19th Century Musicians

Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Musicians, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner and Jeanne Calment

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Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Musicians, including Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Jeanne Calment and Franz Liszt
Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven

16 December 1770

26 March 1827

Bonn, Germany

German

Sagittarius

Frédéric ChopinFrédéric Chopin

01 March 1810

17 October 1849

Żelazowa Wola

Polish

Pisces

Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

07 May 1840

06 November 1893

Votkinsk, Vyatka Governorate (present-day Udmurtia), Russian Empire

Soviet Russian,Russian

Taurus

Richard WagnerRichard Wagner

22 May 1813

13 February 1883

Leipzig

German

Gemini

Claude DebussyClaude Debussy

22 August 1862

25 March 1918

Saint-Germain-en-Laye

French

Leo

Franz LisztFranz Liszt

22 October 1811

31 July 1886

Raiding, Hungary

German,Hungarian

Libra

Fred AstaireFred Astaire

10 May 1899

22 June 1987

Omaha

American

Taurus

Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington

29 April 1899

24 May 1974

Washington, D.C.

American

Taurus

George GershwinGeorge Gershwin

26 September 1898

11 July 1937

Brooklyn

American

Libra

Johannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms

07 May 1833

03 April 1897

Hamburg

German

Taurus

Jean SibeliusJean Sibelius

08 December 1865

20 September 1957

Hämeenlinna, Finland

Finnish

Sagittarius

Robert SchumannRobert Schumann

08 June 1810

29 July 1856

Zwickau

German

Gemini

Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Verdi

10 October 1813

27 January 1901

Le Roncole

Italian

Libra

Maurice RavelMaurice Ravel

07 March 1875

28 December 1937

Ciboure, France

French

Pisces

Sergei ProkofievSergei Prokofiev

23 April 1891

05 March 1953

Krasne, Ukraine

Ukrainian

Taurus

Cole PorterCole Porter

09 June 1891

15 October 1964

Peru, Indiana, United States

American

Gemini

Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saëns

09 October 1835

16 December 1921

Paris

French

Libra

Erik SatieErik Satie

17 May 1866

01 July 1925

Honfleur, France

French

Taurus

Giuseppe GaribaldiGiuseppe Garibaldi

04 July 1807

02 June 1882

Nice

Italian

Cancer

Edvard GriegEdvard Grieg

15 June 1843

04 September 1907

Bergen

Norwegian

Gemini

Louis-Hector BerliozHector Berlioz

11 December 1803

08 March 1869

La Côte-Saint-André

French

Sagittarius

Giacomo PucciniGiacomo Puccini

22 December 1858

29 November 1924

Lucca

Italian

Sagittarius

Edward ElgarEdward Elgar

02 June 1857

23 February 1934

Broadheath

British

Gemini

Scott JoplinScott Joplin

1868 AD

01 April 1917

Texas

American

Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

18 March 1844

21 June 1908

Tikhvin

Soviet Russian,Russian

Pisces

Jimmy DuranteJimmy Durante

10 February 1893

29 January 1980

Brooklyn

American

Aquarius

Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams

12 October 1872

26 August 1958

Down Ampney

British

Libra

Modest MussorgskyModest Mussorgsky

21 March 1839

28 March 1881

Toropets

Soviet Russian,Russian

Aries

Gabriel FauréGabriel Fauré

12 May 1845

04 November 1924

Pamiers, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

French

Taurus

Stephen FosterStephen Foster

04 July 1826

13 January 1864

Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania United States

American

Cancer

Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam

24 May 1899

29 August 1976

Churulia

Bangladeshi,Indian

Gemini

Georges BizetGeorges Bizet

25 October 1838

03 June 1875

Paris, France

French

Scorpio

Carl OrffCarl Orff

10 July 1895

29 March 1982

Munich

German

Cancer

Charles IvesCharles Ives

20 October 1874

19 May 1954

New York City, New York, United States

American

Libra

Edgard VareseEdgard Varese

22 December 1883

06 November 1965

Paris

American

Sagittarius

Anton BrucknerAnton Bruckner

04 September 1824

11 October 1896

Ansfelden

Austrian

Virgo

Alban BergAlban Berg

09 February 1885

24 December 1935

Vienna

Austrian

Aquarius

George M. CohanGeorge M. Cohan

03 July 1878

05 November 1942

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

American

Cancer

Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc

07 January 1899

30 January 1963

Paris

French

Capricorn

Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini

03 November 1801

23 September 1835

Catania

Italian

Scorpio

Cesar FranckCesar Franck

10 December 1822

08 November 1890

Liège

French

Sagittarius

Buddy BoldenBuddy Bolden

06 September 1877

04 November 1931

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

American

Virgo

Paul HindemithPaul Hindemith

16 November 1895

01 January 1970

Hanau

German

Scorpio

Andres SegoviaAndres Segovia

21 February 1893

02 June 1987

Linares, Jaén

Spanish

Pisces

Percy GraingerPercy Grainger

08 July 1882

20 February 1961

Brighton

Australian,American

Cancer

Arthur SullivanArthur Sullivan

13 May 1842

22 November 1900

Lambeth, London

British

Taurus

Pablo CasalsPablo Casals

29 December 1876

27 October 1973

El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain

Spanish

Capricorn

Manuel de FallaManuel de Falla

23 November 1876

14 November 1946

Cadiz

Spanish

Sagittarius

Isaac AlbenizIsaac Albeniz

29 May 1860

18 May 1909

Camprodon

Spanish

Gemini

Bela BartokBela Bartok

25 March 1881

26 September 1945

Sânnicolau Mare

Hungarian

Aries

Charles GounodCharles Gounod

17 June 1818

18 October 1893

Paris

French

Gemini

Nadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger

16 September 1887

22 October 1979

Paris

French

Virgo

Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos

05 March 1887

17 November 1959

Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian

Pisces

Frederick DeliusFrederick Delius

29 January 1862

10 June 1934

Bradford

British

Aquarius

Max BruchMax Bruch

06 January 1838

20 October 1920

Cologne

German

Capricorn

Mikhail GlinkaMikhail Glinka

01 June 1804

15 February 1857

Smolensk

Soviet Russian,Russian

Gemini

Amy BeachAmy Beach

05 September 1867

27 December 1944

Henniker, New Hampshire

American

Virgo

Paul DukasPaul Dukas

01 October 1865

17 May 1935

Paris

French

Libra

Enrique GranadosEnrique Granados

27 July 1867

24 March 1916

Lleida

Spanish

Leo

Ferruccio BusoniFerruccio Busoni

01 April 1866

01 January 1970

Empoli

German,Italian

Aries

Hugo WolfHugo Wolf

13 March 1860

22 February 1903

Slovenj Gradec

Slovenian

Pisces

Ernest BlochErnest Bloch

24 July 1880

01 January 1970

Geneva

Swiss

Leo

Max RegerMax Reger

19 March 1873

11 May 1916

Brand, Bavaria

German

Pisces

Edward MacDowellEdward MacDowell

18 December 1860

23 January 1908

New York City

American

Sagittarius

Louis Moreau GottschalkLouis Moreau Gottschalk

08 May 1829

18 December 1869

New Orleans

American

Taurus

Ruggero LeoncavalloRuggero Leoncavallo

23 April 1857

09 August 1919

Naples

Italian

Taurus

Cesar CuiCesar Cui

18 January 1835

13 March 1918

Vilnius, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire

Soviet Russian,Russian

Capricorn

Clara Wieck SchumannClara Wieck Schumann

13 September 1819

20 May 1896

Leipzig

German

Virgo

Sigmund RombergSigmund Romberg

29 July 1887

09 November 1951

Nagykanizsa

American

Leo

Carlos ChavezCarlos Chavez

13 June 1899

02 August 1978

Mexico City

Mexican

Gemini

Igor Fyodorovich StravinskyIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky

17 June 1882

01 January 1970

Lomonosov

American

Gemini

Germaine TailleferreGermaine Tailleferre

19 April 1892

07 November 1983

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

French

Aries

Silvestre RevueltasSilvestre Revueltas

31 December 1899

05 October 1940

Santiago Papasquiaro

Mexican

Capricorn

Karl Lawrence KingKarl Lawrence King

21 February 1891

31 March 1971

Paintersville

American

Pisces

Bedrich SmetanaBedrich Smetana

02 March 1824

12 May 1884

Litomyšl

Czech

Pisces

Teresa CarrenoTeresa Carreno

22 December 1853

12 June 1917

Caracas

Venezuelan

Sagittarius

Adolf von HenseltAdolf von Henselt

12 May 1814

10 October 1889

Schwabach

German

Taurus

Antonín DvořákAntonín Dvořák

08 September 1841

01 May 1904

Nelahozeves

Czech

Virgo

Fanny Mendelssohn HenselFanny Mendelssohn Hensel

14 November 1805

14 May 1847

Hamburg

German

Scorpio

Zoltan KodalyZoltan Kodaly

16 December 1882

01 January 1970

Kecskemét

Hungarian

Sagittarius

Edmond Dédé Edmond Dédé

20 November 1827

17 March 1905

New Orleans

American

Scorpio

Leos JanacekLeos Janacek

03 July 1854

10 August 1928

Hukvaldy, Moravia

Czech

Cancer

Aleksandr BorodinAleksandr Borodin

12 November 1833

27 February 1887

Saint Petersburg

Soviet Russian,Russian

Scorpio

Aleksandr ScriabinAleksandr Scriabin

06 January 1872

01 January 1970

Moscow

Soviet Russian,Russian

Capricorn

John EllaJohn Ella

19 December 1802

02 October 1888

Thirsk

British

Sagittarius

Richard Georg StraussRichard Georg Strauss

11 June 1864

08 September 1949

Munich

German

Gemini

Gustavus Theodore von HolstGustavus Theodore von Holst

21 September 1874

25 May 1934

Cheltenham

British

Virgo

Fryderyk Franciszek ChopinFryderyk Franciszek Chopin

01 March 1810

17 October 1849

Żelazowa Wola, Poland

Polish

Pisces

Jeanne CalmentJeanne Calment

21 February 1875

04 August 1997

Arles

French

Pisces

Noël CowardNoël Coward

16 December 1899

26 March 1973

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

British

Sagittarius

Richard StraussRichard Strauss

11 June 1864

08 September 1949

Munich

German

Gemini

Al JolsonAl Jolson

26 May 1886

23 October 1950

Lithuania

American

Gemini

Irving BerlinIrving Berlin

11 May 1888

22 September 1989

Tyumen

American

Taurus

Gustav HolstGustav Holst

21 September 1874

25 May 1934

Cheltenham

British

Virgo

John Philip SousaJohn Philip Sousa

06 November 1854

06 March 1932

Washington, D.C.

American

Scorpio

Clara SchumannClara Schumann

13 September 1819

20 May 1896

Leipzig

Virgo

Alexander ScriabinAlexander Scriabin

06 January 1872

27 April 1915

Moscow

Capricorn

Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton

20 October 1890

10 July 1941

Gulfport

American

Libra

Jacques OffenbachJacques Offenbach

20 June 1819

05 October 1880

Cologne

German,French

Gemini

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