Learn about the composer who died never seeing the success his most famous opera would achieve.

Elephants, Swans, Fossils Oh My! Come learn about this week’s composer, Camille Saint Saens, and his famous and familiar composition - The Carnival of the Animals.

What does a musician do when she runs out of food in her refrigerator? She writes her “CHOPIN LISZT”

Sorry for the bad pun, but half of the answer to that joke is this week’s composer - Franz Liszt, the Hungarian prodigy. Read more to learn about his personal life, professional legacy, and his place in history.

What do the Beatles, West Side Story, and Billy Joel have in common? They all have written music influenced by Beethoven: Beatles song Because sounds like Moonlight Sonata; the melody in the song Somewhere from West Side Story is from Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5; and Billy Joel’s This Night is directly from Beethoven’s Pathetique.