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Leonard Bernstein: Composer & Biography

Media & ArtBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)June 14, 2012Leave a comment

Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrenceville, Massachusetts on August 25, 1918. He was the first born child of Samuel and Jennie Bernstein, who lived in Boston, but had gone to Lawrenceville to visit some relatives. Bernstein’s parents had little knowledge of, or interest in classical music. The only records Leonard remembers hearing on his family…

William Christopher Handy: Biography & “Father of the Blues”

HistoryBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)August 14, 2011Leave a comment

Handy was an American black composer and compiler of “BLUES” music. He was born in Florence, Alabama. He was educated at the Negro Agricultural and Mechanical College near Huntsville, Alabama. He was the son of former slaves. He was educated in the public schools and by his father and paternal grandfather, both of whom were…

George Frederick Handel: Biography & Composer

HistoryBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)August 7, 2011Leave a comment

George Frederick Handel was born on February 24, 1685 in Halle, Germany. One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and, during his lifetime, perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24, 1685, in Halle, Germany, to a family of no musical distinction. His own musical talent,…

Robert Alexander Schumann: Biography & Composer

HistoryBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)August 3, 2011Leave a comment

Robert Alexander Schumann was born in the small riverside town of Zwickau, Saxony, in 1810.The youngest of five children, Robert Schumann was brought up in comfortable, middle-class respectability. As a child, he apparently exhibited no remarkable abilities. At the age of six, Robert was sent to the local preparatory school, run by Archdeacon Dohner. He…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Biography & Music

HistoryBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)June 18, 2011Leave a comment

Mozart is perhaps the greatest musical genius who ever lived. Mozart’s full name is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Most people called him Mozart or Wolfgang. Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, January 27, 1756. Mozart is the greatest musical child prodigy who ever lived. He began composing minuets at the age of 5 and symphonies at…

Aaron Copland: Composer, Biography, Musical Legacy

HistoryBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)May 14, 2011Leave a comment

Aaron Copland was the embodiment of what a composer can hope to become. Copland was very much in touch not only with himself and his feelings, but with the audience he intended to reach. Very few composers have a concrete idea of what “types” of people they wish their music to reach. Copland was one…

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