composers Flashcards
louis armstrong
Famous American jazz trumpeter and singer
johann sebastian bach
Baroque German composer known for his Mass in B Minor
ludwig van beethoven
German pianist and composer of the classical and romantic eras
johannes brahms
Romantic German composer known for piano works
enrico caruso
italian tenor opera singer
frederic chopin
Polish composer known for piano works
aaron copland
American composer who wrote Billy the Kid
claude debussy
French composer who wrote impressionist music
duke ellington
American composer and big-band leader
george gershwin
American composer and pianist who wrote Porgy and Bess
gilbert and sulliivan
English comic opera composers who wrote The Pirates of Penzance
george fredrick handle
German composer famous for operas and The Messiah
joseph haydn
Austrian composer called the “Father of the Symphony”
felix mendelssohn
German composer who wrote the Italian Symphony
wolfgang amadeus mozart
Austrian composer who wrote The Magic Flute
giacomo puccini
Italian opera composer who wrote La Bohème
henry purcell
baroque english composer
franz schubert
Austrian composer known for his Lieder and symphonies
john philip sousa
American composer who wrote The Stars and Stripes Forever
richard strauss
German composer known for the opera Salome
igor stravinsky
Russian ballet composer who wrote The Firebird
pyotr ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer who wrote The Queen of Spades
giuseppi verdi
Italian opera composer who wrote Rigoletto
antonio vivaldi
Venetian composer known for violin works
