Famous Composers and Their Works

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An Austrian composer known for the Surprise Symphony

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Franz Joseph Haydn

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An Austrian composer known for The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Symphony No. 40, and Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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A German composer known for the "Moonlight Sonata," "Rondo a Capriccio," Piano Concerto No. 5, Symphony No. 9, and Symphony No. 5.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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

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Josquin des Prez

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A Roman composer known for Adoramus Te Christe, Missa Papae Marcelli, and the motet Sicut cervus. He is the best-known representative of the Roman School of musical composition.

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Giovanni da Palestrina

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An Italian composer known for Magnificat a 14

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Giovanni Gabrieli

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An English composer known for the madrigal, Ave Verum Corpus, and the Earl of Oxford’s March. Father of British music.

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William Byrd

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An Italian composer known for L’Orfeo, Beatus Vir, Zefiro Torna, and the Vespers of 1610. Innovator of opera.

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Claudio Monteverdi

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

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Antonio Vivaldi

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A German composer, organist, and violinist known for "Badinerie," "Brandenburg Concerto No. 5," "The Suites," and "Mass in B Minor."

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Johann Sebastian Bach