Famous Composers - List of Famous Composers - page 12

A composer is someone who creates and writes music. Composing is a solitary work and they mostly operate from home or a studio. Composers create original music ranging from pop to jazz to classical. They may write music for film scores, operas, ballets, other stage productions, or even television commercials. The musical themes and background music for films and television shows are created by composers. Composers who write for the stage may specialize in operas, musicals, plays, or other productions. Composers normally work alone, and need to be able to set their schedules independently. This can be a lonely occupation at times, though it can also be very rewarding. Responsibilities of a composer include determining the types of instruments and voices needed to achieve the intended effects of a composition, transcribing created music into musical notation and guiding musicians during practices and rehearsals. Creating music is a very creative process, and not all composers are able to adjust well to the demands of music as a business. The enthralling music created by the composer forms the backbone of almost every form of entertainment. This section provides you information about the life and works of various famous composers from all over the world.

The Most Famous Composers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Emina JahovićJanuary 15, 1982SerbianEmina Jahović Sandal is a Serbian model, actress and singer-songwriter
John DenverDecember 31, 1943AmericanJohn Denver, a famous American singer-songwriter and activist, is remembered for songs like Take Me Home, Country Roads and Annie's Song
Ludwig van BeethovenDecember 16, 1770GermanLudwig Van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers the world has ever had
Goran BregovićMarch 22, 1950YugoslavGoran Bregovic the iconic musician is well known for composing the scores of award winning films like the ‘Underground’ and ‘Time of the Gypsies’
Joan JettSeptember 22, 1958AmericanJoan Jett is an American rock singer, musician, composer, actress, and record producer
Ludovico EinaudiNovember 23, 1955ItalianLudovico Einaudi is an eminent Italian pianist and music composer
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartJanuary 27, 1756AustrianWolfgang Mozart was one of the most prolific composers whose name is written in golden letters in the history of music
Edie SedgwickApril 20, 1943AmericanEdie Sedgwick was an American fashion model and actress, best known for her recurring appearances in Andy Warhol’s films
Chaka KhanMarch 23, 1953AmericanChaka Khan, also popularly known as the Queen of Funk, is an American recording artist
50 CentJuly 6, 1975American50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) is an American rapper, record producer, businessman and actor
Niccolo Paganini

Niccolo Paganini

Niccolo Paganini was a renowned Italian composer and violinist of 19th century

ItalianOctober 27, 1782134 views

Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill was a renowned German composer

GermanMarch 2, 1900101 views

Edward Jeffries

Edward Jeffries is an Australian actor, director and musician

Gustavus Theodore von Holst

Gustav Holst was a renowned English composer who is known for his work, ‘The Planets’

Charles Gounod

Charles Gounod was one of the most brilliant French composers of the 19th century

FrenchJune 17, 1818107 views

Michael Tippett

Sir Michael Kemp Tippett was a prolific British composer of the 20th century, a humanitarian and a pacifist Find out information on Michael Tippett’s childhood, life and timeline in this biography.

BritishJanuary 2, 190599 views

Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim is a South African musician

Alfred Schnittke

Alfred Schnittke was a Russian composer famous for his unique approach for composing music known as ‘polystylism’

GermanNovember 24, 1934105 views

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman was one of the most respected and famous music composers

AmericanMarch 17, 1901128 views

Gian Carlo Menotti

Composer, librettist, and stage director, Gian Carlo Menotti was certainly a multi-faceted talent

FrenchJuly 7, 1911104 views