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1. Ludwig van Beethoven
German 1770–1827
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most influential composers of all time and was central to the transition between theclassical and romantic eras of music.
While hearing loss cut short his career as a pianist, he composed some of his most celebrated works while almost completely deaf.
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2. Johann Sebastian Bach
German 1685–1750
Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
In his day Bach was revered as a virtuoso organist, however his legacy lies in the hundreds of hugely innovative, musically complex works he left behind. His use ofcounterpoint, religious and numerological symbols opened new dimensions of composition and musical quality which continue to amaze musicians and audiencestoday.
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3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian 1756–1791
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the ultimate child prodigy — he began doing concert tours of Europe aged six.
After spending his early years employed in the Salzburg court he moved to Vienna, where he composed many of his best-known works. Mozart's mastery of allforms of music and his idiomatic, uncomplicated style are a defining feature of the Classical era.
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4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian 1840–1893
The music of Russian composer Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky is immediately recognisable for its emotional depth and lush melodies.
Tchaikovsky enrolled in the Saint Petersburg Conservatory shortly after it opened, where he studied music and his reputation as an accomplished composer steadilygrew. During his life he experienced many personal difficulties which led him to periods of considerable depression, and he died shortly after finishing his sixth andarguably most well-known symphony.
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5. George Frideric Handel
British 1685–1759
George Frideric Handel (also Georg Friedrich Händel) was a Baroque composer known his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.
Handel was born in what is now Germany, but most of his career was spent in London. His major works are still used in British ceremonies such as coronations, andannual events in Britain including Christmas celebrations.
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6. Antonio Vivaldi
Italian 1678–1741
Antonio Vivaldi was one of the pioneer composers of the Italian Baroque.
Born in Venice, he trained as both a violinist and priest. When he was 25, Vivaldi was appointed the ""master of violin"" at an orphanage called the Pio Ospedaledella Pietà. He served in various roles at the orphanage over many years and wrote some of his most loved works whilst he was there. Despite Vivaldi's success, hismusic declined in popularity over his final years and he died in poverty at the age of 63.
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7. Frédéric Chopin
Polish 1810–1849
Frédéric Chopin was an influential Polish composer, teacher and pianist of the Romantic era.
His performances were renowned for their nuance of expression, and his experimentations with improvisation and style revolutionised piano technique.
All of Chopin's works involve the piano and his contribution to the instrument's repertoire has had a significant and lasting influence.
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8. Franz Schubert
Austrian 1797–1828
Franz Schubert was a prolific composer whose music was an important bridge between the Classical and Romantic eras.
Born into a musical family, he was a gifted pianist, organist, violinist and boy soprano. His foray into composition began with lessons from Antonio Salieri, withwhom he went on to study for 13 years. In his relatively short lifetime, Schubert had a huge musical output across orchestral music, piano and chamber music, andmost notably German lied.
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9. Sergei Rachmaninov
Russian 1873–1943
Considered to be the last great composer of the Romantic tradition in Russia, Sergei Rachmaninov was also a brilliant pianist and an accomplished conductor.
Following his studies at the Moscow Conservatory, Rachmaninov quickly rose to fame to become one of the finest pianists of his day. His technical proficiency inperformance was reflected in the idiomatic style and complexity of his writing. Rachmaninov's works are now among the most popular in the Romantic repertoire,known for their lush harmonies, lyrical inspiration and vivid range of colours.
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10. Edward Elgar
British 1857–1934
Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer, known for bringing about a renaissance in English music.
Elgar's active years spanned both the Romantic period and the start of the 20th century. His work is often anthemic or evocative of the British countryside, and holdsmuch national appeal, even to this day.
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11. Ralph Vaughan Williams
British 1872-1958
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12. Felix Mendelssohn
German 1809–1847
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13. Antonín Dvořák
Czech 1841–1904
14. Johannes Brahms
German 1833–1897
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15. John Williams
American 1932–
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16. Elena Kats-Chernin
Australian 1957–
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17. Jean Sibelius
Finnish 1865–1957
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18. Peter Sculthorpe
Australian 1929–2014
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19. Giacomo Puccini
Italian 1858–1924
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20. Gustav Mahler
Austro-Bohemian 1860–1911
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21. Giuseppe Verdi
Italian 1813–1901
22. Claude Debussy
French 1862–1918
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23. Camille Saint-Saëns
French 1835–1921
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24. Dmitri Shostakovich
Russian 1906–1975
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25. Joseph Haydn
Austrian 1732–1809
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26. Arvo Pärt
Estonian 1935–
27. George Gershwin
American 1898–1937
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28. Maurice Ravel
French 1875–1937
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29. Edvard Grieg
Norwegian 1843–1907
30. Ross Edwards
Australian 1943–
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31. Nigel Westlake
Australian 1958–
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32. Sergei Prokofiev
Russian 1891–1953
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33. Hildegard von Bingen
German 1098–1179
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34. Georges Bizet
French 1838–1875
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35. Richard Wagner
German 1813–1883
36. Philip Glass
American 1937–
37. Erik Satie
French 1866–1925
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38. Leonard Bernstein
American 1922–2004
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39. Gabriel Fauré
French 1845–1924
40. Ennio Morricone
Italian 1928–
41. Richard Strauss
Austrian 1864–1949
42. Gustav Holst
British 1874–1934
43. Aaron Copland
American 1900–1990
44. Claudio Monteverdi
Italian 1567–1643
45. Henry Purcell
British 1659–1695
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46. Igor Stravinsky
Russian 1882–1971
47. Robert Schumann
German 1810–1856
48. Georg Philipp Telemann
German 1681–1767
49. Max Bruch
German 1838–1920
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50. Benjamin Britten
British 1913–1976
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51. Alexander Borodin
Russian 1833–1887
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52. Thomas Tallis
British 1505–1585
53. Franz Liszt
Hungarian 1811–1886
54. Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish 1901–1999
55. Gioachino Rossini
Italian 1792–1868
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56. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian 1844–1908
57. Hector Berlioz
French 1803–1869
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58. Percy Grainger
Australian 1882–1961
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59. Hans Zimmer
German 1957–
60. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
German 1714–1788
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61. Samuel Barber
American 1910–1981
62. Clara Schumann
German 1819–1896
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63. Aram Khachaturian
Armenian 1903–1978
64. Astor Piazzolla
Argentinian 1921–1992
65. Ludovico Einaudi
Italian 1955–
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66. Johann Strauss II
Austrian 1825–1899
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67. Karl Jenkins
British 1944–
68. John Rutter
British 1945–
69. Anton Bruckner
Austrian 1824–1896
70. Luigi Boccherini
Italian 1743–1805
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71. Bedřich Smetana
Czech 1824–1884
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72. Arthur Sullivan
British 1842–1900
73. Tomaso Albinoni
Italian 1671–1751
74. Modest Mussorgsky
Russian 1839–1881
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75. Johann Strauss I
Austrian 1804–1849
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76. William Byrd
British 1539–1623
77. Béla Bartók
Hungarian 1881–1945
78. Johann Pachelbel
German 1653–1706
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79. Arcangelo Corelli
Italian 1653–1713
80. Max Richter
German/British 1966–
81. Howard Shore
Canadian 1946–
82. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Italian 1525–1594
83. Fanny Mendelssohn
German 1805–1847
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84. Ottorino Respighi
Italian 1879–1936
85. John Barry
British 1933–2011
86. Gregorio Allegri
Italian 1582–1652
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87. William Barton
Australian 1981–
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88. Niccolò Paganini
Italian 1782–1840
89. Jules Massenet
French 1842–1912
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90. Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Australian 1912–1990
91. Michael Nyman
British 1944–
92. Erich Korngold
American 1897–1957
93. Graeme Koehne
Australian 1956–
94. Jean-Philippe Rameau
French 1683–1764
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95. Henryk Górecki
Polish 1933–2010
96. Sally Whitwell
Australian 1974–
97. Domenico Scarlatti
Italian 1685–1757
98. Carl Vine
Australian 1954–
99. Carl Orff
German 1895–1982
100. Francis Poulenc
French 1899–1963
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