Encyclopedia subject

Symphony

251 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Page 2 of 3

Joonas KokkonenPerson · Music memorabiliaJoonas Kokkonen (13 November 1921 – 2 October 1996) was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous Finnish composers of the 20th century after Sibelius;
Josef MyslivečekPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer. He contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music.
Joseph Martin KrausPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Martin Kraus (20 June 1756 – 15 December 1792), was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire.
Joseph MarxAuthor · BooksJoseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (11 May 1882 – 3 September 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.
Joseph TouchemoulinPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Touchemoulin (23 October 1727 – 25 October 1801) was a French violinist and composer of the classical period who mainly worked in Bonn and Regensburg.
Joseph WölflPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Joseph Woelfl
Jovdat HajiyevPerson · Music memorabiliaAhmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (Əhməd-Cövdət İsmayıl oğlu Hacıyev / Әһмәд-Ҹөвдәт Исмајыл оғлу Һаҹыјев, June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major Azerbaijani composers of the…
Józef KofflerPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was the first Polish composer living before the Second World War to apply the twelve-tone composition tec
Julius RöntgenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Julius Röntgen
Karel Boleslav JirákPerson · Music memorabiliaKarel Boleslav Jirák (né Karel Bohuslav Jirák; January 28, 1891, Prague, Bohemia – January 30, 1972, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was a Czechoslovak composer and conductor.
Karl GoldmarkPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Karl Goldmark
Karl WeiglPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Ignaz Weigl (6 February 1881 – 11 August 1949) was a Jewish Austrian composer and pianist, who later became a naturalized American citizen in 1943.
Kōsaku YamadaPerson · Music memorabilia
Krzysztof MeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaKrzysztof Meyer (born 11 August 1943) is a Polish composer, pianist, and music scholar, formerly dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music (now…
Kunihiko HashimotoPerson · Music memorabilia
Kurt AtterbergPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Magnus Atterberg (Swedish: [²atːɛrbærj], 12 December 1887 – 15 February 1974) was a Swedish composer and civil engineer.
Kurt WeillPerson · Music memorabiliaKurt Julian Weill (German: [vaɪl]; March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United…
Lars-Erik LarssonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Larsson
Lennox BerkeleyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley CBE (12 May 190326 December 1989) was an English composer.
Leonard BernsteinAuthor · BooksLeonard Bernstein (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian.
Leopold HofmannPerson · Music memorabiliaLeopold Hofmann (also Ludwig Hoffman, Leopold Hoffman, Leopold Hoffmann; 14 August 1738 – 17 March 1793) was an Austrian composer of classical music.
Lepo SumeraPerson · Music memorabiliaLepo Sumera (8 May 1950 – 2 June 2000) was an Estonian composer and teacher.
Louis Moreau GottschalkPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was a Louisiana Creole and Jewish-American composer, pianist, and virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works.
Louis SpohrPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Spohr (5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conductor.
Ludvig NormanAuthor · BooksLudvig Norman (28 August 183128 March 1885) was a Swedish composer, conductor, pianist, and music teacher.
Ludwig ThuillePerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille /ˈtui̯lə/ (30 November 1861 – 5 February 1907) was an Austrian composer and teacher, numbered for a while among the leading operatic composers of the…
Ludwig van BeethovenPerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist.
Manfred GurlittPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Manfred Gurlitt in 1942
Marcel LandovskiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel François Paul Landowski (18 February 1915 – 23 December 1999) was a French composer, biographer and arts administrator.
Mason BatesPerson · Music memorabiliaMason Wesley Bates (born January 23, 1977) is a Grammy award-winning American composer of symphonic music and DJ of electronic dance music.
Max BruchPerson · Music memorabiliaMax Bruch (6 January 1838 – 2 October 1920) was a German Romantic composer, violinist, teacher, and conductor who wrote more than 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of…
Michael HaydnPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Michael Haydn by Franz Xaver Hornöck
Mily Alexeyevich BalakirevPerson · Music memorabiliaMily Alexeyevich Balakirev[1] (–) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known today primarily for his work promoting musical nationalism and his encouragement of more famous…
Mozart Camargo GuarnieriAuthor · BooksMozart Camargo Guarnieri (February 1, 1907 – January 13, 1993) was a Brazilian composer.
Napoléon Henri ReberPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Napoléon Henri Reber. C.
Natanael BergPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Natanael Rexroth-Berg (9 February 1879 – 14 October 1957) was a Swedish composer.
Niels GadePerson · Music memorabiliaNiels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher.
Niels Viggo BentzonPerson · Film memorabiliaNiels Viggo Bentzon (24 August 1919 – 25 April 2000) was a Danish composer and pianist.
Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five.
Otto KlempererPerson · Music memorabiliaOtto Nossan Klemperer (14 May 18856 July 1973) was a German composer and conductor, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain.
Paul Ben-HaimPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Ben-Haim (or Paul Ben-Chaim; 5 July 1897 – 14 January 1984) was an Israeli composer.
Paul CrestonPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Creston (born Giuseppe Guttoveggio; October 10, 1906 – August 24, 1985) was a prolific American composer of classical music and an organist.
Paul DukasPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Abraham Dukas (lang 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher.
Paul HindemithPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Hindemith (POWL HIN-də-mit; German: [ˌpaʊ̯l ˈhɪndəmɪt]; 16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor.
Paul Le FlemPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic.
Paul von KlenauPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul August von Klenau (11 February 1883 – 31 August 1946) was a Danish-born composer who worked primarily in Germany and Austria.
Pavel KoganPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Moscow.
Pelle Gudmundsen-HolmgreenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (2012)
Peter Lange-MüllerPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1 December 1850 – 26 February 1926) was a Danish composer and pianist.
Peter Racine FrickerPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Racine Fricker (5 September 19201 February 1990) was an English composer, among the first to establish his career entirely after the Second World War.
Pēteris BarisonsPerson · Music memorabiliaPēteris Barisons (Sēlpils, 18 April 1904 — 13 July 1947) was a Latvian late romantic composer noted specially for his vocal output, which remain his most performed works.
Peteris VasksPerson · Music memorabilia
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period.
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsAuthor · BooksRalph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral…
Richard StraussPerson · Music memorabiliaStrauss#Richard Strauss (disambiguation)Richard Strauss (disambiguation)
Robert CasadesusPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Marcel Casadesus (kazadˈsy; 7 April 1899 – 19 September 1972) was a French pianist and composer.[1] He was the most prominent member of a distinguished musical family, being the…
Robert FuchsPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Fuchs (15 February 1847 – 19 February 1927) was an Austrian composer and music teacher.
Robert SimpsonPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Wilfred Levick Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer, as well as a long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.
Robert VolkmannPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Robert Volkmann (6 April 1815 – 30 October 1883) was a German composer.
Rodion ShchedrinPerson · Music memorabiliaRodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; 16 December 1932 – 29 August 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, and music teacher.
Roger SessionsPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music.
Roman PalesterPerson · Music memorabiliaRoman Palester (28 December 1907 – 25 August 1989) was a Polish composer of classical music.
Roy HarrisPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Harris (seated) playing piano with his former student George Lynn
Rudolf MauersbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolf Mauersberger (29 January 1889 – 22 February 1971) was a German choral conductor and composer. His younger brother Erhard was also a conductor and composer.
Rued LanggaardPerson · Music memorabiliaRued Langgaard (Danish: [ˈʁuðˀ ˈlɑŋˌkɒˀ]; born Rud Immanuel Langgaard; 28 July 1893 – 10 July 1952) was a late-Romantic Danish composer and organist.
Salvador Brotons i SolerPerson · Music memorabiliaSalvador Brotons (born 17 July 1959) is a Catalan composer, conductor, and flautist.
Samuel AdlerPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Adler was a German and American conductor, composer, musicologist, music educator, university teacher and music arranger (born 1928).
Sem DresdenPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel "Sem" Dresden (April 20, 1881 in Amsterdam – July 30, 1957 at The Hague) was a Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher.
Sergei Ivanovich TaneyevPerson · Music memorabiliaSergey Ivanovich Taneyev (pron; –) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author.
Sergei LyapunovPerson · Music memorabiliaSergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov (or Liapunov, sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʲɪpʊˈnof; 8 November 1924) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor.
Sergei ProkofievPerson · Music memorabiliaSergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (– 5 March 1953)While Prokofiev himself believed 11/23 April to be his birth date, the posthumous discovery of his birth certificate showed that he was actually…
Sergei SlonimskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sergei Slonimsky in October 2017
Sergio RendinePerson · Music memorabiliaSergio Rendine (7 September 1954 – 21 April 2023) was an Italian composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, cantatas and chamber music.
Shinichiro IkebePerson · Music memorabiliaShin'ichirō Ikebe (池辺晋一郎 Ikebe Shin'ichirō; born September 15, 1943, in Mito, Ibaraki) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Tatsuya KatoPerson · Music memorabiliaTatsuya Kato is a Japanese anime composer and arranger. He is known for his works on many anime series, including Future Diary, Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya,…
Tikhon KhrennikovPerson · Music memorabiliaTikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (10 June 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also…
Tomaso AlbinoniPerson · Music memorabiliaTomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era.
Toshihiko SahashiPerson · Music memorabiliaBorn November 12, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese composer. He graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1986.
Valentyn SylvestrovPerson · Music memorabiliaValentin Vasylyovych Silvestrov (born 30 September 1937) is a Ukrainian composer and pianist who plays and writes contemporary classical music.
Vasily KalinnikovPerson · Music memorabiliaVasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (13 January 1866 [O.S. 1 January 1866] – 11 January 1901 [O.S. 29 December 1900]) was a Russian composer.
Victor BendixPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Victor Bendix.
Victorin de JoncièresPerson · Music memorabiliaFélix-Ludger Rossignol (12 April 1839 – 26 October 1903), known as Victorin de Joncières (viktɔʁɛ̃ də ʒɔ̃sjɛʁ), was a French composer and music critic.
Virgil ThomsonPerson · Music memorabiliaVirgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music.
Vladimír GodárPerson · Music memorabiliaVladimír Godár (born 16 March 1956, in Bratislava) is a Slovak classical and film score composer.
Vyacheslav OvchinnikovPerson · Music memorabiliaVyacheslav Aleksandrovich Ovchinnikov (29 May 1936 in Voronezh, Soviet Union – 4 February 2019 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian composer.
Vytautas BacevičiusPerson · Music memorabiliaVytautas Bacevičius (9 September 1905, in Łódź, Poland [then Russian Empire] – 15 January 1970, in New York City, United States) was a Lithuanian composer of radical and modernistic…
Walter PistonPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Hamor Piston, Jr. (January 20, 1894 – November 12, 1976), was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University.
Wenzel PichlPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bust of Pichl on his birth house
Wilhelm FurtwänglerPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (25 January 188630 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer.
Wilhelm StenhammarPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist.
William AlwynArtist · PaintingsWilliam Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith;[1] 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985)[2] was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher who composed over 200 cinematic scores, of which…
William BoycePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — William Boyce by John Russell, 1776
William WaltonPerson · Music memorabiliaSir William Turner Walton (29 March 1902 – 8 March 1983) was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to…
Władysław ŻeleńskiPerson · Music memorabiliaWładysław Żeleński was a Polish pianist, composer, music educator, professor, organist and conductor (1837–1921). He was born in Grodkowice and died in Kraków.
Wolfgang RihmPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Michael Rihm (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʁiːm]; 13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe.
Yasushi AkutagawaPerson · Music memorabiliaJuly 12, 1925 – January 31, 1989 was a Japanese composer and conductor. His father was Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.

All subjects Return to the Encyclopedia