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Italian theorist, teacher, administrator, and composer, French music such as opera and teaching others, composed 38 dramatic works, choral music, chamber music, pedagogical works, cantatas, sonatas, and masses
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helped move music toward Romanticism, composed 9 symphonies, 1 opera, concertos, overtures, chamber music, choral music, aria, lieder, string quartets, masses, and 32 piano sonatas, established heroic topic in orchestral music
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German writer, artist, and composer, wrote the Nutcracker fable, stage works, piano works, vocal works, and some chamber/orchestral works
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Italian violinist and composer, composed violin orchestral works, chamber music, vocal works, and violin solos, contributed to the history of violin
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German composer, copyist, and pianist, studied under Beethoven, composed piano works, 8 symphonies, 54 songs, concertos, overtures, and chamber music
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Founder of German romantic opera, composed other dramatic works, cantatas, concertos, piano works, songs, 2 symphonies, and writings, studying with Micheal Haydn, was an important conductor
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most famous composer in Vienna, Italian composer, composed 39 operas, choral music, vocal works, and 2 sinfonia
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studied under Mayr, composed 70 operas, symphonies, choral music, 100 songs, and chamber music, composed in all genres
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Austrian composer, created artistic and dramatic Lieder, used expansive melodies, frequent modulations, composed over 600 Lieder, piano works, chamber music, 9 symphonies, 13 operas, and choral music
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Italian opera composer, composed 10 serious operas, operas had passion, action, and emotion
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French composer, conductor, innovator, and writing, leading French musician, composed operas, chamber music, choral music, works of nontraditional genres, vocal works, writings, tone poems, symphonies, and other writings
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Father of Russian music, composed stage works, chamber music, vocal works, piano works, and orchestral works
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German composer who was often discouraged from composing, sister to Felix Mendelssohn, composed an overture, 28 choral works, chamber music, and 250 lieder
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German composer, revived Bach's music, composed symphonies, concertos, chamber music, Lieder, piano works, and organ works, composed in a conservative style, important in conducting
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Where the most radical changes of music occurred, emotions were a major influence on music, programmatic music, large and grand productions, beginnings of the drift of strict harmonies, improvisation was left in the baroque era
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critic, composer, and editor, composed 4 symphonies, Lieder, chamber music, piano works, concertos, and 1 opera, lost his sanity ahah
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Polish/French composer, pianist, composed piano concertos, chamber music (involving piano), and sonatas, innovated new piano techniques, known for character pieces
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Conductor, author, virtuoso pianist, supported Wagner, innovated musical form, aesthetics and harmonics, composed tone poems (invented orchestral tone poems),dramatic works, vocal works, piano works, and concertos, also wrote
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United Kingdom versus Napoleon, involved the U.S. by capturing people and forcing them to be a part of the Royal Navy, U.K. supported Native Americans to prevent the U.S. from moving west
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leading Italian opera composer, composed 26 operas and choral music, national hero of Italy
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created German Music Drama, conductor, writer, and musical innovator, composed operas, music dramas, writings, 2 poor symphonies, Anti-Semite, influenced western harmony
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French composer, composed 12 operas, oratorios, masses, choral music, piano works
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virtuoso pianist, wife to Robert Schumann, friend of Brahms, composed Lieder and piano concerto
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French composer/teacher/organist, composed stage works, choral music, chamber music, vocal works, piano works, orchestral works, songs, and organ works
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Czech composer, established Czech opera, composed tone poems and operas
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Austrian composer and organist, followed Wagner, composed symphonies, organ works and choral music, known for large orchestrations
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Viennese composer, conductor and violinist, "Waltz-King", composed Viennese operetas
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American songwriter, composed songs, had a vernacular style
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Austrian composer, composed 4 symphonies, concertos, Lieder, German Requiem, piano works, other orchestral works, chamber music, and choral music, one of the first editors of Bach's music, classic-romantic, friends with Schumann, conductor and pianist, never wrote an opera
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French composer, organist, and pianist, also wrote, composed stage works, choral works, chamber music, piano works, songs, and orchestral works
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French composer, created new type of French opera (serious), composed songs, dramatic works and piano works
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One of the Russian Mighty Five, composed operas, orchestral works, Russian songs and cycles, and piano works
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American organist and composer, composed stage works, songs, orchestral works, choral music, piano works, chamber works, and wrote, Harvard's first professor of music
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Russian composer, conductor, and teacher, composed stage works, 6 symphonies, symphonic poems, concerts, songs, choral music, and chamber music, he also wrote
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Most famous Czech composer, composed 9 symphonies, choral music, orchestral works, songs, concertos, piano works, and chamber music, influenced by African-American and Native American music/culture
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Russian Mighty Five, teacher, conductor, and composer, composed symphonies, chamber music, symphonic poems, sons, 20 stage works, choral music, piano works, and also wrote
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French composer, keyboardist, and teacher, composed stage works, choral music, songs, vocal works, orchestral works, chamber music, piano works, and wrote, foreshadowed modern tonality and style, head of Paris Conservatory, important teacher
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Cezch composer, ethnomusicologist, composed stage works, orchestral works, chamber music, choral music, keyboard works, and folksong arrangements,
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American composer, composed over 100 marches, vocal works, leader of the U.S. Marine Band in 1880
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English composer, composed symphonies, overtures, 9 stage works, choral music, chamber music, piano works
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Italian opera composer, composed 10 operas, vocal works, instrumental and chamber works, aimed for realism, most successful Italian opera composer after Verdi
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Composed 250 Lieder and 1 opera, influenced by Wagner