Famous Composers and Their Works

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Composer of The Bells and Preludes in C-sharp Minor.

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

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He is a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist, known for creating compositions like Piano Concerto No. 2, Preludes in C-sharp minor, and The Bells.

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Composer of Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) and String Quartet No. 12.

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Antonín Dvořák

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He is Czech Composer and is best known for Symphony No. 9 ( From the New World) and is commonly confused with Beethoven's 9th Symphony ( Ode to Joy).

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German composer and pianist of The Wedding March and String Symphony No. 9 in C Major.

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Felix Mendelssohn

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Don't Get him confused with Dvorak and Beethoven. His Symphony No. 9 is a string Symphony and is in C Major and he is a German composer and not an Austrian composer.

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Austro-Hungarian composer of The Marry Widow.

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Franz Lehar

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He is an Austro-Hungarian composer and is mixed up with Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn.

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American composer of Appalachian Spring and Common Man.

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Aaron Copland

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Composer of Appellation spring and is and American composer not to get confused with Holst.

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The baroque composer of the Messiah and Almira.

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George Frideric Handel

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Handel is a baroque composer and the composer of Almira and Messiah ( played at Christmas time every year).

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German Composer of The Ring Cycle, Ride of the Valkyries and The Flying Dutchman.

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Richard Wagner

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A composer of Operas and Orchestral works and the composer of the Ring Cycle and Ride of the Valkyries.

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The composer of La Campanella and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor.

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Franz Liszt

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Franz Liszt is a Hungarian composer and the composer of Hungarian Rhapsody and try not to get confused with Brahms 21 Hungarian Dances.

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The Austrian Composer of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor and Symphony No. 9 ( Ode to Joy ).

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Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Beethoven is known for Moonlight Sonata, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, and Symphony No. 9 ( Ode to Joy ).

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Austrian Composer of Requiem Mass in D Minor and The Magic Flute.

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Wolfgang A. Mozart

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He is the composer of the Magic Flute, Requiem in D Minor, and Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K. 550 ( Jupiter ).