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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Perhaps one of the most influential composers in history, he continued to create new scores even after he lost his hearing.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Though his work was admired by Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin, Bach didn’t enjoy the critical reception he deserved during his lifetime.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart composed over 600 works, starting at the age of 5.
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4.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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5.
Johannes Brahms
Influenced most prominently by Beethoven, the 19th-century composer began his illustrious career playing piano in brothels and dance halls as a child.
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Franz Schubert
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Igor Stravinsky
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Giuseppe Verdi
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9.
Joseph Haydn
Haydn’s most significant contributions were to the symphony and string quarter genres of classical music.
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10.
Claude Debussy
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11.
Richard Wagner
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12.
Gustav Mahler
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13.
Geroge Frideric Handel
32 points - added 13 years ago by phdlist - 1 comment
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14.
Gabriel Faure
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15.
Richard Strauss
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16.
Claudio Monteverdi
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17.
Giovanni da Palestrina
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18.
Robert Schumann
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19.
Jean Sibelius
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20.
Josquin des Prez
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21.
Bela Bartok
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22.
Anton Bruckner
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23.
Giacomo Puccini
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24.
Dmitri Shostakovich
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25.
Sergei Rachmaninov
10 points - added 9 years ago by guest -
26.
Sergei Prokofiev
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27.
Frederic Chopin
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28.
Modest Mussorgsky
5 points - added 9 years ago by guest -
29.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
4 points - added 9 years ago by guest -
30.
Franz Liszt
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