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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Summary
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was the eldest son of J.S. and Maria Barbara Bach, and a composer during the period of transition between Baroque and Rococo styles. W.F. Bach’s musical instruction was primarily from his father (who wrote for him, when he was ten, the charming Klavier-büchlein vor Wilhelm
Leonard Bernstein Summary
Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, and pianist noted for his accomplishments in both classical and popular music, for his flamboyant conducting style, and for his pedagogic flair, especially in concerts for young people. Bernstein played piano from age 10. He attended Boston
Erik Satie Summary
Erik Satie was a French composer whose spare, unconventional, often witty style exerted a major influence on 20th-century music, particularly in France. Satie studied at the Paris Conservatory, dropped out, and later worked as a café pianist. About 1890 he became associated with the Rosicrucian
Fletcher Henderson Summary
Fletcher Henderson was an American musical arranger, bandleader, and pianist who was a leading pioneer in the sound, style, and instrumentation of big band jazz. Henderson was born into a middle-class family; his father was a school principal and his mother a teacher, and he studied piano as a