Music History Final Project

Johann Pachelbel

Sep 1, 1653

Died: March 9th, 1706
From: The Baroque Period
Canon in D major

Antonio Vivaldi

Mar 4, 1678

Died: July 28th, 1741
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Gloria
Born in: Venice, Italy

George Handel

Feb 23, 1685

Died: April 14th, 1759
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Bella Mia Ritrosetta
Born in: Halle, Germany

Johann Sebastian Bach

Mar 23, 1685

Died: July 28th, 1750
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Fugue in D Minor
Born in: Eisenach, Germany

Franz Josef Haydn

Apr 1, 1732

Died: May 31st, 1806
From: The Baroque Period
Famous Work: Symphony No. 94
Born in: Vienna, Austria

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Jan 25, 1756

Died: December 5th, 1791
From: The Classical Era
Famous Work: Rondo Alla Turca
Born in: Vienna, Austria

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Dec 16, 1770

Died: March 26th, 1827
From: The Classical Era
Famous Work: Moonlight Sonata
Born in: Vienna, Austria

Frederic Chopin

Mar 1, 1810

From: The Romantic Era
Famous Compostitions: Waltz No. 1, Fantasie in F Minor.
Born in: Zelazowla Wola, Poland

Richard Wagner

May 22, 1822

Died: February 13, 1883
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Work: Tannhauser
Born in: Leipzig, Germany

Peter Tchaikovsky

May 7, 1840

Died: November 6th, 1893
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Work: The Nutcracker
Born in: Votkinsk, Russia

Edward Greig

Jun 15, 1843

Died: Septermber 4th, 1907
From: The Romantic Era
Famous Work: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Michael Jackson

Aug 29, 1858

Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Billie Jean, Thriller
Born in: Gary, Indiana
Death Date: June 25th, 2009

Claude Debussy

Aug 22, 1862

From: The Impressionism Era
Famous Works: Deux Araesques, Preludes.
Born in: Saint Germane-in-Laye, France

Scott Joplin

Dec 17, 1867

From: Impressionism
Famous Works: The Maple Leaf Rag, Weeping Willow
From: Linden, Texas

Igor Stravinsky

Jun 17, 1882

From: The "Neoclassical" Era
Famous Works: The Firebird, The Rite of Spring
Born in: Oranienbaum, Germany

Louis Armstrong

Aug 4, 1901

From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: What a Wonderful World, Summertime
Born in: New Orleans, Lousiana

Glenn Miller

Mar 1, 1904

Musical Style: Big Band
Famous Works: American Patrol, A String of Pearls
Born in: Clarinda, Iowa
Death Date: December 15th, 1944

Count Basie

Aug 21, 1904

From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: Jumpin' at the Woodside, Broadway
Born in: Red Bank, New Jersey

Benny Goodman

May 30, 1906

Musical Style: Swing and Jazz
Famous Works: Sing Sing Sing, Get Happy
Born in: Chicago, Illinois

John Cage

Sep 5, 1912

From: The Romantic Era
Famous Works: 4'33", and As Slow As Possible
Born in: Los Angeles, California

Billie Holiday

Apr 7, 1915

Musical Style: Jazz
Famous Works: Strange Fruit, All of Me
Born in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ella Fitzgerald

Apr 25, 1917

From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: Dream a Little Dream of Me, I Got it Bad
Born in: Newport News, Louisiana

Dizzie Gillespie

Oct 1, 1917

Musical Style: Jazz
Famous Works: Bebop, Salt Peanuts
Born in: Cheraw, South Carolina
Died in: January 6th, 1993

Charlie Parker

Aug 20, 1920

Musical Style: American Jazz
Famous Songs: Yardbird
Born in: Kansas City, Kansas
Death Date: March 12th, 1955

Sarah Vaughn

Mar 27, 1924

Musical Style: Jazz
Famous Works: Whatever Lola Wants, Broken-Hearted Melody
Born in: Newark, New Jersey
Died: April 3rd, 1990

B.B. King

Sep 16, 1925

Mustical Style: Blue's
Famous Songs: The Thrill is Gone, Don't Answer the Door
Born in: Itta Bena, Mississippi

Miles Davis

May 26, 1926

Musical Style: American Jazz
Famous Works: So What, My Funny Valentine
Born in: Alton, Illinois
Died on: September 28th, 1991

Chuck Berry

Oct 18, 1926

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Works: You Never Can Tell, Johnny B, Goode
Born in: St. Louis, Missouri

The Big Bopper

Oct 24, 1930

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Chantilly Lace, White Lightening
Born in: Sabine Pass, Texas
Death Date: February 3rd, 1959

James Brown

May 3, 1933

Musical Style: Funk
Famous Songs: I Got You, Hot Pants
Born in: Barnwell, South Carolina
Death Date: December 25th, 2006

Elvis Presley

Jan 8, 1935

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Jailhouse Rock, That's All Right
Born in: Tupelo, Mississippi
Death Date: August 16th, 1977

Jerry Lee Lewis

Sep 29, 1935

Musical Style: American Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Great Balls of Fire, Breathless
Born in: Ferriday, Louisiana

Buddy Holly

Sep 7, 1936

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Peggy Sue, True Love Ways
Born in: Lubbock, Texas
Death Date: February 3rd, 1959

Herbie Hancock

Apr 12, 1940

Musical Style: Jazz and Swing
Famous Works: Watermelon Man, Cantaloupe Island
Born in: Chicago, Illinois

Joan Baez

Jan 9, 1941

Musical Style: American Folk Singer
Famous Songs: Donna Donna, Here's To You
Born in: Staten Island, New York

Richie Valens

May 13, 1941

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Donna, La Bamba
Born in: Los Angeles, California
Death Date: February 3rd, 1959

Bob Dylan

May 24, 1941

Musical Style: Pop Music
Famous Songs: Knockin' on Heavens Door, Hurricane
Born in: Duluth, Minesota

Aretha Franklin

Mar 25, 1942

Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Respect, Natural Woman
Born in: Memphis, Tennessee

Janis Joplin

Jan 19, 1943

Musical Style: American Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Cry Baby, To Love Somebody
Born in: Port Arthur, Texas
Death Date: October 4th, 1970

Joni Mitchell

Nov 7, 1943

Musical Style: Folk Singer
Famous Songs: Night Ride Home, California
Born in: Fort Macleod, Canada

Elton John

Mar 25, 1947

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Your Song, Tiny Dancer
Born in: Pinner, London

Billy Joel

May 4, 1949

Musical Style: American Song Writer/Composer
Famous Songs: Piano Man, My Life
Born in: New York City, New York

Bill Haley and his Comets

Apr 12, 1954

Syle of Music: Rock and Roll
Famous Works: Rock Around the Clock,

Madonna

Aug 15, 1958

Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Like A Virgin, Hung Up
Born in: Bay City, Michigan

The Beatles

Oct 5, 1962

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Yesterday, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

The Rolling Stones

Jun 7, 1963

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Paint it Black, Angie

The Who

Dec 18, 1968

Musical Styles: English Rock Band
Famous Songs: My Generation, Magic Bus

Led Zeppelin

Jan 12, 1969

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love

The Beach Boys

Feb 8, 1974

Musical Style: American Rock Band
Famous Songs: Kokomo, Wouldn't it Be Nice

KISS

Feb 18, 1974

Musical Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Rock and Roll All Nite, Forever

The Grateful Dead

Sep 17, 1975

Muscial Style: Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: Ripple, Box of Rain

The Village People

Jul 17, 1977

Musical Style: Pop
Famous Songs: Y.M.C.A., Macho Man

The Cars

Jun 6, 1978

Musical Style: American Rock Band
Famous Songs: Drive, Tonight She Comes

The Clash

Nov 18, 1981

Musical Style: Punk
Famous Songs: Should I Stay or Should I Go, London Calling

Duran Duran

Oct 18, 1982

Musical Style: English Rock
Famous Songs: The Wild Boys, Come Undone

A-Ha

Sep 14, 1984

Musical Style: New Wave
Famous Songs: Take on Me, Crying in the Rain

The Pet Shop Boys

Dec 18, 1984

Musical Style: Disco
Famous Songs: Go West, It's A Sin

Nirvana

Dec 1, 1989

Musical Style: Grunge
Famous Songs: Smells Like Teenage Spirit, Come As You Are

Green Day

Feb 1, 1994

Musical Style: Punk
Famous Songs: 21 Guns, American Idiot

Duke Ellington

Apr 29, 2013

From: The 20th Century
Famous Works: Echoes of Harlem, Satin Doll
Born in: Washington, D.C.

Ray Charles

Dec 18, 2013

Musical Style: Soul music
Famous Songs: You Don't Know Me, Mess Around
Born in: Albany Georgia
Death Date: June 10th, 2004

The Mamas and the Papas

Dec 18, 2013

Musical Style: American Folk-Rock
Famous Songs: Monday Monday, California Dreamin'

Jimi Hendrix

Dec 18, 2013

Musical Style: American Rock and Roll
Famous Songs: All Along the Watchtower, Purple Haze
Born in: Seattle, Washington
Death Date: September 18th, 1970

ABBA

Dec 18, 2013

Musical Style: Disco
Famous Song: Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia