Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Composers, including Richard Wagner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy and Irving Berlin

19th Century Composers

19th Century Composers
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Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Composers, including Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Jean Sibelius, Giuseppe Verdi and Camille Saint-Saëns
Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven

16 December 1770

German

Frédéric ChopinFrédéric Chopin

01 March 1810

Polish

Richard WagnerRichard Wagner

22 May 1813

German

Claude DebussyClaude Debussy

22 August 1862

French

Franz LisztFranz Liszt

22 October 1811

German,Hungarian

Maurice RavelMaurice Ravel

07 March 1875

French

Giuseppe GaribaldiGiuseppe Garibaldi

04 July 1807

Italian

Johannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms

07 May 1833

German

Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Verdi

10 October 1813

Italian

William HerschelWilliam Herschel

15 November 1738

German,British

Erik SatieErik Satie

17 May 1866

French

Giacomo PucciniGiacomo Puccini

22 December 1858

Belgian,Italian

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Sergei ProkofievSergei Prokofiev

23 April 1891

Ukrainian

Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saëns

09 October 1835

French

Edward ElgarEdward Elgar

02 June 1857

British

Jean SibeliusJean Sibelius

08 December 1865

Finnish

John Philip SousaJohn Philip Sousa

06 November 1854

American

Georges BizetGeorges Bizet

25 October 1838

French

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Carl OrffCarl Orff

10 July 1895

German

Charles IvesCharles Ives

20 October 1874

American

Anton BrucknerAnton Bruckner

04 September 1824

Austrian

Nadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger

16 September 1887

French

Paul HindemithPaul Hindemith

16 November 1895

German

Alban BergAlban Berg

09 February 1885

Austrian

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Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini

03 November 1801

Italian

Arthur SullivanArthur Sullivan

13 May 1842

British

Max BruchMax Bruch

06 January 1838

German

Ferruccio BusoniFerruccio Busoni

01 April 1866

German,Italian

Hugo WolfHugo Wolf

13 March 1860

Slovenian

Max RegerMax Reger

19 March 1873

German

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Sigmund RombergSigmund Romberg

29 July 1887

American

Clara Wieck SchumannClara Wieck Schumann

13 September 1819

German

Adolf von HenseltAdolf von Henselt

12 May 1814

German

Igor Fyodorovich StravinskyIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky

17 June 1882

American

Bedrich SmetanaBedrich Smetana

02 March 1824

Austrian,Czech

Isaac AlbenizIsaac Albeniz

29 May 1860

Spanish

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Gustavus Theodore von HolstGustavus Theodore von Holst

21 September 1874

British

Edgard VareseEdgard Varese

22 December 1883

American

Franz SchubertFranz Schubert

31 January 1797

Austrian

Noël CowardNoël Coward

16 December 1899

British

Max SteinerMax Steiner

10 May 1888

Austrian,American

Richard StraussRichard Strauss

11 June 1864

German

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Irving BerlinIrving Berlin

11 May 1888

American,Russian

Jules MassenetJules Massenet

12 May 1842

French

Clara SchumannClara Schumann

13 September 1819

German

Alexander ScriabinAlexander Scriabin

06 January 1872

Russian

Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton

20 October 1890

American

Fanny CrosbyFanny Crosby

24 March 1820

American

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Jacques OffenbachJacques Offenbach

20 June 1819

German,French

Ivor NovelloIvor Novello

15 January 1893

British

W. C. HandyW. C. Handy

16 November 1873

American

Alexander BorodinAlexander Borodin

12 November 1833

Russian

Samuel Coleridge-TaylorSamuel Coleridge-Taylor

15 August 1875

British

Jerome KernJerome Kern

27 January 1885

American

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Fanny MendelssohnFanny Mendelssohn

14 November 1805

German

Carl Maria von WeberCarl Maria von Weber

18 November 1786

German

Sidney BechetSidney Bechet

14 May 1897

American

Houston Stewart ChamberlainHouston Stewart Chamberlain

09 September 1855

German,British

Filippo Tommaso MarinettiFilippo Tommaso Marinetti

22 December 1876

Italian

Francisco TárregaFrancisco Tárrega

21 November 1852

Spanish

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Tristan TzaraTristan Tzara

16 April 1896

French

Fritz KreislerFritz Kreisler

02 February 1875

Austrian,American

Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold

29 May 1897

Austrian,Czech,American

Ottorino RespighiOttorino Respighi

09 July 1879

Italian

Cosima WagnerCosima Wagner

24 December 1837

German

Lili BoulangerLili Boulanger

21 August 1893

French

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Carl CzernyCarl Czerny

20 February 1791

Austrian

Henry CowellHenry Cowell

11 March 1897

American

Anton RubinsteinAnton Rubinstein

28 November 1829

Russian

Darius MilhaudDarius Milhaud

04 September 1892

French

Lorenz HartLorenz Hart

02 May 1895

American

Pablo de SarasatePablo de Sarasate

10 March 1844

Spanish

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Carl NielsenCarl Nielsen

09 June 1865

Danish

Louis VierneLouis Vierne

08 October 1870

French

Léo DelibesLéo Delibes

21 February 1836

French

Giacomo MeyerbeerGiacomo Meyerbeer

05 September 1791

German

Agustín LaraAgustín Lara

30 October 1897

Mexican

Mily BalakirevMily Balakirev

31 December 1836

Russian

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Charles-Valentin AlkanCharles-Valentin Alkan

30 November 1813

French

Arthur FreedArthur Freed

09 September 1894

American

Alexander GlazunovAlexander Glazunov

10 August 1865

Russian

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