Composers

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Richard Wagner's natural father was Carl Friedrich Wagner although he left Wagners mum when he was little. His mother married Ludwig Geyer so he acted like more of a father than his natural father

He composed not three but four ballets for the Ballets russes
The Firebird
Petrouchka
The Rite of Spring and
Appolon Musagetes

He played the Flute.

hi Johann Sebastian Bach worked with church to go against the ideas of the enlightenment. He showed his support by including biblical themes in his music.

coli-flower cheese was the type of genre of music that Purcell composed

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By Wikipedia's definition, counterpoint "is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent."
This being said, there are countless composers who use polyphony and therefore, inevitably, implement counterpoint.

Yes

Mr. Chopin was a Polish composer whose givens names, Frédéric François, are markedly French, probably owing to the fact his father was French. I am only guessing that his Polish mother lost the battle in naming him.

The period in which composers like Domenico Scarlatti and Baldassare Galuppi were active.

The song "You're A Friend of Mine" was written by Narada Walden and Jeffery Cohen in 1985. It was sung by Jackson Browne and Clarence Clemons with background vocals by actress Daryl Hannah.

The composer Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999), best known for the Concierto de Aranjuez (a concerto for guitar and orchestra) was blind. He lost most of his sight at the age of three after contracting diphtheria, and he wrote his music in braille.

Bach was severely sight-inhibited near the end of his life due to cataracts; he died after a botched eye surgery (the same doctor also killed Handel, doing the same operation).

Less well known is piano virtuoso and composer Maria von Paradis, who was a friend of Mozart.

Although he was not blind, late classical/early romantic composer Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-17832) lost his right eye at the age of seven in an accident.

Beethoven is dead. He died in 1827.

October 6, 1986.

Beethoven was a prodigiously gifted musician, and was far better-known as a pianist in 1790s Vienna than he was as a composer. That came later, but his fame in Vienna spread as a result of piano `contests`, notably the one where he dismissed the travelling virtuoso Daniel Steibelt, who vowed never to set foot in Vienna again! Beethoven was, arguably, from the mid 1790s, the finest pianist in Europe, and that is to say, for its time, the world.

Absolutely True

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is the composer of Swan Lake. The scenario for Swan Lake was taken from old Russian folk tales.

Her name was Maria Anna, and "Nannerl" was a nickname from "Anna," similar to the English "Annie." I always wondered why it wasn't "Annchen," the usual German diminutive for Anna, but apparently Austrian-Bavarian German uses the ending "-erl" to make diminutive nicknames. Her brother was "Wolferl" within the family.

Verdi is best known for his operas, including "Aida," "Macbeth," and "Ernani." He also composed a beautiful "Requiem" Mass

Mozart's most important achievement in his early years would be surviving birth. This is not a joke or a poor attempt an an answer. Of the seven children birthed by his mother, only Wolfgang Amadeus and one sister survived.

At a very early age, 4 or 5, Mozart could read and write music, and was very gifted on the piano and violin. Mozart composed two rather short songs when he was five years old. He wrote and played his "Andante" and "Allegro in C" for his father.

Mozart composed 13 symphonies between the ages of 8 and 15.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was definitely a child prodigy.

No, he didnt. There weren't as many prized awards around in those days, but he didnt have an interest in winning, he just wanted to do something he loved!

The main reason why Beethoven became a composer was because of his father's influence. Gifted already, the young Beethoven was forced into a strict regimen of practice, but it did not kill his love of music. He was a passionate and emotional man, who found expression through composition more than just through playing the music others had composed.

George Gershwin had one sister; Francis Gershwin.

yes he did , because he died in Paris.