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The Most Famous Composers
Name	Birthday	Nationality	Bio
Jean-Jacques Rousseau	June 28, 1712	French, Swiss	Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a noted Swiss-born philosopher, writer and composer
Ravi Shankar	April 7, 1920	Indian	Ravi Shankar was one of the greatest music maestros from India who familiarized the West with the Indian classical music
John Coltrane	September 23, 1926	American	John Coltrane was a renowned saxophonist and a Jazz music composer
Ray Charles	September 23, 1930	American	Ray Charles was a popular American singer, songwriter and was the discoverer of soul music
Sergei Prokofiev	April 23, 1891	Ukrainian	Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor
Luca Marenzio	October 18, 1553	Italian	Luca Marenzio was a renowned Italian composer and singer belonging to the late Renaissance era
Max Bruch	January 6, 1838	German	A German romantic composer and conductor, Max Bruch is notably famous for his violin concertos that feature among his 200 plus works! Read this captivating biography to know about his profile, childhood, life and timeline.
Scott Joplin	November 24, 1868	American	Scott Joplin, ‘King of Ragtime’ was an eminent American composer and pianist of the twentieth century
Gabriel Fauré	May 12, 1845	French	Gabriel Urbain Faure was a French composer, organist and pianist
Charlie Parker	August 29, 1920	American	Charlie Parker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer

Ray Charles was a popular American singer, songwriter and was the discoverer of soul music

One of the most successful English Renaissance composers of his time, Dowland is extolled immensely for his distinctive composition styles

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Wish to know everything about Enrique Granados? Read the biography to know all about childhood, life and timeline.

Johannes Brahms was a well-known German composer and pianist best remembered for his choral work ‘A German Requiem'

Clara Wieck Schumann was a distinguished German musician and composer of the Romantic era

Explore this biography to know about the profile, childhood, life and contribution of the famous German Pianist, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel.

Edward MacDowell was one of first internationally renowned composer

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

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

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor