Romantic composers

Composer, Conductor, Pianist. A leading light of early Romantic music. Robert Schumann called him The Mozart of the 19th Century. The grandson of German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, he was born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn in Hamburg and lived in Berlin from age two. His affluent and culture-loving parents...

Romantic piano composers

From the year 1800 to around 1910, Western Classical Music was defined by its soaring melodies and ever-expanding orchestras, its originality and self-expression. Here are the composers who made it all happen.

Theatre poster for the play: An Ideal Husband

By Austin Hennen Vigil Frédéric Chopin was a Polish music composer and pianist of the Romantic era who wrote mainly for the solo piano. He was born on March 1st, 1810 and grew up in Warsaw, Poland…

An overview of musical style periods for the Get Inspired! Episode series for music students.

"A composer for one right hand." Wagner on Chopin

Great list of facts about Hector Berlioz. Read the Hector Berlioz facts about his life, interesting, fun, information and biography facts about the great composer.