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   Johann Pachelbel

   Johann Pachelbel Born: 1653, Nuremberg, Germany Died: March 3, 1706, Nuremberg, Germany German composer and organist. He was taught by two local musicians, Heinrich Schwemmer and G. C. Wecker. In 1669 he entered the university at Altdorf and was organist of the Lorenzkirche there, but left after...

   Feb 24, 2015
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   Ludwig van Beethoven

   Ludwig van Beethoven Born: December 1770 in Bonn, Germany Died: 26 March 1827 (cirrhosis of the liver, plus dropsy) Ludwig van Beethoven is the most famous classical composer of the western world. Beethoven is remembered for his powerful and stormy compositions, and for continuing to compose and...

   Feb 24, 2015
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   Antonio Vivaldi

   Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian violinist and composer whose concertos were widely known and influential throughout Europe. Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4, 1678. His first music teacher was his father, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi. The elder Vivaldi was a well-respected...

   Feb 23, 2015
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   Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

   Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Born: 7 May 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia Died: 6 November 1893 in St. Petersburg Russian composer Peter (Pyotr) Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most-recognized melodies of classical music, and his ballet The Nutcracker endures as a winter holiday favorite. He began...

   Feb 23, 2015