Add a composer game

[wljmrbill]

Johnn G. Eckard - 1735 - 1809 German composer of the classical era. was a pianist and composed for piano

 

[rovikered]

(Sir)George Dyson(1883-1964) who composed organ and church music, piano and orchestral music as well as some some larger choral works.

 

[marval]

Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741 - 1801) He was taught by the organist and cantor of the Kreuzschule, Gottfried August Homilius a student of Bach.

 

[wljmrbill]

Piero Niro - 1957... Italian composer, pianist, professor.. orchestral to solo compositions from 1980 to 2003 some 40+.

 

[marval]

Kaspar Othmayr - (1515 - 1553) - German composer of, German Medieval Chants and Harpsichord music.

 

[wljmrbill]

Franz Xaver Richter....1709-1789 - singer and composer of the famous court of Elector Karl of Mannheim... composed 68 symphonies, and numerous concertos. Mozart was a fan of his work.

 

[marval]

Edmund Rubbra (1901 - 1986) - English composer and pianist, he compsed eleven symphonies, and violin and cello sonatas.

 

[rovikered]

JuliusReubke a pupil of Liszt. Reubke's most famous composition is (to organists, at least) his large scale virtuosic Sonata on the 94th Psalm. Sadly, this highly promising young composer died at the early age of 24. He also composed a Piano Sonata.

 

[rovikered]

To comply with the rules of this game I should have begun with 'A', so here goes with Richard Addinsell whose most famous piece must be the 'Warsaw' Concerto, but he composed a large quantity of other music, too.

 

[wljmrbill]

Franz Lehar - 1870-1948.. many famous pieces and for many venues for sure.." Merry Widow" some of the more famous

 

[methodistgirl]

Neil Diamond known for songs like Cherry Cherry to the resent Pretty
Amazing Grace. As for classic composers Beethoven.
judy tooley

 

[wljmrbill]

Judy should have began with an "R" ( Lehar).. so I will take your (d) from Diamond.

Albert Hermann Dietrich - 1829-1908 conductor and composer..one opera " Robin Hood" in 1879., orchestral, choral and solo instrument works.

 

[marval]

Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000) - American composer of Armenian/Scottish descent he composed around 500 pieces.

 

[Montefalco]

Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) - Finnish composer with close ties to the spectral movement in modern music.

 

[rovikered]

John Ogdon (1937-1989) - English; most famous as one of the greatest 20th century pianists. Less well-known as a composer but his works include Piano Concertos, a Piano Sonata and at least one opera. He himself recorded his Piano Concerto No.1 and his Piano Sonata.

 

[Montefalco]

Luigi Nono (1924-1990) - An Italian composer, part of the Darmstadt school of serialist earlier on, then moved to microtonality.

 

[SilverLuna]

I'm going to jump in here if you all don't mind...
Ovchinnikov, Vyacheslav: born May 29, 1936
Russian composer, music includes Russian Rhapsodies, Russian songs, film music, etc.

 

[Montefalco]

Claude Vivier (1948-1983) - A Canadian composer of music influenced by spectralism and traditional Asian music.

 

[Teo]

Giovanni Zamboni

 

[Alban Berg]

Alexander Scriabin