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…impact on Fibich’s work. Schulzova, a well-educated woman with a passion for music and literature, became Fibich’s muse and collaborator. She wrote the libretti for three out of his last…

…8, 1865, in Hämeenlinna, Finland, Jean Sibelius was the second of three children in a well-educated family of Swedish origin. Tragically, his father, a medical doctor known for his financial…

…of 14 children, he was born to parents of humble origins. His father, a self-educated man, and his mother, a woman of delicate health from a cultured family, had a…

…has bestowed upon the world of music an array of timeless masterpieces. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Born on March 9, 1910, Samuel Osborne Barber II hailed from an educated,…

…music scene he would later dominate. His father, Mathias Haydn, a wheelwright, and his mother Maria Haydn, née Koller, a cook, were not musically educated. However, they nurtured a love…

…twelve, he was taken to France by Roger de Lorraine, the Duke of Guise, as an Italian servant. In France, Lully’s musical talents were recognized, and he was educated in…

…his first pieces by the age of five. Encouraged by his mother, Britten grew up immersed in music and literature. He was educated at the Royal College of Music in…