Great composers of the world

Great composers, whose names are widely known throughout the world, created a huge number of valuable works. Their creations are truly unique. Each of them has an individual and unique style.

Great composers of the world (foreign). List

Below are the foreign composers of different ages, whose names are known throughout the world. It:

• A. Vivaldi.
• IS Bach.
• WA Mozart.
• I. Brahms.
• J. Haydn.
• R. Schumann.
• F. Schubert.
• L. Beethoven.
• I. Strauss.
• R. Wagner.
• J. Verdi.
• A. Berg.
• A. Schoenberg.
• G. Gershwin.
• O. Messiah.
• Charles Ives.
• B. Britten.

Great composers of the world (Russian). List

The flourishing of Russian musical culture began in the 19th century. Therefore, below the list of composers (whose names are known to the whole world) starts from the 19th century. It:

• M.I. Glinka.
• A. P. Borodin.
• M.P. Mussorgsky.
• S. S. Prokofiev.
• S.V. Rakhmaninov.
• N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov.
• A. N. Scriabin.
• P. I. Tchaikovsky.
• I. F. Stravinsky.
• A. I. Khachaturyan.
• D. D. Shostakovich.
• RK Shchedrin.
• A. Shnitke.

Composers of the 18th century

IS Bach, L. Beethoven - the great German composers, the brightest representatives of the second half of the 18th century. VA Mozart - the most famous Austrian composer and virtuoso performer. They made a great contribution to the development of musical art.

IS Bach is an outstanding composer of the 18th century. During his life he created over a thousand works in various genres. He is the founder of one of the most popular dynasties in the music world.

VA Mozart - the brightest representative of Viennese classicism.

He masterly played various instruments: harpsichord, violin, organ. For them, he wrote excellent works in a variety of genres. Talent and an amazing musical ear made Mozart popular throughout the world.

L. Beethoven is another outstanding name in the history of music.

The composer created his compositions at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries in all genres that existed at that time. His musical heritage is extremely diverse. These are symphonies, sonatas, quartets, overtures, concerts for violin and pianoforte. In classical music, Beethoven is the first representative of Romanticism.

Foreign Composers of the 19th Century

F.P.Shubert and I.Shtraus - great composers of classical music of the 19th century.

Franz Schubert is a continuer of the traditions of one of the leading trends - romanticism.

The composer had a huge influence on the pleiad of his followers. He composed over 600 German romances. Thanks to him, this genre was elevated to a new level.

Johann Strauss is another famous Austrian composer of the 19th century.

He created a large number of operettas, worked with light musical forms of a dance character, in which he was very successful. Thanks to Strauss, the waltz became an extremely popular dance in Vienna. By the way, balls are still held there. In the legacy of the composer - polka, ballets and quadrille.

R. Wagner and J. Verdi are great classical composers who created a huge number of operas that won the audience's sincere love.

The German Richard Wagner was the most prominent representative of modernism in the music of this century. His operatic heritage is rich. "Tannhauser", "Lohengrin", "Flying Dutchman" and other operas are still relevant, popular and put on stage.

The Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is a very majestic figure. He gave the Italian opera a new breath, while remaining faithful to the operatic traditions.

Russian composers of the 19th century

MI Glinka, AP Borodin, MP Mussorgsky, PI Tchaikovsky are great composers of classical music of the 19th century who lived and created their works in Russia.

The works of Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka have determined the national and world significance in the history of Russian music. His work, which grew up on Russian folk songs, is deeply national. He is rightly considered an innovator, the founder of Russian classical music. Glinka fruitfully worked in all musical genres. His operas Ivan Susanin ("Life for the Tsar") and "Ruslan and Lyudmila" opened the way to two main directions. Of great importance in the development of musical art were his symphonic works: "Kamarinskaya", "Waltz-Fantasy" and many others.

Alexander Borodin is a great Russian composer. His work is small in volume, but significantly in content. The central place is occupied by heroic historical images. He is closely intertwined with deep lyricism with an epic latitude. The opera "Prince Igor" combines features of folk-musical drama and epic opera. His first and second symphonies mark a new trend in Russian symphonism - heroic-epic. In the field of chamber-vocal lyric poetry, he became a true innovator. His romances: "The Sea", "For the shores of the distant homeland", "The Song of the Dark Forest" and many others. Borodin had a significant impact on his followers.

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky is another great Russian composer of the 19th century. He entered the Balakirevsky circle, which was called "The Mighty Handful." He worked fruitfully in a variety of genres. His operas are excellent: "Khovanshchina", "Boris Godunov", "Sorochinskaya Fair". In his works showed features of creative individuality. He owns a number of romances: Kalistrat, Seminarist, Lullaby to Eremushke, Orphan, Svetik Savishna. They show unique national characters.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a composer, conductor, teacher.

In his work were leading operatic and symphonic genres. The content of his music is universal. His operas "The Queen of Spades", "Eugene Onegin" - masterpieces of Russian classical music. The symphony also holds the main place in his work. His works became known throughout the world during his lifetime.

Representatives of the new Viennese school

A. Berg, A. Webern, A. Schoenberg are great composers who lived and created their works during the 20th century.

Alban Berg became world famous for his amazing opera "Wozzeck", which made a strong impression on listeners. He wrote it for several years. Its premiere took place on December 14, 1925. At the moment, "Wozzeck" is a classic example of an opera of the 20th century.

Anton Webern is an Austrian composer, one of the brightest representatives of the new Viennese school. In his works he used serial and dodecaphonic technique. It is inherent in the conciseness and laconicism of thought, the concentration of musical expressive means. His work had a strong influence on Stravinsky, Bulez, Gubaidulina and many other Russian and foreign composers.

Arnold Schoenberg is a vivid representative of such a musical style as expressionism. Author of serial and dodecaphonic techniques. His compositions: Second string quartet (F-sharp minor), "Drama with music for choir and orchestra", opera "Moses and Aaron" and many others.

J. Gershwin, O. Messiaen, C. Ives

These are the great composers of the 20th century, which are known all over the world.

George Gershwin - American composer, pianist. He became extremely popular due to his large-scale work "Porgy and Bess". This is a "folklore" opera. It is based on the novel by Dubois Hayward. No less famous are his instrumental works: "Rhapsody in the style of blues for piano and orchestra", "American in Paris", "Second Rhapsody" and many others.

Olivier Messiaen is a French composer, organist, teacher, music theorist. In his remarkable theoretical works he set forth new and rather complex principles of musical composition. Theological ideas were reflected in his works. He was very interested in the voices of birds. Therefore, he created a "Catalog of Birds" for pianoforte.

Charles Ives is an American composer. His work was influenced by folk music. Therefore, his style is extremely unique. He created five symphonies, five violin sonatas, two piano sonatas, a cantata "Celestial Country" and many other works.

Russian composers of the 20th century

SS Prokofiev, I. F. Stravinsky, D. D. Shostakovich - great composers of the 20th century.

Sergei Prokofiev - composer, conductor, pianist.

His music is diverse in content. It contains lyrics and epic, humor and drama, psychology and character. Opera and ballet creativity laid new principles and techniques of musical drama. His operas are "The Gambler", "Love for Three Oranges", "War and Peace". Prokofiev worked in the genre of film music. His cantata Alexander Nevsky, created in collaboration with the director S. Eisenstein, is widely known.

Igor Stravinsky is an emigre composer, conductor.

His work is divided into Russian and foreign periods. His brightest ballets are: "Petrushka", "Sacred Spring", "Firebird". Stravinsky made a great contribution to the symphonic genre.

Dmitri Shostakovich is a composer, teacher, pianist. His work is multifaceted in terms of genres and imaginative content. Especially its importance as a composer-symphonist. His fifteen symphonies reflect the complex world of human feelings with experiences, struggles, and tragic conflicts. His opera "Katerina Izmailova" is a wonderful composition of this genre.

Conclusion

The music of the great composers is written in different genres, contains multifaceted stories, constantly updated techniques that correspond to this or that era. Some composers have reached heights in a few genres, while others have successfully covered virtually all areas. Of the entire galaxy of great composers, it is difficult to single out the best. All of them made a significant contribution to the history of the world musical culture.