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Profiles of Great Classical Composers
February
Great Classical Composer
Anniversaries |
2/02/1594 Palestrina died
3/02/1809 Mendelssohn born
7/02/1652 Allegri died
13/02/1883 Wagner died
15/02/1857 Glinka died
17/2/1653 Corelli born
20/2/1961 P.Grainger died
23/2/1934 Elgar died
23/2/1685 Handel born
27/2/1887 Borodin died
29/2/1792 Rossini born
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2012
Classical Composer Anniversaries
These are the major anniversaries in 2012:
Gabrieli 400th anniversary of his death on 12 August
Delius 150th birthday on 29 January
Debussy 150th anniversary of his birth on 22 Auguust 1812
John Cage centenary of birth on 5 September
Massenet centenary of his death on 13 August
John Ireland 50th anniversary of his death on 12 June
You can find a far more comprehensive list of anniversaries at classical-composers.org
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Francisco Tárrega - Grand Vals
from which the Nokia ringtone was taken!!
Listen also to the 'Nokia Fugue' by Vincent Lo
2012 classical music calendars now available at
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Links
We point you in the direction of more information and resources:
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Useful links for individual composers can be found near the bottom of each composer page |
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