • Josef+Strauss – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes
  • Josef+Strauss – music for voice – vocal works – art songs, Leider, arias, opera

08/22/1862-03/25/1918 DEBUSSY, Achille-Claude – French.  Some famous works include Nocturnes and Preludes for piano and Claire de lune from Suite Bergamasque.

08/25/1918-10/14/1990 BERNSTEIN, Leonard – American.  Famous conductor (many recordings of both major and small works for orchestra) and composer – two well known works:  West Side Story (musical) and I Hate Music: A cycle of Five Kids Songs for Soprano and Piano.

  • Leonard+Bernstein – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more
  • Leonard+Bernstein – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes
  • Leonard+Bernstein – music for voice – vocal works – art songs, Leider, arias, opera

08/31/1775-06/03/1849 FOSSA, Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de – French.  Many works for guitar duos, trios as well as guitar with strings.

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