Composer Studies — Beth Smith Studio

Composer Study - Eleanor Alberga

Beth SmithApril 27, 2025

Composer Study - Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was a Argentinian composer of the modern era.

Beth SmithApril 20, 2025Comment

Composer Study - Dmitri Shostakovich

Dimitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer of the Modern era.

Beth SmithApril 6, 2025Comment

Composer Study - Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams (1910 - 1981) was an American composer during the Modern period.

Beth SmithMarch 30, 2025Comment

Composer Study - Rogers and Hammerstein

Richard Rogers (1895 - 1960) and Oscar Hammerstein (1902 - 1979 were an American musical theater team. Rodgers composed the music and Hammerstein was the lyricist.

Beth SmithMarch 23, 2025Comment

Composer Study - Charles Ives

Charles Ives (1874 - 1954) was an American composer from the Modern era.

Beth SmithMarch 16, 2025Comment

Composer Study - Paul Dukas

Paul Dukas (1865 - 1935) was a French composer of the Romantic time period.

Beth SmithMarch 9, 2025Comment

Composer Study - Euphemia Allen

Euphemia Allen (1861 - 1948) was a Scottish composer in the Romantic/Modern time period.

Beth SmithMarch 2, 2025Comment

Composer Study - Modest Mussgorsky

Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) was a Russian composer of the Romantic Period.

Beth SmithNovember 17, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster (1826 - 1864) I31 was an American composer in the romantic period.

Beth SmithNovember 10, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Felix and Fanny Mendlessohn

Felix (1805 - 1847) and Fanny (1809 - 1847) Mendelssohn were siblings from Berlin in the Romantic Era.

Beth SmithNovember 3, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Franz Schubert

Beth SmithOctober 27, 2024

Composer Study - Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), a German Classical/Romantic Era Composer during the Napoleonic era.

Beth SmithOctober 20, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tour 3)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) was an Austrian composer of the Classical Era.

Beth SmithOctober 6, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Michael Haydn

Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806) was an Austrian Classical composer.

Beth SmithSeptember 29, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Johann Sebastian Bach (Tour 3)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German composer of the Baroque era.

Beth SmithSeptember 22, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philip Telemann (1681 – 1767), a German Baroque composer, was one of the most prolific composers, writing over 3,000 compositions.

Beth SmithSeptember 15, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Claudio Monteverdi

Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) was an Italian composer and musician.

Beth SmithSeptember 8, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Peter Abelard

Peter Abelard was a French composer, poet, and philosopher from the medieval period.

Beth SmithAugust 25, 2024Comment

Composer Study - Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre was born in Nevada, USA in 1970. He is a well known choral composer, conductor, and a pioneer of virtual choirs. His choirs have brought together over 15,000 singers from 129 countries. He has written symphonies, music for films like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and choir workds like Deep Field and Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine

Beth SmithMay 19, 2024Comment