Women Composers

Female composers' names are mentioned throughout history.

The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros

The Sensual Nature of Sound portrays four New York based composers and performers in terms of their musical lives and artistic passion. Though Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk and Pauline Oliveros are all pione

Four American Composers: John Cage

A television documentary about John Cage and his music.

Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime Composers

A short 1977 documentary about the originator of the ragtime rhythm.

Man of Music

The young composer Mikhail Glinka performs his new work at a soiree at earl Vielgorsky's house. However, the public is accustomed to Western music, and reacts coldly to the creation of the composer. This makes him very s

Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers

Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers - from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century - who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten. Western classical music has

New York Composers: Searching for a New Music

A look at six young virtuoso composers at the forefront of contemporary music. Featuring: Tan Dun, Michael Gordon, Phil Kline, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Lois V Vierk, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich. With the participation

Remo Usai - Um Músico Para o Cinema

Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki

Famous Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach

Although he was certainly respected during his lifetime, mostly as an organist, Johann Sebastian Bach never achieved the level of renown he's enjoyed posthumously as one of the world's most accomplished composers. Part o

Badura-Skoda: The Last Piano Sonatas by the Great Composers

Famous Composers: Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn is renowned for taking the established forms of the symphony and string quartet and shaping them into the powerful media for musical expression that they became thereafter. He brought symphonic traits to the

Great Russian Composers: Alexander Scriabin

This fascinating documentary explores the life and career of Alexander Scriabin, one of Russia's most influential and enigmatic pianists and composers. From his early days at the keyboard to his emigration to Switzerland

Famous Composers: George Frideric Handel

This biography of Handel features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works. Background excerpts are performed by the Elysian Ensemble. Extend your li

Famous Composers: Johannes Brahms

While he explored every other avenue of musical composition -- including chamber music, concertos and symphonies -- Johannes Brahms never ventured into opera. Still, many critics hold him solely responsible for the reviv

FAMOUS COMPOSERS: Puccini

This biography of Puccini features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works. Background excerpts are performed by the Elysian Ensemble. Extend your l

FAMOUS COMPOSERS: Schubert

This biography of Schubert features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works. Background excerpts are performed by the Elysian Ensemble. Extend your

FAMOUS COMPOSERS: Mozart

This biography of Mozart features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works. Background excerpts are performed by the Elysian Ensemble. Extend your li

FAMOUS COMPOSERS Wagner

This biography of Wagner features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works. Background excerpts are performed by the Elysian Ensemble. Extend your li

Great Russian Composers: Sergei Rachmaninov

Sergei Rachmaninov, composer, conductor and one of the most brilliant pianists of the 20th century, was the last great figure of the tradition of Russian Romanticism. His works include Symphony No. 2 (1906), the symphoni