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Johann Sebastián Bach (orphan) |
1685 - 1750 Eisenach, Germany Taught by brother to play organ 14 - won choral scholarship and attended school in Hamburg 18 - was appointed organist. Spent a year in Mülhausen 1708 -1717 was court organist/chamber musician to Duke of Weimar 1717 - 1723 Anhalt-Cothen - Bach prospered under patronage of Prince Leopold of Cothen. Bach remarried Anna Magdalena (had 20 children) 1724 - 1750 was in Leipzig as Cantor of St Thomas church. taught choir and was music director/composer and organist. 1729 - enjoyed being leader of collegium musicum for a decade. Dedicated music to Elector of Saxony Met Frédéric the great |
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George Handel (courtbarber) |
1685 - 1759 Halle, Germany Father: barber mother: ministers daughter Learned organ from choir master in Halle. Spend year at University of Halle for law at 12 he Became assistant to organist at cathedral of Halle also violinist in Hamburg orchestra 1706 - 1709 spent three years in Italy (met Domenico Scarletti) 1710 was Kappellmeister for Elector of Hanover 1710 -1711 moved to England and received pension if king George/aristocrats to form royal Academy of music to promote Italian opera (lasted 8 year) |
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Joseph Haydn (wheelwright) |
1732 - 1809 Rohrau, Austrian Father: Wheelwright 8 - 17 Was chorister/violin student at St Stephen's in Vienna. After he taught, played violin, studied voice Nichola Proposa until 20 1761 - became Kappellmeister to Esterházy family. remained with them for almost 30 years. Conduced/trained musicians/composed/taught music and coordinated musical life of palace. Haydn stayed bc he experimented had orchestra and no competition though he was servant After Prince Esterhazy's death, he stayed in Vienna (after 1791) 1729 - on trip to England was giving Honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Oxford University 1800 - wife and two brothers passed away within 6 years Met Mozart and Beethoven
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (violinist in court) |
1756 - 1791 Salzburg, Vienna Toured europe with sister. Was seriously composing by teens. Taught by father who was 4rth violinist to Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg Worked for Hieronymous von Colloredo (prince-archbishop of Salzburg Taught Barbara Ployer keyboard and wrote concertos for her Worked for Emperor Joseph II Peak of success was Marriage of Figaro Famous ppl: Empress Maria Theresa King George III of England Lorenzo de Poute (liberettist for eine kline nachtmusic) |
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (singer/drunk) |
1770 - 1827 Bonn, Germany Father: was singer to Court of Archbishop of Cologne (alcoholic) 10 he took lessons with Christian Neefe 12 allowed to direct Orchestra and began composing Met Haydn in 1790 and travelled to Vienna Played in court chapel by 12 and harpsichord and viola by 18 Works dedicated to nobility: prince Lichnowsky Count waldstein Count Razumowsky Napoleon
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Franz Schubert (schoolmaster) |
1791 - 1828 Vienna, Austria 12th out of 14 kids. Father was elementary school teacher Father taught him Violin and brother taught him piano 11 passed entrance exam for convict school which trained chorister. Also taught by Antonio Salieri (also tutored beethoven and czerny) Became school teacher at 17 but composed more than he taught. Often lived with friends, was never really successful 1828 had concert in Vienna, was only success he had in lifetime Was typical starving artist Loved beethoven |
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Frédéric Chopin |
1810 - 1849 Zelazowa Wola, Poland (near Warsaw) Father: French mother : Polish Mother taught him piano. Was compared to Mozart, began composing at 7 1816 - 1822 had professional lessons until he surpassed teacher 16 studied at Warsaw school of music Fell in love with Konstancja Gladkowski (nothing happened) but inspired most compositions Toured europe to win fame 1829 travelled to Vienna. Wrote Revolutionary etude after Warsaw suffered a revolt. Moved to Paris after Russian invasion. Made money teaching Met liszt in 1832 (friends) 1835 Met Robert Schumann on trip to Leipzig Met Aurure Dudevant (George sand) through liszt 1838 traveled to Majorca together. Ended badly 1840 - 1845 chopin and sands parted ways Played for Queen Victoria in London Friends with : liszt, rossi ni, Schumann and Mendelssohn, Victor Hugo, Heinrich herne and Delacroix |
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Héctor Berlioz |
1803 - 1869 Cote st andre, France Father was Dr. Was expected to be Dr too Never played piano, learned flute and studied harmony 14 began composing 18 went to medical school in Paris Quit 2 years later to join Paris conservatories. Father cut him off Depended on pupils. Sung in chorus and wrote 1827 discovered Shakespeare and actress Harriet Smithers on 1830 won Prix de Rome and traveled to Italy Met Camille Moke before leaving to Italy. Moke married someone else and berlioz considered killing them 1833 Married Harriet smitherson. Had one son 1842 had affair with Marie Recro and eventually married Met liszt, Schumann, Mendelssohn Wagner and chopin 1843 published grand traits d'instrumentation modernes |
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Georges Bizet |
1838 - 1875 Paris, France father was singing teacher and mother was pianist entered paris conservatoire at age 9 studied counterpoint with Charles Gounod and composition with Jacques Halevy 19 - won Prix de rome and stayed in Rome for three years 1863 - Leon Carvalho - opera manager of Theatre Lyrique asked Bizet to complete three act opera in exotic location Led to Les Pecheurs de perles earned a living arranging other composer's music and giving piano lessons 1867 - opera la jolie fille de perth was staged 1869 Bizet married Halevy's daughter and had a son 1872 Bizet worked on one act opera Djamileh but met with little success 1873 Bizet had Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy's liberetto for Carmen 1875 Opera premiered but met little success as well. Died three months after |
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Achille- Claude Debussy |
1862 - 1918 St Germain-en-laye, France Parents were shop keepers first piano lesson at 7, by 11 Debussy entered Paris Conservatoire, studied piano and composition with Ernest Guiraud Worked for two years for Nadezhda von Meck and family until 1883 when he won second place in Prix de Rome 1884 - won first prize for cantata: L'enfant prodigue, left as soon as two years finished 1887 onward - focused on composing not preforming 1888 - heard wagner's music in Bayreuth and loved it but later turned against german music 1892 - began composing prelude to the afternoon of a faun and premiered two years later turned Maurice Maeterlinck's play Pelleas et Melisande into opera (took almost a decade) 1899 - married his first wife Rosalie Texier 1901 - became music critic of Le revue Blance 1904 - Left first wife and married Emma Bardac, they married in 1908 and had a daughter: Claude Emma (Chouchou) who he adored took trips to England frmo 1908 and 1909 and were successful eventually appointed a member of advisory board of Paris Conservatory 1909 Debussy began composing first book of Preludes, publisher asked him to produce edition of Chopin's music in 1915 and debussy wrote his own etudes Linked with impressionist movement but he disliked term and described himself as a symbolist Diagnosed with cancer in 1909 |
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Igor Stranvinksy |
1882 - 1971 Oraniembaum near Leningrad (Russian) Father was lead singer with Imperial Opera. Brothers were important influence during Igor's life Was giving piano lessons but expected to sutdy law and graduated in 1905 studied composition and harmony privately 1912 - Brought compositions to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov head of the Russian Conservatory and well known Russian Composer Taught Stravinsky composition and instrumentation 1906 - married cousin Catherine Nossenko 1909 - several of his pieces were preformed and was discovered by Sergei Diaghilev Diaghilev commissioned work from him for Les Ballets Russes in Paris 1910 - stravinsky was to write ballet score for The firebird, led to composition of Petrushka and Rite of Spring 1914 - Stravinksy moved to Swizterland and wrote two Symphonies during this time 1939 - Mother and wife died, stravinksy vised the USA and lectured at Harvard University "Poetics of Music" After second world war, Stravinksy stayed in USA and remarried |
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Leonard Bernstein |
1918 - 1990 Lawrence, Massachusetts Took piano as child at 12 studied piano at New England Conservatory of Music Studied at Harvard University 1939 - graduated and continued studies at Curtis Institute from 1939 - 41 (studying piano orchestration and conducting 1943 - Conducting debut when Bruno Walter fell ill and Berstein replaced him Also became assistant conductor at the Tanglewood festival in 1942 After 1951 - Bernstein headed orchestral and conducting departments 1940s - Jerome Robbins wanted to choreograph a bellet and asked Bernstein 1944 - Fancy Free premiered at Metropolitan Opera House Also collaborated to create on the town 1951 - Bernstein married 1966 - accepted into Viennese school also recieved acclaim through winning Grammy's Emmys and a tony |
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Alexina Louie |
1949 - Vancouver, Canada Father was importer/exporter of chinese food Began lessons at 7 with Jean Lyons finished ARCT preformers at 17 Attended UBC for composition and graduated with a BA in Music History Continued studying in University of California, completed masters of Arts in Composition in 1974 Lived in California during 1970s teaching piano theory and eletronic composition 1980 - lived in Toronto composing works for concert dance television and film Wrote music for 86 expo preformed by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra "The Ringing Earth" Was co-commissioned for Shattered Nights, Shivering Stars which premiered in 1997 Louie collaborated with husband Alex Pauk for films such as Last Night Also co-wrote for The five Senses which won praise at 1999 Cannes Film Festival 1999 - Premier of O Magnum Mysterium: In memoriam Glann Gould Developed full-length Opera "the scarlet princess" for Canadian Opera company with David Henry Hwang Has served as composer in residence for music festivals such as 1993 Scotia Festival or 1994 Vancouver Chamber Music Festival 2005 - became Officer of Order of Canada and next year was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
