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Felix Mendelssohn, born as Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, was a German composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher during the Romantic period. Early Life Born in Hamburg, Germany, on February 3, 1809,…

…Wagner’s influence on Western music is unparalleled. The Dawn of a Prodigy Born on May 22, 1813, in Leipzig, Germany, Wilhelm Richard Wagner was the ninth child of Carl Friedrich…

…preferring to concentrate his energies on creating sacred vocal and instrumental music. His compositions, including the popular Sacrae symphoniae (1597), were so influential that composers from across Europe, particularly Germany,…

…contributing extensively to the evolution of music during the 19th century. Early Life and Musical Education Born on September 13, 1819, in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Clara Josephine Wieck was destined…

Early Life and Education Richard Georg Strauss was born on June 11, 1864, in Munich, Germany, into a musical family. His father, Franz Strauss, was a renowned horn player in…

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,…

…Germany, where he was appointed Kapellmeister Extraordinaire. Over the next 13 years, Liszt shifted his focus from performing to composing and teaching. He invented the symphonic poem, a musical piece…

…and Return to Mexico Ponce’s musical journey continued in Berlin, Germany, where he studied piano under Edwin Fischer and Martin Krause. His fellow students in Germany encouraged him to incorporate…