Category archives: Composer's Corner

Claude Debussy

With August 22 being Debussy's 150th birthday, we thought it only appropriate to have him featured in the Composer's Corner this month! Claude Debussy (1862-1918) [...]

Elisabeth Lutyens

Elisabeth Lutyens (July 09, 1906 - April 14, 1983) Working completely in isolation from European trends, Lutyens developed her own innovative style of serialism in the late 19[...]

Richard Rodgers

Last month, our Composer's Corner featured Oscar Hammerstein II. We thought, why not complete the pair by featuring Rodgers? He was born in June after all... Richard Charles Rod[...]

Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II was born on July 12, 1895 in New York City. His father, William, was a theatre manager and for many years director of Hammerstein's Victoria, the most popular [...]

Franz Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn is the composer who, more than any other, epitomizes the aims and achievements of the Classical era. Perhaps his most important achievement was that he developed[...]

Johann Sebastian Bach

The Bach family is one of the most notable German musicians in history. Out of this lineage comes the celebrated composer Johann Sebastian Bach. But before him, there were othe[...]