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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.
[2] [5] It quickly became his main instrument and after around a year of self-taught practice in 2015 he won the ninth edition of Polish talent-show Must Be The Music. Around that time he started creating electronic music on his computer and combining it with guitar playing, which later resulted in the creation of his debut record, HUSH.
James Henry Tyler was born in Hartford, Connecticut.His father worked for Pratt-Whitney. Initially, he studied the banjo (classic 5-string and tenor) and Mandolin with Walter K. Bauer (1954–1958), then the lute with Joseph Iadone (1958–1961) and mandoline with Martha Blackman.
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]
[n 1] [2] His father, Samuel Fenwick Porter, was a pharmacist by trade. [3] [n 2] His mother, Kate, was the indulged daughter of James Omar "J. O." Cole, "the richest man in Indiana", a coal and timber speculator who dominated the family. [5] [n 3] J. O. Cole built the couple a house on his Peru-area property, known as Westleigh Farms. [7]
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.
Isham Jones was the leader of one of America's most popular dance bands in the first half of the 20th century, between the two World Wars. His remarkable string of chart-topping compositions between 1922 and 1925, in collaboration with lyricist Gus Kahn, and later with Charles Newman, included eight number 1 records, an unequaled body of work for a full-time band leader.
Originally a musician was considered a virtuoso by being an accomplished composer, theorist, or maestro, rather than a skilled performer. [ 4 ] In the 17th and 18th centuries, the word shifted in meaning, and many musicians applied it without considering merit, sometimes to themselves.