Download Composers of the Month

2012-2013
 Born: August 05, 1397
 Died: November 27, 1474
 77 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 615 years old
 Franco-Flemish composer of the early
Renaissance; most famous/influential
composer in Europe in mid-15th century
 How did he die? Illness (not specified)
 Focus Song: “Missa l’Homme Armé 1. Kyrie”
 Born: September 01, 1653
 Died: March 09, 1706
 52 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 305 years old
 German Baroque composer, organist,
and teacher
 How did he die? Not specified
 Focus Song: “Canon in D Major”
 Born: October 09, 1835
 Died: December 16, 1921
 86 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 177 years old
 French late-Romantic composer,
organist, conductor, and pianist
 How did he die? Pneumonia (infection in the
lungs)
 Focus Song: “Danse Macabre”
 Born: November 27, 1942
 Died: September 18, 1970
 27 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 70 years old
 American musician and
singer/songwriter; considered greatest
electric guitarist in music history
 How did he die? Drug Overdose
 Focus Song: “Sunshine of Your Love”
 Born: December 03, 1883
 Died: September 15, 1945
 61 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 129 years old
 Austrian composer and conductor
 How did he die? Shot
 Focus Song: “Passacaglia
Op. 1 (1908)”
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Born: January 17, 1712
Died: May 19, 1786
74 years old at his death
If he was still alive today? 300 years old
 English composer, organist, and violinist;
at 17 became the youngest person ever
to obtain the Bachelor of Music degree
from Oxford University
 How did he die? Not specified
 Focus Song: “Voluntary in D Minor, Op. 5,
No.8”
 Born: February 07, 1887
 Died: February 12, 1983
 96 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 125 years old
 American composer, lyricist, and
pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular
music
 How did he die? Not Specified
 Focus Song: “Charleston
Rag”
 Born: March 05, 1887
 Died: November 17, 1959
 71 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 125 years old
 Brazilian composer; described as “the
single most significant creative figure in
20th – century Brazilian art music.”
 How did he die? Not Specified
 Focus Song: “Turibio
Santos”
 Born: April 10, 1930
 French jazz pianist, composer,
arranger, and occasional actor; has
written for over 100 films
 Focus Song: “California Suite”
 Born: May 11, 1888
 Died: September 22, 1989
 101 years old at his death
 If he was still alive today? 124 years old
 Russian-born American composer and
lyricist; widely considered one of the
greatest songwriters in American history
 How did he die? Died in his sleep of natural
causes.
 Focus Song: “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”
 Born: June 28, 1950
 Grammy – nominated New Age pianist
and composer; his goal is to have his
music create an atmosphere of
enlightenment
 Focus Song: “Cristofori’s Dream”