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Timeless Classics This collection contains 8 different collection of classical music composers. Bach Acclaimed long after his death, Bach mastered many musical talents: singer, violinist, organist, harpsichordist and composer. His musical style is based on northern German contrapuntal with a majority of his later work having influence from an Italian styling. He is the inventor of the harpsichord concerto genre and holds the title as the greatest composer of the Baroque era. Beethoven Beethoven was known as one of the most gifted pianists and violists of all time. Influenced heavily by Haydn and Mozart, his sound became all its own with the addition of his intense energy. In spite of becoming deaf later in life, he is famous for shaping the scope of instrumental music and raining it to the highest plane of art.Grieg Grieg attended Leipzig in his musical studies as well as Copenhagen, creating a persona inspiration for Norwegian national music. Grieg and his wife ha a special relationship and would often perform recitals together. Unlike many composers, Grieg became very popular during his lifetime and is still considered Norway’s greatest composer.Handel Handel was a gifted musician educated in the organ, violin and composition.After producing his first opera at the age of 20, he moved to Florence and continued to write operas, along with oratories and cantatas. Handel’s greatest accomplishment was the first public oratorio performance in England, eventually making oratorio the most popular musical form across England.Mendelssohn Mendelsshon began composing at the age of 11 and wrote his first masterpiece at age 16. After holding the position of music director of Dusseldorf, Mendelssohn accepted a similar calling in Leipzig. Here he used his talent to bring the Gewandhaus Orchestra to such heights that Leipzig became the musical capitol fo Germany.Mozart As a prodigy pf his father Leopold, Mozart composed his first public performance at the age of 5. While touring France, England and Italy with his father, Mozart was introduced to many forms of musical composition, giving him the base of his musical styles.Schubert Schubert was originally trained as a schoolteacher and joined what is today known as the Vienna Boys Choir. As his talents surfaced, Antonio Salleri offered to train him personally. With pressure from his family, Schubert became a educator at his father school until breaking away to become an independent tutor. Upon his death at the age of 31, Schubert had produced more masterpieces that any other composer in history.Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky became a serious composer in his mid teens, before continuing his studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Known for his harmonies and picturesque orchestration, Tchaikovsky transformed the ballet genre into the grandly staged musical of today.These products come in a multicolored graphic sleeve
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