Composer Facts

Beethoven’s date of birth meant that he was destined to live between two major eras of musical history; the Classical and the Romantic. He was … Read more

Beethoven did not immediately rise to stardom and the ranks of the rich and the famous. Like many musicians at that time, life was a … Read more

Travis Scott (stylized as Travi$ Scott) is the stage name for Jacques Bermon Webster II, born on April 30, 1991, in Houston, Texas. He is … Read more

Mother Mother started from humble beginnings in 2005 as a trio. They evolved into a five-piece band that defies classification into one type of music. … Read more

If you are not familiar with the music of French composer Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918), I’d like to think you are in for a … Read more

Often the early lives of composers and performers, especially the further back in time we search, is challenging to capture the full set of facts. … Read more

Selena Quintanilla Pérez (16 April 1971–31 March 1995) was born into a musical family in Lake Jackson, Texas, and was a Tejano singer from the … Read more

It feels slightly wrong to simply title this article with the name Tchaikovsky when he properly deserves his full title of Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 … Read more

Composer and legendary performer JS Bach was by all accounts a remarkable musician. When we look back this far in time it is commonly very … Read more

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell (born December 18, 2001) is a singer-songwriter from the United States. Her first big hit, Ocean Eyes, was written and … Read more

Overall, Willie Nelson (b. 1933) is a country singer and songwriter. He learned to play the guitar from his grandfather, and by age ten, he … Read more

Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) was an American trumpeter and vocalist with a career that spanned five decades and different eras of jazz. He also played the … Read more

German pianist and composer Clara Schumann (1819 – 1896) was a force to be reckoned with despite opting to settle for a career dominated by … Read more

Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934) has become one of today’s 20th century’s most renowned classical composers. He is famed for transforming the heights of musical … Read more