Famous Composers - page 3

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