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Classical Composers
Explore the lives of classical composers in their own words or in the words of a biographer. Our wide range of biographies and autobiographies are perfect for finding out more about your favourite composer. We have biographies for composers including J.S. Bach, Leonard Bernstein, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frederic Handel and many more.
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Further Reading: Classical Composers
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Eric Saylor's biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams
15th Dec 2022
David delves into one of our Books of the Year, offering his thoughts on a fascinating new biography by author and musicologist Eric Saylor of Ralph Vaughan Williams, released during the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth and published by Oxford University Press as part of their Master Musicians series.
Popular Subjects: Classical Composers
- Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Berlioz, Hector
- Bernstein, Leonard
- Brahms, Johannes
- Britten, Benjamin
- Bruckner, Anton
- Cage, John
- Chopin, Frédéric
- Copland, Aaron
- Debussy, Claude
- Elgar, Edward
- Gershwin, George
- Handel, George Frideric
- Haydn, Joseph
- Liszt, Franz
- Mahler, Gustav
- Mendelssohn, Felix
- Messiaen, Olivier
- Monteverdi, Claudio
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Schoenberg, Arnold
- Schubert, Franz
- Schumann, Robert
- Shostakovich, Dmitri
- Sibelius, Jean
- Strauss, Richard
- Stravinsky, Igor
- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph
- Verdi, Giuseppe
- Wagner, Richard
