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Gabrieli, Andrea
Italian Renaissance composer Andrea Gabrielli (c. 1510-1586?), uncle of Giovanni Gabrieli, exerted much influence on later German and Venetian composers.
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Gabrieli, Giovanni
Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni Gabrielli (c. 1558-1613), nephew of Andrea Gabrieli, followed his uncle at St.
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Gade, Jacob Thune Hansen
Twentieth century Danish composer and violinist Jacob Thune Hansen Gade (1879-1963), although he had no formal training, was a bandleader and composer of light music, salon songs, and theater tunes.
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Gade, Niels Wilhelm
Danish Romantic composer, violinist, and conductor Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890) was championed first by Mendelssohn and then also by Schubert.
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Gagliano, Marco da
(1582-1643) Important early opera composer, he also wrote songs, madrigals and church music.
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Gal, Bernhard
1971- ), Vienna, Austria. Composer, sound artist and musicologist. He presents concerts, sound Installations, exhibitions, intermedia art projects and lectures in Europe, Japan and the USA
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Gál, Hans
Hans Gál (1890-1987), of Hungarian Jewish lineage, was born in Brunn am Gebirge near Vienna, Austria.
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Gallagher, Jack
(1947-), Brooklyn, New York. He is Professor of Music at The College of Wooster (Ohio) where he teaches music theory, composition and trumpet.
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Galuppi, Baldassare
Italian late Baroque composer and musician Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) wrote over 100 operas and was one of the key developers of the opera buffa style.
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Garayev, Gara Abulfaz
Azerbaijani composer Gara Abulfaz Garayev was born in 1918 in Baku. After studying in Azerbaijani conservatories, he went to Moscow State Conservatory, then returned as instructor at the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society.
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Garland, Ian
British-born producer, composer, conductor, arranger, and concert pianist Ian Garland (1977/8-) has worked in a variety of genres, both sacred and secular.
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Geminiani, Francesco Xaverio
A contemporary of Handel and Bach, Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) studied with Corelli and Scarlatti before moving to London to work as composer, performer, and theoritician.
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German, Edward, Sir
The English Romantic composer was born Edward German Jones in 1862. His primary area of composition was in operetta, closely associated with Gilbert and Sullivan and the D'Oyly Carte company.
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Gershwin, George
Born in New York to Russian-Jewish parents, George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) did much in his short life to bridge the gap between American popular music and serious classical compositions.
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Gervaise, Claude
French composer Claude Gervaise (flourished mid-1500s) wrote chansons and dance music as well as arranging the works of others while possible serving in the court of Francis I.
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Gesualdo, Carlo
Italian Late Renaissance composer Don Carlo Gesualdo (c. 1560-1613), prince of Venosa and nephew of Cardinal (Saint) Charles Borromeo, is remembered not only for his great compositional skills but also for ordering the murder of his adulterous wife and her lover.
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Giardini, Felice de
(1716-1796) Italian violinist and composer. He composed operas, parts of an oratorio, Ruth (1763-68); catches and glees; chamber and solo instrumental works; and tutorial works for clavier, violin, and cello.
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Gibbons, Orlando
English Baroque composer Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) was organist at Chapel Royal and Westminster Abbey. Among his works are music for the church, madrigals, consort music and keyboard pieces.
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Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong
Modern English composer Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) is best known for pieces sung by amateur choirs and singers.
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Gideon, Miriam
(1906-1996) A prolific composer of orchestral, chamber, and particularly vocal works. Her music has been performed throughout the world and has been widely recorded.
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Gilson, Paul
Flemish Late Romatic composer Paul Gilson, a contemporary of Debussy, was born in 1865 and died in 1942.
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Ginastera, Alberto Evaristo
Argentine Modern composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) wrote in native Argentinian style and progressed to serialism in the manner of Schoenberg.
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Giordano, Umberto
Italian Romantic opera composer Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) was born in Foggia and died in Milan.
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Glass, Louis
Danish Late Romantic composer, pianist, and cellist Louis Glass (1864-1936), a contemporary of Carl Nielsen, produced six symphonies, other symphonic and chamber works, and the Theosophical ballet Artemis.
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Glass, Philip
American Modern Period composer Philip Glass was born in 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied at the Juilliard School, with Boulanger in Paris, and with Indian musicians Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha.
Movies,
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Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich
Russian Late Romantic composer Aleksandr (Alexander) Glazunov (1865 - 1936) was among the last of the nationalist composers.
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Glière, Reinhold Moritzovich
Russian composer Reinhold Moritzovich Glière (1875 - 1956) straddled the Romantic and Modern periods. Besides his own work, he also taught Prokofiev, Miaskovsky and Khachaturian.
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Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich
Russian Romantic composer Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857) is considered the founder of that nation's nationalist music movement.
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Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von
Christoph Gluck (1714 - 1787) is considered a reformer in the world of opera. The German (born in Erasbach) and Austrian (lived for many years and died in Vienna) composer moved toward more realism in reaction to the highly stylized works of the Late Baroque period.
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Goddard, Philip
English composer Philip Goddard was born in 1942 in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England. He pioneered using MIDI realizations in his instrumental recordings.
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Godowsky, Leopold
Polish born composer and virtuoso pianist Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938) became an American citizen in 1891.
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Goldberg, Johann Gottlieb
(1727-1756) He studied with J. S. Bach said to be the harpsichordist who played the Goldberg Variations for the insomniac Count Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk of Dresden.
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Goldmark, Károly
Hungarian-born Romantic composer and violinist Károly (Karl) Goldmark (1830-1915) spent most of his career in Vienna.
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Goldsmith, Jerry
American Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004) was one of the world's most active screen artists, even if not many recognize his name and fewer his face.
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Gomółka, Mikołaj
Polish composer Mikołaj Gomółka (c. 1535-1591?) was also a singer and court musician. Later in life, he also conducted mining research.
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Goodman, Quentin
English composer and trumpeter Quentin Goodman has written and played classical, jazz, and other works during his career.
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Goodwin, Ron
English composer Ron Goodwin born 17 February 1925, Plymouth, Devon, England, died (from asthma complications), 8 January 2003, Brimpton Common, Reading, Berkshire, England.
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Gordon, Michael
American twentieth century composer Michael Gordon was born in the United States and grew up among eastern Europeans in Nicaragua.
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Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj
Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Górecki was born in 1933 in Silesia. The land's shared cultures included Czech, German, and Polish and the music he absorbed was similarly diverse.
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Gossec, François-Joseph
(1734-1829) French composer became famous in 1760 for his massive requiem mass. In the late eighteenth century he became famous for the music he wrote for the French Revolution.
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Gottschalk, Louis Moreau
American Romantic composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) was born in Louisiana and absorbed much of the culture of New Orleans and, through his extensive travels, the Americas.
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Gould, Morton
Modern American composer Morton Gould (1913-1996) was born in New York. He began composing radio music and soon was writing for motion pictures and the theater.
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Gounod, Charles François
French Romantic composer Charles-François Gounod (1818-1893) studied for the priesthood but never took the final vows.
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Grainger, George Percy Aldridge
Australian Modern composer Percy Grainger (1882-1961), while he wrote little that might be considered "serious" music, nevertheless produced both original pieces and arrangements that remain popular.
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Granados y Campiña, Enrique Costanzo
Spanish Romantic composer Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña (1867-1916) is most known for beautiful piano compositions.
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Grechaninov, Alexander Tikhonovich
Among other works, Russian Romantic composer and pianist Alexander Grechaninov (1864-1956) produced five symphonies and the Messa Oecumenica, which was intended to bridge the gap between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches.
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Green, Theo
English composer Theo Green has written for film and other genres and worked in sound design and recording.
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Greene, Maurice
English Baroque composer, organist, and musicologist Maurice Greene (1696-1755) was skilled in all of these.
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Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste
(1741-1831) Although he wrote chamber music and symphonies, he was best known as a composer of opéra-comique.
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Grieg, Edvard Hagerup
Norwegian Romantic composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) epitomizes Norway's music for most of the world and, with Nielsen and Sibelius, is foremost among Nordic composers.
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Griffes, Charles Tomlinson
(1884-1920) His musical education was in Germany where he studied composition with Englebert Humperdink. Upon returning to the United States in 1907, he took a teaching job at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York.
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Grofé, Ferdinand Rudolph von
American Modern composer Ferde Grofé (1892-1972) was born to a baritone and actor father and a cellist and music teaching mother.
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Gruber, Franz Xaver
Although he likely composed at least ninety works, Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863) is most remembered and best loved for the melody he wrote for Father Joseph Mohr's Christmas carol "Silent Night."
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Gruber, HK
Austrian composer HK (Heinz Karl) Gruber (1943-) also starred as conductor, singer, and musical theatre performer.
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Guarnieri, Mozart Carmago
Son of a Sicilian father and a Brazilian mother, modern composer Carmago Guarnieri (1907-1993) was born and died in São Paulo.
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Guastavino, Carlos
Modern Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) is perhaps the foremost proponent of Argentina's nationalist music.
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Gubaidulina, Sofia
Tartar-born composer Sofia Gubaidulina (1931- ) studied and worked in Moscow before moving to Germany.
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Guido of Arezzo
Early French-Italian Medieval composer and theorist Guido of Arezzo (c. 995-c. 1050) invented such conventions as the lined musical staff and began a system which became the current clefs.
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Guilmant, Félix Alexandre
French organ virtuoso and composer Félix Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) was also a teacher and noted improviser.
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Gund, Jeffrey R.
American composer Jeffrey R. Gund won awards as composer and sound designer. He has worked in film, television, and multimedia with companies including Paramount, Disney, New Line, and Orion Pictures.
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Gyrowetz, Adalbert
(1763-1850) Czech born composer who worked in many places in Europe, including Italy, France, England, and Austria, where he spent the years between !804 and 1831 writing operas and ballets.
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