German classical musicians. Posts tagged German composers

Hans Leo Hassler(baptized 10/26/1564 - 06/08/1612) - German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque era. One of the most significant composers who developed Italian style in Germany at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

Johann Heinrich Scheidemann(c. 1595 - September 26, 1663) - German organist and composer of the Baroque era. One of the leaders of the North German organ school. An important predecessor of Dietrich Buxtehude and J. S. Bach.

Heinrich Schutz(08.10.1585 - 06.11.1672) - great German composer and organist of the Baroque era. Considered on a par with Claudio Monteverdi and Johann Sebastian Bach. He combined Venetian antiphonal and monodic techniques with Protestant music, and also created the first German opera.

Hieronymus Praetorius(08/10/1560 - 01/27/1629) - North German composer and organist late Renaissance and early Baroque. Namesake of the more famous composer Michael Praetorius, although there were many in the family of Hieronymus Praetorius outstanding musicians 16-17 centuries

Johann Adam Reincken(baptized December 10, 1643 - November 24, 1722) - Dutch-German composer and organist of the Baroque period. One of the prominent representatives of the North German school, a friend of Dietrich Buxtehude, had a great influence on the young Johann Sebastian Bach.

Johann Hermann Schein(01/20/1586 - 11/19/1630) - German composer and poet of the early Baroque era. Among the first to develop innovative Italian style in German music. He was considered a refined and elegant composer of his time.

Johannes Nucius (Nux, Nucis)(c. 1556 - 03/25/1620) - German composer and music theorist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. Being far from major centers musical activity, he was an exquisite composer in the style of the Franco-Flemish composer Orlando di Lasso. Compiled by a very influential treatise on the rhetorical use of compositional devices.

Johann Ulrich Steigleder(22 March 1593 - 10 October 1635) - South German composer and organist of the Baroque era. Most famous member musical family Steigleder from Stuttgart, which includes his father Adam (1561-1633) and grandfather Utz (d. 1581), who was a court musician and diplomat.

Johann Jakob Froberger(baptized May 19, 1616 - May 7, 1667) - German composer of the Baroque era, virtuoso harpsichordist and organist. One of the most famous composers of the era, he made a great contribution to the development of the keyboard repertoire and created the first examples of program music. Thanks to numerous travels, he made a great contribution to the exchange musical traditions Germany, Italy and France. His work was studied by musicians in the 18th century, including composers such as Handel and Bach, and even Mozart and Beethoven.

The world's greatest composers of all time: lists in chronological and alphabetical order, reference books and works

100 Great Composers of the World

List of composers in chronological order

1. Josquin Despres (1450 –1521)
2. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 –1594)
3. Claudio Monteverdi (1567 –1643)
4. Heinrich Schütz (1585 –1672)
5. Jean Baptiste Lully (1632 –1687)
6. Henry Purcell (1658 –1695)
7. Arcangelo Corelli (1653 –1713)
8. Antonio Vivaldi (1678 –1741)
9. Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 –1764)
10. George Handel (1685 –1759)
11. Domenico Scarlatti (1685 –1757)
12. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 –1750)
13. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1713 –1787)
14. Joseph Haydn (1732 –1809)
15. Antonio Salieri (1750 –1825)
16. Dmitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky (1751 –1825)
17. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 –1791)
18. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 –1826)
19. Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 –1837)
20. Nicollo Paganini (1782 –1840)
21. Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 –1864)
22. Carl Maria von Weber (1786 –1826)
23. Gioachino Rossini (1792 –1868)
24. Franz Schubert (1797 –1828)
25. Gaetano Donizetti (1797 –1848)
26. Vincenzo Bellini (1801 –1835)
27. Hector Berlioz (1803 –1869)
28. Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804 –1857)
29. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 –1847)
30. Fryderyk Chopin (1810 –1849)
31. Robert Schumann (1810 –1856)
32. Alexander Sergeevich Dargomyzhsky (1813 –1869)
33. Franz Liszt (1811 –1886)
34. Richard Wagner (1813 –1883)
35. Giuseppe Verdi (1813 –1901)
36. Charles Gounod (1818 –1893)
37. Stanislav Moniuszko (1819 –1872)
38. Jacques Offenbach (1819 –1880)
39. Alexander Nikolaevich Serov (1820 –1871)
40. Cesar Frank (1822 –1890)
41. Bedřich Smetana (1824 –1884)
42. Anton Bruckner (1824 –1896)
43. Johann Strauss (1825 –1899)
44. Anton Grigorievich Rubinstein (1829 –1894)
45. Johannes Brahms (1833 –1897)
46. ​​Alexander Porfirievich Borodin (1833 –1887)
47. Camille Saint-Saens (1835 –1921)
48. Leo Delibes (1836 –1891)
49. Mily Alekseevich Balakirev (1837 –1910)
50. Georges Bizet (1838 –1875)
51. Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 –1881)
52. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 –1893)
53. Antonin Dvorak (1841 –1904)
54. Jules Massenet (1842 –1912)
55. Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907)
56. Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 –1908)
57. Gabriel Fauré (1845 –1924)
58. Leos Janacek (1854 –1928)
59. Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov (1855 –1914)
60. Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856 –1915)
61. Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857 –1919)
62. Giacomo Puccini (1858 –1924)
63. Hugo Wolf (1860 –1903)
64. Gustav Mahler (1860 –1911)
65. Claude Debussy (1862 –1918)
66. Richard Strauss (1864 –1949)
67. Alexander Tikhonovich Grechaninov (1864 –1956)
68. Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865 –1936)
69. Jean Sibelius (1865 –1957)
70. Franz Lehár (1870 –1945)
71. Alexander Nikolaevich Scriabin (1872 –1915)
72. Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov (1873 –1943)
73. Arnold Schoenberg (1874 –1951)
74. Maurice Ravel (1875 –1937)
75. Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 –1951)
76. Bela Bartok (1881 –1945)
77. Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky (1881 –1950)
78. Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky (1882 –1971)
79. Anton Webern (1883 –1945)
80. Imre Kalman (1882 –1953)
81. Alban Berg (1885 –1935)
82. Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev (1891 –1953)
83. Arthur Honegger (1892 –1955)
84. Darius Milhaud (1892 –1974)
85. Carl Orff (1895 –1982)
86. Paul Hindemith (1895 –1963)
87. George Gershwin (1898 –1937)
88. Isaac Osipovich Dunaevsky (1900 –1955)
89. Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (1903 –1978)
90. Dmitry Dmitrievich Shostakovich (1906 –1975)
91. Tikhon Nikolaevich Khrennikov (born in 1913)
92. Benjamin Britten (1913 –1976)
93. Georgy Vasilievich Sviridov (1915 –1998)
94. Leonard Bernstein (1918 –1990)
95. Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (born in 1932)
96. Krzysztof Penderecki (born 1933)
97. Alfred Garievich Schnittke (1934 –1998)
98. Bob Dylan (b. 1941)
99. John Lennon (1940–1980) and Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
100. Sting (born 1951)

MASTERPIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

The most famous composers in the world

List of composers in alphabetical order

Biography.

Vater von Carl Orff, Offizier, spielte Klavier und mehrere Streichinstrumente. Seine Mutter war auch eine gute Pianistin. Sie entdeckte ihr Sohn Begabung f?r Musik und begann seine Ausbildung. Die RUF hat gelernt, mit 5 Jahren Klavier zu spielen. Im Alter von neun Jahren schrieb er sein eigenes Puppentheater lange und kurze musikalische Ausschnitte. Alle jungbulle Kindheit an von Musik umgeben war, seine Eltern waren vier H?nde spielen, abends und sonntags. RUF bemerkt anschlie?end "?berall war Musik, beeinflusst mich, lassen Sie mich in der Kindheit und ist nicht direkt beteiligt Familienkonzerte.

Carl Orff's father, an officer, played the piano and several string instruments. His mother was also a good pianist. It was she who discovered her son’s talent for music and began teaching him. Orff learned to play the piano at age 5. By the age of nine he was already writing long and short pieces of music for his own puppet theater. The boy spent his entire childhood surrounded by music; his parents played four-handed in the evenings and on Sundays. Orff later remarked that “there was music everywhere that influenced me, even if in my infancy I did not take direct part in family concerts.”

Inscription on the grave of Carl Orff in Andechs

Topics in German with translation

Famous German composers and musicians

Clara Wieck und Robert Schumann – Clara Wieck and Robert Schumann

Ich möchte über die erste Liebe von Clara Wieck und Robert Schumann erzählen. I would like to talk about the first love of Clara Wieck and Robert Schumann.

Beide lebten in der Stadt Leipzig. Both lived in the city of Leipzig.

Sie be suchten die Musikschule und lernten dort kennen. They attended music school and met there.

Sie verliebten sich. They fell in love with each other.

Aber der Vater von Clara, Musiklehrer von Beruf, war gegen diese Liebe. But Clara's father, a music teacher by profession, was against this love.

Er wollte, dass seine Tochter die berühmte Pianistin wurde. He wanted his daughter to become a famous pianist.

Seiner Meinung nach wird diese Liebe ihr (Clara) stören. In his opinion, this love will interfere with her (Clara).

Aber die jungen Menschen heirateten sich. But the young people got married.

Diese Geschichte geschah vor fast 200 Jahren in Leipzig. This story happened almost 200 years ago in Leipzig.

Clara wurde zur berühmten Pianistin und Robert – zum berühmten Komponist. Clara became a famous pianist, and Robert became famous composer.

Der Traum des Claras Vaters wurde real (reell). Clara's father's dream came true.

Famous German composers and musicians

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart war der berühmte österreichische Komponist und Musiker. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a famous Austrian composer and musician.

Er lebte im 18. Jahrhundert. He lived in the 18th century.

Er hatte eine Schwester. He had a sister.

Seine Schwester spielte Klavier gut. His sister played the piano well.

Das Kind war sehr talentiert. The child was very talented.

Der Vater war Musiker und Kapellmeister. My father was a musician and bandmaster.

Er machte auf das Talent seines Sohnes aufmerksam. He noticed his son's talent.

Der Vater gab ihm täglich die Musikstunden. His father gave him music lessons every day.

Mit 4 Jahren spielte er ausgezeichnet Klavier und Geige. From the age of 4 he played the piano and violin perfectly.

Schon mit fünf Jahren gab das Kind sein erstes Konzert. Already at the age of 5, the child gave his first concert.

Man nannte ihn ein Wunderkind. He was called a child prodigy.

Die Kinder, mit dem Vater an der Spitze, be suchten viele Länder von Europa. The children, led by their father, visited many European countries.

Sie traten vor dem Publikum auf und hatten einen großen Erfolg. They performed in public and had great success.

Als Komponist hatte er in damaliger Zeit keinen Erfolg. As a composer he was not successful at that time.

Seine wunderschönen Werke wurden nicht gespielt. His delightful works were not played.

Er lebte in Not. He lived in poverty.

Er wurde schwer krank und starb 1791 im Alter von 35 Jahren. He became seriously ill and died in 1791 at the age of 35.

Während seines kurzen Lebens schuf er sehr viele Konzerte, Opern, Symphonien. During his short life he created many concerts, operas, and symphonies.

Das sind „Figaro Hochzeit“, „Don Juan“, „Die Zauberflöte“. This is “The Marriage of Figaro”, “Don Giovanni”, “The Magic Flute”.

Aber später nach seinem Tode wurden seine Werke sehr populär. But later, after his death, his works became very popular.

Heute begeistert seine Musik die Menschen. Now his music delights people.

Man sagt, dass seine Musik heilt. They say his music heals.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven- The greatest composer of the early 19th century. Requiem and Moonlight Sonata are immediately recognizable to anyone. Immortal works The composer has always been and will be popular because of Beethoven's unique style.

- German composer of the 18th century. Without a doubt the founder of modern music. His works were based on the versatility of the harmonies of various instruments. He created the rhythm of music, which is why his works lend themselves easily to modern instrumental processing.

- The most popular and understandable Austrian composer late 18th century. All his works are simple and ingenious. They are very melodic and pleasant. A little serenade, a thunderstorm and many other rock-arranged compositions will have a special place in your collection.

- Austrian composer of the late 18th, early 19th centuries. A truly classical composer. The violin had a special place for Haydn. She is a soloist in almost all of the composer's works. Very beautiful and mesmerizing music.

- Italian composer of the first half of the 18th century No. 1. National temperament and the new approach to arrangement literally exploded in Europe in the mid-18th century. The "Seasons" symphonies are business card composer.

- Polish composer of the 19th century. According to some information, he is the founder of the combined genre of concert and folk music. His polonaises and mazurkas blend seamlessly with orchestral music. The only drawback in the composer's work was considered to be too soft a style (lack of strong and fiery motives).

- German composer of the late 19th century. He was spoken of as the great romantic of his time, and his “German Requiem” eclipsed other works of his contemporaries in its popularity. The style in Brahms's music is qualitatively different from the styles of other classics.

- Austrian composer of the early 19th century. One of the greatest composers unrecognized during his lifetime. Very early death at 31, she did not allow Schubert to fully develop his potential. The songs he wrote were the main source of income when the greatest symphonies were collecting dust on the shelves. It was only after the composer's death that the works were highly appreciated by critics.

- Austrian composer of the late 19th century. The founder of waltzes and marches. We say Strauss - we mean waltz, we say waltz - we mean Strauss. Johann Jr. grew up in the family of his father, a composer. Strauss the elder treated his son's works with disdain. He believed that his son was doing nonsense and therefore humiliated him in every possible way in the world. But Johann the Younger stubbornly continued to do what he loved, and the revolution and the march written by Strauss in its honor proved his son’s genius in the eyes of European high society.

- One of the greatest composers of the 19th century. Master opera art. "Aida" and "Othello" by Verdi are extremely popular today thanks to true talent Italian composer. The tragic loss of his family at the age of 27 crippled the composer, but he did not give up and delved into creativity, writing several operas at once. short term. High society Verdi's talent was highly appreciated and his operas were staged in the most prestigious theaters in Europe.

- Even at the age of 18, this talented Italian composer wrote several operas that became very popular. The crowning achievement of his creation was the revised play “The Barber of Seville.” After presenting her to the public, Gioachino was literally carried in her arms. The success was intoxicating. After this, Rossini became a welcome guest in high society and gained a solid reputation.

- German composer of the early 18th century. One of the founders of opera and instrumental music. In addition to writing operas, Handel also wrote music for “the people,” which was very popular in those days. Hundreds of songs and dance melodies of the composer thundered on the streets and squares in those distant times.

- The Polish prince and composer is self-taught. Having no music education became a famous composer. His famous polonaise is known all over the world. During the composer’s time, a revolution was taking place in Poland, and the marches he wrote became the anthems of the rebels.

- Jewish composer born in Germany. His wedding march and "Dream in summer night"have been popular for hundreds of years. The symphonies and compositions he wrote are successfully received all over the world.

- German composer of the 19th century. His mystically anti-Semitic idea of ​​the superiority of the Aryan race over other races was adopted by the fascists. Wagner's music is very different from the music of his predecessors. It is aimed primarily at connecting man and nature with an admixture of mysticism. His famous operas"The Rings of the Nibelungs" and "Tristan and Isolde" confirm the revolutionary spirit of the composer.

- French composer of the mid-19th century. Creator of "Carmen". From birth he was a child of genius and at the age of 10 he already entered the conservatory. During his short life (he died before he was 37), he wrote dozens of operas and operettas, various orchestral works and ode-symphonies.

- Norwegian composer- lyricist. His works are simply full of melody. During his life he wrote a large number of songs, romances, suites and etudes. His composition "Cave" mountain king" is very often used in cinema and modern stage.

- American composer early 20th century - author of "Rhapsody in Blue", which is especially popular to this day. At 26, he was already Broadway's first composer. Gershwin's popularity quickly spread throughout America, thanks to numerous songs and popular shows.

- Russian composer. His opera "Boris Godunov" is the hallmark of many theaters around the world. The composer in his works relied on folklore, counting folk music- music of the soul. "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Petrovich is one of the ten most popular symphonic sketches in the world.

The most popular and greatest composer of Russia is of course. " Swan Lake" and "Sleeping Beauty", "Slavic March" and "Nutcracker", "Eugene Onegin" and " Queen of Spades". These and many more masterpieces musical art were created by our Russian composer. Tchaikovsky is the pride of Russia. All over the world they know “Balalaika”, “Matryoshka”, “Tchaikovsky”...

- Soviet composer. Stalin's favorite. Mikhail Zadornov strongly recommended listening to the opera “The Tale of a Real Man.” But mostly Sergei Sergeich’s work is serious and deep. "War and Peace", "Cinderella", "Romeo and Juliet", a lot of brilliant symphonies and works for orchestra.

- Russian composer who created his own inimitable style in music. He was a deeply religious man and a special place in his work was given to writing religious music. Rachmaninov also wrote a lot concert music and several symphonies. His last work, “Symphonic Dances,” is recognized as the composer’s greatest work.