As youngsters, they learned to play an instrument and some became better at it than others. Those who kept at it often made it a career and became famous as musicians, mentors and teachers. Some of them took their skills and special talent in a different direction. Hear how composers turn historical events, people, places and adventure into All Those Notes with Shari Barbour.
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Unique instruments with a distinct and lively sound.
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American musical genius.
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"He brought a new kind of beauty into the world." (Pierre Boulez)
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Brazil's most famous composer.
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Unique, mesmerizing and hypnotic.
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One of the leading Spanish composers of the "Beautiful Age".
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A composer of great promise - unfulfilled.
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"One of the greatest geniuses of modern music." (Pablo Casals)
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Opener, curtain raiser, and concert piece.
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The American Grieg.
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This maverick did not write "pretty" music.
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Where there's a will, there's a way.
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"Music is music whether it is for the stage, rostrum or cinema." (E.W. Korngold)
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The instrument with an unmistakable sound.
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One of the most iconic and famous songwriters in American history.
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French violinist and Romantic era composer.
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More than a musician.
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A great 20th Century musician and composer.
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One of the most important American composers of the 20th century.
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Important in linking the Classical Era to the Romantic.
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His heart was set on becoming a composer.
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The most important composer of French Grand Opera.
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Well-known present-day composer, choral conductor and music scholar.
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He lit a candle in the world of music that will never go out. (Vaughan-Williams)
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Famous for an opera based on a Shakespeare play.
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Father of American music.
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A great 20th century composer.
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One of the most influential violinists of all time.
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Father of the operetta.
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A great contributor to Late Baroque and Early Classical music.
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An eccentric composer of piano miniatures.
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An award-winning, versatile, contemporary American composer.
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20th century ambassador of music for everyone.
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A famous composer of dances.
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An important force in the world of music, who happened to be a woman.
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Legendary piano virtuoso, composer and conductor.
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A poem by M. Moore.
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Musician, composer and his life-changing piece of music.
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Ambassador for American music - loved, admired and respected all over the world.
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An important 18th century composer and teacher.
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The English Orpheus.
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New Orleans' first international superstar.
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Religious mystic known for her literary works and songs.
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He had the courage to implement change.
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A master of small-scale forms. But, did you know...
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A leader in the Nationalist movement of Spanish music.
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Founder of French Opera.
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A 19th century superstar.
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All Those Notes 045 - S. Joplin and his only surviving opera.
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All Those Notes 044 - Faure and his creative piano duet.
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