Musicians & Composers
16 entries in the Musicians & Composers compendium.
Leonard BernsteinFirst American-born conductor to achieve international acclaim, composer of West Side Story, and tireless…Little RichardThe Architect of Rock and Roll, whose pounding piano and raspy vocals helped launch a new era of music.Luciano PavarottiKing of the High CsModest MussorgskyRussian composer of The Five, innovator of national music.Mstislav RostropovichCellist who expanded the repertoire and championed human rights.Nadia BoulangerFrench teacher, conductor, and composer who shaped 20th-century musicNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovRussian composer who shaped the nationalist style and trained generations.Nirvana (band)American rock band that popularized alternative rock.Pablo CasalsCatalan cellist who revived Bach's Cello Suites and opposed Franco.Paco de LucíaSpanish flamenco guitarist who expanded the genre's boundaries.Philip GlassAmerican composer of repetitive structures and minimalist works.Prince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, dancer…Queen (band)British rock band formed in 1970, known for anthems like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'We Will Rock You'.Ravi ShankarIndian sitar virtuoso who globalized Indian classical music.Richard StraussGerman composer and conductor of tone poems and operas.Ralph Vaughan WilliamsEnglish composer who broke from German-dominated style, known for symphonies and works like The Lark…
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