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Carl Maria von Weber
Born in the heart of Germany, in a family echoing with musical expression, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber emerged as a virtuoso pianist, a proficient conductor, a discerning critic,…
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Francisco Tárrega
…hardships. A near-drowning incident in his childhood led to persistent vision problems, which prompted his family’s move to Castellon. Here, he began his music lessons, with the intention that he…
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Leopold Mozart
…the family letters, available in “The Letters of Mozart and His Family” by E. Anderson, we get a glimpse of the intense relationship between Leopold and Wolfgang. Their correspondence reflects…
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
…mother, Anna Maria Pertl, supplemented the family income through lace-making. From a young age, Mozart demonstrated an extraordinary talent for music. His father, recognizing his son’s prodigious abilities, began providing…
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Giacomo Puccini
…last in a long line of musicians from his family. The Puccini family had been associated with the musical life of Lucca for two centuries, providing five generations of organists…
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Samuel Barber
…middle-class family in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His parents, Marguerite McLeod Beatty and physician Samuel Leroy Barber, nurtured a household that valued education and culture. While Barber’s father was a doctor,…
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Johann Strauss I
…extraordinary influence on the musical landscape of his time. He left behind an exceptional legacy that was carried forward by his sons, notably Johann Strauss II, earning the family the…
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Dmitri Kabalevsky
…during the 20th century, particularly through his compositions and his contributions to music education. Early Life and Education Kabalevsky was born into a family of musicians. His father was a…
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Ludwig van Beethoven
…soon appointed as an assistant to Court Organist Neefe. Financial constraints and a deteriorating family situation forced him to take up the responsibility of supporting his family at a young…
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Johann Sebastian Bach
…intricate complexities. (sponsored) Early Life and Family Lineage Born in the quaint town of Eisenach, Thuringia in Germany on March 31, 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was the last scion of…
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Claude Debussy
…in the small French town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He was the eldest of five children in a working-class family. His father, Manuel-Achille Debussy, worked as a salesman and ran a local…
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Leroy Anderson
…and by the time he was 11, he was studying piano at the New England Conservatory of Music. Anderson’s family lived at 12 Chatham Street in Cambridge, where he spent…
