Composers
The Composers ClipArt gallery features 45 portraits of famous musical composers, songwriters, and lyricists.
Ludwig van Beethoven
A German composer and pianist. He is considered to have been the most crucial figure in the transitional…
Ludwig von Beethoven
(1770-1827) German composer whose most famous works are his Fifth and Ninth symphonies and Moonlight…
Hector Berlioz
(1803-1869) A French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique and Grande…
Muzio Clementi
A classical composer, and acknowledged as the first to write specifically for the piano.
Carl Czerny
An Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of etudes for the…
William J. Florence
William Jermyn Conlin (July 26, 1831, Albany, N.Y. – Nov. 19, 1891, PA), better known by his stage…
Sir William Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist,…
John R. Green
(1908-1989) Bandleader, pianist and composer in charge of many successful MGM movies such as Easter…
George Frederick Handel
(1685-1759) Handel was a musician and composer. His most famous work was "Atalanta."
Joseph Haydn
(1732-1809) Haydn was a celebrated German composer. His most famous works are "Orpheus and Eurydice;"…
Orlando di Lasso
A Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He is considered to be the most famous and influential…
Franz Liszt
A pianist and composer, born in Rading, Hungary, Oct. 22, 1811; died in Baireuth, Oct. 31, 1886. He…
Mendelssohn
A German composer of the early Romantic period. he is often considered the greatest child prodigy after…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A noted musical composer, born in Salzburg, Germany, Jan. 27, 1756; died Dec. 4, 1791.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791) German composer of the Classical era. Some of his most famous works are The Marriage of…
Paderewski
A noted Polish pianist, born in Podolia, a Russian-Polish privince, Nov. 6, 1860. His compositions include…
Niccolo Paganini
A famous violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. He is considered the greatest violinist who ever…
John Howard Payne
John Howard Payne (9 June 1791 - 10 April 1852) was an American actor, playwright, author and statesman.…
Henry Purcell
A Baroque composer, is generally considered to be one of England's greatest composers.
Henry Purcell
A Baroque composer. He is generally considered to be one of England's greatest composers.
Gioachino Rossini
An Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music.
Franz Schubert
An eminent German musical composer, born in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 31, 1797; died Nov. 19, 1828.
Heinrich Shuetz
A German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer. He wrote one…
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Sir Sullivan was a British composer, famous for Onward Christian Soldiers, In Memoriam, The Prodigal…
Richard Wagner
A German composer and dramatist born in Leipzic, May 22, 1812, the youngest of nine children, died in…
