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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi [n 2] (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. [4] Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers.
His mother, Bertha Curtis née Wood, was a highly skilled musician with a noted ability for memorization. [2] He was raised on a farm in Dunham, Quebec, where both his parents had deep family ties, with the obligatory farm chores. [2] [3] [4] His first musical instructor was his mother, and then from two teachers at Dunham Ladies College. [3]
Big Babe: Andrew Webb [2] Big Bill: Big Bill Bissonnette; Big Chief: Big Chief Russell Moore; Big Daddy: Eric Dixon [3] Big-Eye: Louis Nelson Delisle; Big Jim: Jim Robinson; Big Joe: Big Joe Turner; Big John: John Patton; Big Mama: Big Mama Thornton; Big Nick: Big Nick Nicholas; Big Sid: Sid Catlett; Billie: Billie Holiday a.k.a. "Lady Day ...
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (UK: / ˈ m ɛ s i æ̃ /, [1] US: / m ɛ ˈ s j æ̃, m eɪ ˈ s j æ̃, m ɛ ˈ s j ɒ̃ /; [2] [3] [4] French: [ɔlivje øʒɛn pʁɔspɛʁ ʃaʁl mɛsjɑ̃]; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist.
Brian Peter George Eno (/ ˈ iː n oʊ /, born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist.He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. [1]
Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" [nb 1] Hines (December 28, 1903 [nb 2] – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader.He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz".
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist.A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.
William Crotch (5 July 1775 – 29 December 1847) was an English composer and organist.According to the British musicologist Nicholas Temperley, Crotch was "a child prodigy without parallel in the history of music", and was certainly the most distinguished English musician in his day.