December ==================== 12/06/1920- BRUBECK, Dave – American. Dave+Brubeck – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more Dave+Brubeck – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes Dave+Brubeck – music for strings – string quartets Dave+Brubeck – music for orchestra – symphonies Dave+Brubeck – concertos with orchestra Continue reading →
November 10, 2009
October 15, 2009
Composers with November Birthdays
November ==================== 11/12/1833-02/27/1887 BORODIN, Alexander Porfirievich – Russian. Alexander+Borodin – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more Alexander+Borodin – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes Alexander+Borodin – music for strings – string quartets Alexander+Borodin – music for orchestra – symphonies Alexander+Borodin – concertos with Continue reading →
September 22, 2009
Composers with October Birthdays
10/08/1930-02/20/1996 TAKEMITSU, Toru – Japanese. Takemitsu – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more Takemitsu – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes Takemitsu – music for strings – string quartets Takemitsu – music for orchestra – symphonies Takemitsu – concertos with orchestra – concertos Continue reading →
August 19, 2009
Composers with September Birthdays
September ===================== 09/01/1653 – 03/03/1706 PACHELBEL, Johann – German. Pachelbel’s Canon (in ‘D’) – popular for many types of occasions including weddings with arrangements for every instrumental or vocal combination you might need. Pachelbel – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more Pachelbel – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners Continue reading →
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 Continue reading →
June 15, 2009
Composers with July Birthdays
07/04/1826-01/13/1864 FOSTER, Stephen Collins (American) – known as the father of American song – two famous works: Beautiful Dreamer and Camptown Races. Foster – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more Foster – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes Foster – music for voice Continue reading →
May 15, 2009
Composers with June Birthdays
06/08/1810-07/29/1856 SCHUMANN, Robert Alexander (German) – two famous works are Carnaval (piano) and Dichterliebe (a song cycle.) schuman – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more schuman – easy piano music – arrangements of piano music for beginners as well as studies and etudes schuman – music for strings – string quartets schuman – Continue reading →
April 19, 2009
Composers with May Birthdays
05/12/1903-12/26/1989 Berkeley, Sir Lennox – two famous works: A Festival Anthem, op.21 no.2 (choral work) and A Dinner Engagement, op.45 (opera.) Lennox+Berkeley – piano music – piano sonatas, etudes and more Lennox+Berkeley – concertos with orchestra – concertos with solo and ensemble instruments (violin, piano, cello, etc.) Lennox+Berkeley – music for voice – vocal works Continue reading →
April 1, 2009
Composers with April Birthdays
4/01/1873-03/28/1943 Rachmaninov (Rachmaninoff), Sergei Vasilievitch. Two famous works by Rachmaninoff are: Vocalise and Rhapsody on a them of Paganini. Complete Songs For Voice And Piano By Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). Collection for voice and piano. Text language Russian (Cyrillic), English, German*, French*. 265 pages. Published by Dover Publications. (AP.6-401952) See more info… Vocalise – Opus 34, Continue reading →
February 14, 2009
Composers with March Birthdays
3/1/1810-10/17/1849 Chopin, Frédéric François; two famous works by Chopin include his Nocturnes and Preludes (both for piano solo.) Nocturnes By Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), edited by Rafael Joseffy. Collection for solo piano. Shirmer’s Library, volume 30. 96 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (HL.50252200) See more info… Preludes By Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), edited by Rafael Joseffy. Continue reading →
February 1, 2009
Composers with February Birthdays
This is not a comprehensive list – I have selected a few of the most important/popular composers. A significantly larger list is found here. Note that birth dates may be open to debate since composers listed here may have been born during periods of poor record keeping. 2/09/1770-2/17/1841 Carulli, Ferdinando; Carulli was an Italian composer Continue reading →
January 11, 2009
Composers with January Birthdays
This is not a comprehensive list – I have selected a few of the most important/popular composers. A significantly larger list is found here. Note that birth dates may be open to debate since composers listed here may have been born during periods of poor record keeping. 1/27/1756 – 12/5/1791 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (W.A.): Composer/Prodigy Continue reading →