Category Archives: Composers

Godowsky Sheet Music

Godowsky Sheet Music and Biography Leopold Godowsky was a well-known Polish-American virtuoso pianist and composer, known in the music world as the “Buddha of the Piano”. He was famous for his flair and ingenious techniques of paraphrasing piano pieces by other composers. We have Exaudet’s Minuet No.1 and Lisette No.2 from Airs of the 18th Century featured on our… Read More »

Gluck Sheet Music

Gluck Sheet Music and Biography Christoph Gluck was born on 2nd July 1714 in Bavaria. He was one of the leading composers of the classical period, known for his transformation of the traditional Baroque operas. One of his most famous works Orfeo ed Euredice contains some lovely pieces such as Che Faro Senza Euridice and Dance of the… Read More »

Gibbons Sheet Music

Gibbons Sheet Music and Biography Orlando Gibbons was an English composer and one of the last masters of the English Madrigal School. On music-scores.com we have two arrangements of his most famous piece The Silver Swan. He came from a large family of musicians, including his father who was a city councilor and both his brothers; Edward and… Read More »

Genée Sheet Music

Genée Sheet Music and Biography Richard Genée was born in Danzig, Poland on 17th February 1823. However, he lived much of his life in Austria. You can download his Insalata Italiana from our main site. His father was a theatre conductor who influenced his son’s career choice. Richard became a librettist, playwright, and composer instead of going into… Read More »

Gade Sheet Music

Gade Sheet Music and Biography Niels Gade was a Danish composer born on 22nd February 1817. Though he did not achieve the fame of Felix Mendelssohn or Robert Schumann, he is still regarded as one of the most important Danish musicians of his day. Sheet music featured on our site includes Aquarellen, Op.19, No.8 Intermezzo, and a variety of… Read More »

Gabrieli Sheet Music

Gabrieli Sheet Music and Biography Giovanni Gabrieli was an Italian composer, born in Venice circa 1554/1557. He composed during the late Renaissance and Baroque periods and he used each style. He was also an organist and teacher. Download the sheet music for O Magnum Mysterium for brass and organ from our main site. Career Little is known about… Read More »

Frescobaldi Sheet Music

Frescobaldi Sheet Music and Biography Girolamo Frescobaldi was born in 1583 in Ferrara, Italy. He was a master of the organ, both in composition and as an organist. We have Dopo il Credo for brass quartet featured on our main site. Many considered him a genius! His father was in property and most possibly an organist gave Girolamo… Read More »

Franck Sheet Music

Franck Sheet Music and Biography César Franck was born on 10th December 1822 in Liége which is now part of Belgium. Franck is famous for his romantic compositions such as Panis Angelicus and Violin Sonata. Explore all of our Franck sheet music. Despite his talent, it was commented that he didn’t possess the social skills to support a… Read More »

Foster Sheet Music

Foster Sheet Music and Biography Stephen Foster was an American composer famous for his minstrel music and ballads. He wrote over two hundred songs many of which are still popular today. We have several arrangements of Beautiful Dreamer for different instruments such as clarinet and tenor sax on our main site. Though they were accepted at the time,… Read More »

Field Sheet Music

Field Sheet Music and Biography John Field was born into a musical Irish family on 26 July 1782. We have Field’s Nocturne No.05 for piano featured on our site. At the age of eight Field, received lessons from Tommaso Giordani. Whilst he was still young he moved to London and was tutored under Muzio Clementi . Field’s fame and… Read More »