Explore the unique stories of some of the world’s most famous composers. Within each composer biography, we have suggested a piece that we think you should hear, so open Spotify, YouTube, or any other music-streaming platform and type the composer’s last name + the title of our suggested piece in the search window to find a great recording. We hope you enjoy our Composer Library.
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Adams, John
Anderson, Leroy
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bartok, Bela
Beach, Amy
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Bernstein, Leonard
Bizet, Georges
Bologne, Joseph
Britten, Benjamin
Buxtehude, Dietrich
Chopin, Frédéric
Coleman, Valerie
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
Copland, Aaron
Costa Lima, Paulo
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Sarasate, Pablo de
Schubert, Franz
Schumann, Clara
Sibelius, Jean
Sierra, Arlene
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Smetana, Bedřich
Sousa, John Philip
Stravinsky, Igor
Still, William Grant
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
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