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![Anton Bruckner](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18839.png?v=1713372768)
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Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) was an Austrian composer, most famous for his nine grand symphonies and his church music. Never quite gaining full recognition for his work until he was in his sixties, Bruckner's music, with its strong spiritual...
![Dover Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8745.jpg?v=1708011184)
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Dover Castle
Dover Castle, located in the southern county of Kent, is one of the largest castles in England and one of the first to have concentric defensive walls. First built in 1066 CE by William the Conqueror to help prevent anyone repeating his own...
![Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17533.png?v=1707098527)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer most famous for his symphonies, the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, and the operas Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. A composer of innovative and...
![Gustav Mahler](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17379.png?v=1708991523)
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Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was an Austrian-Bohemian composer best known for his song-cycles and his grand, sweeping symphonies, which often require expanded orchestras for their full performance. Mahler, a composer of Late-Romantic music and...
![Dmitri Shostakovich](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18510.png?v=1708372265)
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer of operas, ballets, concertos, string quartets, and 15 symphonies. Shostakovich was frequently denounced by the repressive Soviet state, but in some periods, he also gained official favour...
![Sergei Prokofiev](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17721.png?v=1710121023)
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Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian composer (born in Ukraine) who was at the forefront of the Modernist music movement. His symphonies, orchestral suites, and ballets display endless variety and complexity. His most famous works today...
![Bouquet of Peonies on a Musical Score by Gauguin](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15786.png?v=1657767542)
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Bouquet of Peonies on a Musical Score by Gauguin
An 1876 oil on canvas still life, Bouquet of Peonies on a Musical Score, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Gauguin was largely a self-taught artist, and his natural talent shines through in this still life...
![Felix Mendelssohn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17646.png?v=1706550187)
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Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, overtures, concertos, piano pieces, and songs. Amongst his most popular works are his Wedding March from his score for A Midsummer Night's...
![Igor Stravinsky](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18571.png?v=1710647586)
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Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then...
![Ancient Greek Music](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/708.jpg?v=1713838446)
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Ancient Greek Music
Music (or mousike) was an integral part of life in the ancient Greek world, and the term covered not only music but also dance, lyrics, and the performance of poetry. A wide range of instruments was used to perform music which was played...