Famous Composers and Their Works

A German composer, organist, and conductor known for Symphony No. 4, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Die Hebriden.

• Johannes Brahms

• Richard Wagner

• Felix Mendelssohn

• Robert Schumann

A German conductor and composer known for the Four Last Songs, Don Juan tone poem, and the Alpine Symphony.

• Gustav Mahler

• Richard Wagner

• Richard Strauss

• Carl Orff

Creator of Missa Pange Lingua. Master of the High Renaissance style of polyphonic vocal music.

• Palestrina

• Orlando di Lasso

• Josquin des Prez

• Thomas Tallis

An Italian composer known for operas like Le Villi, La Bohème, and Gianni Schicchi.

• Giacomo Puccini

• Giuseppe Verdi

• Vincenzo Bellini

• Richard Wagner

A German composer and conductor known for operas such as The Flying Dutchman and Lohengrin. Developed the leitmotif.

• Richard Wagner

• Johann Strauss II

• Gustav Mahler

• Carl Orff

A Polish composer known for Waltz Op. 42, Heroic Polonaise Op. 53, Op. 9 or the Revolutionary Etude, and Fantaisie-Impromptu. Known for his Polish nationalism.

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Johannes Brahms

• Frédéric Chopin

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

A Norwegian pianist and composer, known for Maria Stella, Peer Gynt Suite, and Piano Concerto in A minor. Known for his Norwegian nationalism.

• Edvard Grieg

• Franz Liszt

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Claude Debussy

An Austrian composer known for the Surprise Symphony

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Johann Strauss II

An Italian composer and virtuoso violinist. Most known for Gloria and The Four Seasons.

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

A Russian composer known for the ballets Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring. Influential in 20th-century music.

• Igor Stravinsky

• Sergei Prokofiev

• Dmitri Shostakovich

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky