Franz Schubert wrote in all the musical genre of his day, but by far the form he is best known for is German Lieder. He wrote over 600 Germa...

In 1850 Robert Schumann accepted the Director Of Music position in the town of Düsseldorf situated in the lower valley of the Rhine river....

Robert Schumann went on a trip to Vienna in 1837, ten years after the death of Franz Schubert and while there visited Schubert's older b...

Antonín Dvořák's father was the village butcher who was also an innkeeper and amateur musician. Antonin was born in a little town outsid...

John Field was an Irish composer that was known and respected by many early 19th century composers and performers. His music influenced Chop...

In the period between the Baroque and Classical eras there was a short period of transition that began in France and spread throughout  Euro...

Galina Ustvolskaya composed two types of works: officially sanctioned works for the state, and as Shostakovich called them works for the dra...