Composers

Composers of the western world.

• Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948)

  British composer.

  • Composer of musicals including Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Crist Superstar; won seven Tony Awards
• Paul Hindemith (born 1895, died 1963)

  German-American composer.

  • Composer of string quartets, chamber music, sonatas, and operas
• Aleksandr Scriabin (born 1872, died 1915)

  Russian composer.

  • Composed the tone poems The Poem of Ecstasy and The Poem of Fire
• Orlando Gibbons (born 1583, died 1625)

  English composer.

  • Composer of sacred music, madrigals, motets, and fantasies
• Pierre de la Rue (died 1518)
  • Composer of masses and sacred music
• Jacob Obrecht (born 1450, died 1505)

  Belgian composer.

  • Composer of masses, motets, and chansons
• Johann Stamitz (born 1717, died 1757)

  Czech composer.

  • Composer of violin works and harpsichord music
• Anton Webern (born 1883, died 1945)

  Austrian composer.

  • Composed Geistliche Lieder