Not very famous composers. Great Russian composers

Classic composers are known to the world. Each name of musical genius is a unique personality in the history of culture.

What is classical music

Classical music - charming melodies created by talented authors, which are fairly called classic composers. Their works are unique and will always be in demand by performers and listeners. Classical, on the one hand, it is customary to call strict, deep-containing music that is not related to the areas: rock, jazz, folk, pop, chanson, etc. On the other hand, in the historical development of music there is a period of the late XIII - early XX century, called Classicism.

Classic themes are distinguished by sublime intonation, sophistication, variety of shades and harmony. They have a positive effect on the emotional worldview of adults and children.

Stages of development of classical music. Their brief description and main representatives

In the history of the development of classical music, it is possible to highlight the steps:

• Renaissance or Renaissance - Start 14 - last quarter of the 16th century. In Spain and England, the period of revival lasted until the beginning of the 17th century.
• Baroque - came to the replacement of the Renaissance and lasted until the beginning of the 18th century. The style center was Spain.
• Classicism is the period of development of European culture from early 18 to early 19 centuries.
• Romanticism - direction opposite to classicism. Lasted until the mid-19th century.
• Classic 20 centuries - modern era.

Brief characteristic and main representatives of cultural periods

1. Renaissance is a long period of development of all directions of culture. - Tomas Tallis, Giovanni da Palestine, T. L. De Victoria composed and left immortal creation to descendants.

2. Baroque - new musical forms appear in this era: polyphonies, operas. It was during this period that Bach, Handel, Vivaldi created their famous creations. Fugues Baha are built in accordance with the requirements of classicism: mandatory compliance of canons.

3. Classicism. Creating their immortal creations in the era of classicism: Gaidn, Mozart, Beethoven. A sampling form appears, the composition of the orchestra increases. And Haidna differ from the heavy essays of the Bach with simple construction and the grace of melodies. It was still a classic, aspiration to perfection. Beethovenic writings are a line of contact of romantic and classic styles. In the music of L. van Beethoven sensuality and dustiness more than rational canonon. Such important genres as symphony, Sonata, Suite, Opera were distinguished. Beethoven gave rise to a romantic period.

4. Romanticism. Musical works are characteristic of color, drama. Various song genres form, for example, ballads. Recognition of writings for piano Sheet and Chopin. Traditions of romanticism inherited Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Schubert.

5. The classic of the XX century is characterized by the desire of the authors to innovate in the melts, the terms arose: aletoric, atonalym. The works of Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, the Glass refer to the classical format.

Russian composers-classics

Tchaikovsky PI - Russian composer, musical critic, public figure, teacher, conductor. Its writings are the most executable. They are sincere, easily perceived, reflect the poetic identity of the Russian soul, the picturesque paintings of the Russian nature. The composer created 6 ballets, 10 operas, more than hundreds of romances, 6 symphony. Famous in the world ballet "Swan Lake", Opera "Eugene Onegin", "Children's Album".

Rakhmaninov S.V. - Works of an outstanding composer emotional and cheerful, and some are dramatic in content. Their genres are diverse: from small plays to concerts and operas. Generally accepted writings of the author: Operas "Surround Knight", "Aleko" in the Pushkin poem "Gypsies", "Francesca and Rimini" on the plot borrowed from the "Divine Comedy" of Dante, the poem "Bell"; Suite "Symphony Dances"; Piano concerts; Vocalias for voice under the accompaniment of piano.

Borodin A.P. He was a composer, teacher, chemist, doctor. The most significant creation is the "Prince Igor" opera on the historical work of the "Word about the regiment of Igor", which was written by the author of almost 18 years. Under Life, Borodin did not have time to finish it, after his death, Opera completed A.Lazunov and N. Rimsky-Korsakov. The Grand Composer is the twin prior of classic quartets and symphony in Russia. The crown of the world and Russian national-heroic simphonism is the "Bogatyr" symphony. Outstanding recognized instrumental chamber, first and second quartet. One of the first in the romantics of the heroic figures from the Old Russian literature.

Great musicians

Mussorgsky M.P., which can be said is a great composer-realist, a bold innovator, affecting witness, a magnificent pianist and a beautiful vocalist. The most significant musical works are the operas "Boris Godunov" on the dramatic work of A.S. Pushkin and Khovanshchina - People's Music Drama, the main acting character of these operas - rising people from different public mess; Creative cycle "Pictures from the exhibition", the works of Gatman.

Glinka M.I. - Famous Russian composer, founder of the classical direction in Russian musical culture. He completed the procedure for creating a school of Russian composers, based on the values \u200b\u200bof folk and professional music. The works of the master are permeated with love for the Fatherland, reflect the ideological orientation of people of the historical era. The world-famous People's Drama "Ivan Susanin" and the Ruslan and Lyudmila operator became new trends in the Russian opera. Symphony works "Kamarinskaya" and "Spanish Overture" Glinka are the foundations of Russian Symphony.

Rimsky-Korsakov N.A.- Talented Russian composer, marine officer, teacher, publicist. Two currents are traced in his work: historical ("tsarist bride", "Pskovtyanka") and fabulous ("Sadko", "Snow Maiden", Suite "Sheherzad"). A distinctive feature of the composer's works: originality with a support for classic values, homophony in the harmonic construction of early essays. His essays have author's handwriting: peculiar orchestral solutions with unusually built vocal scores that are the main.

Russian classic composers tried to display in their works the infectious nation cognitive thinking and folklore.

European culture

Famous composers-Classico Mozart, Gaidn, Beethoven lived in the capital of the musical culture of that time - Vienna. Geniyev unites the workshop, excellent composite solutions, the use of different musical styles: from folk tunes to polyphonic developments of musical topics. For the Great Classics, comprehensive creative thinking activities, competence, clarity in building musical forms are peculiar. In their works are organically connected together, intelligence and emotions, tragic and comic components, ease and calculation.

Beethoven and Haydn for instrumental compositions, Mozart workshop managed both opera and orchestral compositions. Beethoven was an unsurpassed creator of heroic works, Gaidn appreciated and successfully used in the work of humor, folk genre types, Mozart was a composer-universal.

Mozart is the creator of a seen tool form. Beethoven has improved her, brought to unsurpassed heights. The period of the Vienna Classics was a period of quartet heyday. Haydn, following him, Beethoven and Mozart contribute a significant contribution to the development of this genre.

Italian masters

Giuseppe Verdi is an outstanding musician of the 19th century, developed the traditional Italian opera. He possessed immaculate skill. The culmination of his composer activity was the opera works of "Troubadur", "Traviata", "Othello", "Aida".

Niccolo Paganini - Born in Nice, one of the most musical gifted personalities of the 18-19th century. Virtuoso owned the violin. Compound Caprises, Sonata, Quartets for Violin, Guitar, Viola and Cello. He wrote concerts for violin with orchestra.

Joakkino Rossini - worked in the 19th century. The author of the spiritual and chamber music, composed 39 operas. Outstanding works - "Seville Berber", "Othello", "Cinderella", "Soroka-thief", "Semiramid".

Antonio Vivaldi is one of the largest representatives of the trepidal art of the 18th century. Fame acquired thanks to its most famous work - 4 violin concert "Seasons". I lived a surprisingly fruitful creative life, composed 90 operas.

Famous Italian classic composers left eternal musical inheritance. Their cantata, sonatas, serenada, symphony, operas will be pleased to be a good generation.

Features of the perception of music by a child

Listening to good music has a positive effect on psycho-emotional child development, children's psychologists consider. Good music introduces to art and forms aesthetic taste, so teachers consider it.

Many famous creations created composers-classic children, taking into account their psychology, perception and specificity of age, that is, for the hearing, and others composed for crumb performers various plays, easily perceived by rumor and technically affordable.

"Children's album" Tchaikovsky PI For small pianists. This is an album-dedication to the nephew who loved music and was a very gifted child. In the collection of more than 20 plays, some of them are created on the basis of folk material: Neapolitan motifs, Russian dance, Tyrolean and French melodies. Collection "Children's Songs" Tchaikovsky PI Designed for the auditory perception of a children's audience. Songs of the optimistic mood about the spring, birds, a blooming garden ("My Sadik"), about compassion for Christ and God ("The Baby of the Baby Garden").

Children's Classic

For children, many classic composers worked, the list of works of which is very diverse.

Prokofiev S.S. "Peter and Wolf" is a symphonic fairy tale for children. Thanks to this fairy tale, children get acquainted with musical instruments of the symphony orchestra. The text of the fairy tale wrote Prokofiev himself.

Schumann R. "Children's scenes" are small music stories with an imperious plot written for adult performers, childhood memories.

Cycle for piano Debussy "Children's Corner".

Ravel M. "Mother Goose" based on fairy tales of S. Perro.

Bartok B. "The first steps for the piano."

Cycles for children Gavrilov S. "For the smallest"; "Heroes of fairy tales"; "Guys about animals."

Shostakovich D. "Album Piano Pieces for Children."

Bach I.S. "Answer notebook Anna Magdalen Bach". Teaching your children with music, created special plays and exercises for the development of technical skills.

Gaidn J. - the progenitor of classical symphony. Created a special symphony called "Children's". Used tools: Soloves Clay, rattling, cuckoo - give her an unusual sound, baby and perky.

Saint-Sans K. invented a fantasy for the orchestra and 2-piano called "Animal Carnival", in which the Music Tools gave the Kuchtanya, River Lion, the grace of an elephant and his Manera of Movement, a touching and elegant swan.

Compositions for babies and young people, great composers-classical onbidden about interesting plot lines of the work, availability of the proposed material, taking into account the age of the artist or listener.

Music is one of the most beautiful creatures of humanity. It can affect the most intimate strings of the soul, encouraging to noble and even heroic actions. To write a work that would care about the hearts of people for many decades or centuries, you need to be "a kissed God" and possess congenital talent. We offer to find out who is the most famous composers of classical music that created the most famous opera, concerts, symphones and ballets.

Holy Hildegard Bingenskaya

This nun, who lived in the XII century, is considered the "mother of the opera". She recorded more than 70 verses, including the Ordo Virtutum composition. In it, 16 women's female parties "Virtues" and one men's personiform devil. Music Holy Hildegard had a great influence on the Renaissance Epoch composers.

Guillaium Dufe

The illegitimate son of the priest since childhood was brought up with the Cathedral of the French city of Kreber and sang in the church choir.

Subsequently, he was recognized as the most famous among European composers of the XV century. The merit of Dufe is that he managed to combine medieval techniques with harmonies and phrases characteristic of early rebirth. Along with the Mesa, he wrote and chanson, under his song L'Homme Armé King Philip Kona collected troops for a cross campaign against the Turks.

Giovanni da Palestrina

Composer also known under the nickname Giannetto, lived in the XVI century in Italy. His humanity is obliged to create a phenomenon, known as multi-voice singing for Catholic worship.

Thanks to Giannetto, the Triedent Cathedral made reform in church music. Pope Pip Fourth compared the masses written by them with singing, which Saint John Apostle "heard in Heavenly Jerusalem."

Antonio Vivaldi

Already alone only the works of the "Seasons" of this great Italian, it is enough for it to be included in the list "Famous composers of all times and peoples". Vivaldi is considered a musician, thanks to which there was a transition from heavy music in the style of Baroque to a light classic. Along with serious works, he wrote a lot of charming serenad, and also entered the story as a genius capable of creating a 3-actual opera in 5 days.

Moreover, many historians believe that it is he who else other of his colleagues-contemporaries affected the formation of many well-known classical composers of subsequent generations.

Georg Friedrich Handel

Already in 11 years, young Georg was a court cloudist at the courtyard of the Berlin Kurfürst. He was born in one year with Johann Sebastian Bach, but unlike the latter was not an offacarious musician.

Being a famous composer, Handel said to one of his admirers, that his goal was always to make people better with the help of her music.

Johann Sebastian Bach

The most famous composers of the XIX-XX centuries have repeatedly called this great musician to their teacher. He wrote more than 1000 works and entered the story as one of the most virtuoso organists of all time. In addition, Johann Sebastian Bach is recognized as a master of polyphony, as well as the creator of keyboard masterpieces.

Ludwig Van Beethoven, born 20 years after the death of his senior colleague, called him the "true father of harmony", and the famous philosopher Georg Hegel - "erudite genius".

Subsequently, many famous composers, such as sheet, Schuman, Brahms, etc., wanting to express his respect for him, included the musical phrases of Bach in their works.

Franz Josef Gaidn

The musician lived all his life in Austria and, in his words, was "doomed to become original," since it was isolated from other composers and did not have the opportunity to get acquainted with the trends of modern music.

Only aged 47 years, Haydn could change the terms of the contract for which all his works were considered by the property of the Hungarian Magnates of Esterhazi for 18 years. This allowed him to write such music what he wanted, and to achieve international fame.

In the field of writing instrumental music, Haidn is rightly considered one of the most famous composers of the second half of the XVIII and early XIX centuries.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Probably there is no such famous composer of classical music, whose works are also popular today, as compositions of Mozart. Even many rock stars are performed in modern processing and use famous rappers as accompaniment.

Amade's musical heritage is more than six hundred compositions. He belongs to the geniuses, whose musical talent manifested itself at the earlier age. Already at 5 years old, Wolfgang began to write his first works, and in 6 knewful to play the Clavesis and Violin.

The composer's masterpieces include "Requiem", "Wedding Figaro", "Turkish march", "Little Night Serenade", "Don Juan", 41 Symphony, etc. They are striking with their perfection and ease of perception. Even those who do not consider themselves a fan of classical music, with pleasure listen to Aria from the Opero composer.

Giuseppe Verdi

Those who are interested in vocal art recognize that one of the most famous composers who worked in this genre is definitely Giuseppe Verdi. His operas are most often put on the most famous scenes around the world. Many Aria Verdi are among the most executable classic works.

During his lifetime, the composer was often criticized for attacking the tastes of the simple people. However, the subsequent generations recognized many of his works by masterpieces of world art. They differ in particular melodiousness and their easily reproduce even those who do not have a special musical hearing and singing talent.

Ludwig van Beethoven

The composer is recognized as a key figure, which provided the transition from romanticism to classicism. Beethoven wrote in all modern musical genres. However, its instrumental works are most famous, including his overtures, symphonies, sonates and several concerts for violin and piano.

One of the most frequently executed works of the composer is the "ode to joy", which became part of the 9th Symphony of Beethoven. She is recognized as the official anthem of the EU.

Richard Wagner

In the list "Famous Music Composers of Germany XIX century" Wagner occupies a special place, as it is considered a kind of revolutionary. His works are distinguished by rich chromatics, harmony and orchestration. Wagner introduced into music the concept of leitmotifs: themes associated with a specific character, as well as a plot and place. In addition, the composer is the founder of the musical drama that has had a great influence on the development of classical music.

Johann Strauss

Listing the names of famous composers, they often indicate only musicians who created and creating serious works. However, the King of Waltz Johann Strauss is definitely worthy to be included in the number of people who have made the greatest contribution to the development of the musical culture of mankind.

Total Strauss wrote more than 500 works in the dance genre. Many of his waltz and today are popular, and even those who are not a fan of classical music are listening.

Frederic Chopin

This Polish composer is considered one of the most striking representatives of romanticism in world musical culture. In addition, Chopin is the founder of the Polish composer school. He contributed to a lot of recognition and an increase in the authority of his homeland in Europe. Among the works of this famous composer, the waltzes occupy a special place, which is considered to be a kind of autobiography of Chopin

Antonin Dvarak

The famous Czech composer made a huge contribution to the development of Czech national music. Among other things, it was a virtuoso violinist and altist. He managed to acquire worldwide popularity, as lovers of classical music attracted the symbiosis of elements of the national music of Bohemia and Moravia with European classics.

The most famous works of the Dvorak include Symphony No. 9 "From New World", "Requiem", Mermaid Opera, "Slavic Dancing", "American" String Quartet and Stabat Mater.

Famous composers of Russia

Our country has made a significant contribution to the development of musical culture of mankind.

The most famous composers of Russia are:

• Mikhail Glinka. The composer, who worked in the first half of the XIX century, was the first to create large-scale works, based on Russian folk songs. His most famous work is the Opera "Ivan Susanin", in which Glinka managed to join the traditions of Russian choral singing and European opera art.
• Peter Tchaikovsky. This great musician refers to the most famous composers of the world.

One of his most important missions Tchaikovsky considered the increase in the glory of his homeland. And he managed to fully fully, since today the melodies from his works are performed in all corners of the planet, and its ballets are put on the most famous scenic sites of the world. Such works of Tchaikovsky, like ballets "Swan Lake", "Nutcracker", "Sleeping Beauty", etc.

• Sergey Prokofiev. The ballet "Romeo and Juliet" of this composer is considered one of the best works of this genre of the XX century. It also includes the creation of one's own style recognized as a new word in world music.
• Dmitry Shostakovich. On the days of the blockade of Leningrad, the whole world was shocked by the premiere of the "Leningrad Symphony" of the composer. Shostakovich managed to give the language of music to convey the determination of the city defenders to fight to the last drop of blood. Despite the persecution and accusation in the bourgeois decadence, the composer continued to create original works that put it in one row with the most famous composers of the twentieth century.

Famous composers of modernity

It so happened that the broad public today is very little interested in serious music. Most often, fame comes to composers if they write music to movies. Among the most popular composers of recent decades can be allocated as follows:

• Michelle Legran. Initially, the composer acquired fame as a virtuoso pianist and a classical music dizer. However, he received wide popularity thanks to his filmmakes. His music for the film-opera "Cherbourg umbrellas" brought Legna the first nomination for Oscar. Later, the composer awarded this award three times, and also received the prize "Benoa Dance" for ballet "Lilyoma".
• Louis Einoadi. This Italian composer prefers minimalist style, and also successfully combines the classics with other musical directions. A wide circle of Eynadi music lovers is known for their soundtracks, for example, everyone has a hearing a melody written to the French tape "1 + 1".
• Philip Glass. The composer initially worked in the field of classics, but over time he was able to erase the line between her and modern musical directions. For several decades, the Glass plays in his own group Philip Glass Ensemble. Movie lovers are known for his works written to the film "Illusionist", "Trugar Show", "Taste of Life" and "Fantastic Four."
• Giovanni Marradi. The composer is not related to the cinema, but has gained popularity due to the retro-classic sound of its works, in which the motives of previous centuries are used.

Now you know the names of the most famous composers. The music they was created in different centuries, and today is able to awaken the most kind and high feelings, even in the fascinated souls of people who forgot about high ideals.

One of the main directions of art remaining a miracle of the modern world, able to influence the emotional state and the mood of man - music. She came to us through the century and began its formation during the creation of classical works. It was the composers of that time that the impetus to its development and became the founders of a variety of forms and types of works of the classical direction:

• Libretto.
• Symphony.
• Opera.
• Overture.

It was to these composers who came the ability to express feelings through notes. Their music allows a modern person to plunge into the world of emotions of people who lived a century ago. She teaches not only listening to melody and sounds, but also to imagine, visualize emerging images, without which the development of the personality is impossible. Not all of them received recognition in life, but among the descendants, their work was in demand, which continues today. The works become immortal and transfers from generation to the generation, forcing it to think about the eternal and imbued with the emotions of that time.

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We present a list of 10 composers you need to know. You can say about each of them with confidence that he is the greatest composer who ever was, although it is not really impossible, and it is impossible to compare the music written over several centuries. However, all these composers stand out among their contemporaries as composers who composed the music of the highest level and sought to push the boundaries of classical music to the new limit. The list does not contain any order, such as significance or personal preferences. Just 10 great composers you need to know.

Each composer accompanies decent citation fact of his life, remembering which you will be similar to the expert. And by clicking on the link on the surname, learn his full biography. And of course, you can listen to one of the significant works of each wizard.

The most important figure of world classical music. One of the most executable and respected composers in the world. He worked in all the genres existing ones in his time, including opera, ballet, music for dramatic performances, choral essays. The most significant in his heritage is considered tool works: piano, violin and cellular sonatas, concerts for piano, for violin, quartets, overtures, symphonies. The founder of the romantic period in classical music.

Interesting fact.

His third symphony (1804) Beethoven first wanted to devote to Napoleon, the composer was passionate about the personality of this man who had a real hero at the beginning of his reign. But when Napoleon proclaimed himself with the emperor, Beethoven crossed his dedication on the title page and wrote only one word - "heroic".

"Moonlight Sonata" L. Bethoven, Listen to:

2. (1685-1750)

German composer and organist, representative of the Baroque era. One of the greatest composers in the history of music. For his life, Bach wrote more than 1000 works. In his work, all significant genres of that time besides the opera; He summarized the achievements of the musical art of the baroque period. The twin is the most famous musical dynasty.

Interesting fact.

During the lifetime, Bach was so underestimated that less than a dozen of his works was printed.

Toccata and Fugue Re Minor I.S. Bach, Listen to:

3. (1756-1791)

The Great Austrian composer, instrumentalist and conductor, a representative of the Vienna classical school, a virtuoso violinist, a cloudist, organist, conductor, he possessed a phenomenal musical hearing, memory and ability to improvisation. As a composer who succeeded in any genre, he is rightfully considered one of the greatest composers in the history of classical music.

Interesting fact.

While as a child, Mozart remembered and recorded Miserere (Cat. Chanting on the text of the 50th Psalm David) Italian Grigorio Allegri, listening to it only once.

"Little Night Serenade" V.A. Motsarta, Listen:

4. (1813-1883)

German composer, conductor, playwright, philosopher. I had a significant impact on the European Culture of the 19th-XX centuries, especially modernism. Wagner's operas are shocked by their ambitious scales and eternal human values.

Interesting fact.

Wagner took part in a failed revolution of 1848-1849 in Germany and was forced to hide from the arrest of Ferinets Sheet.

"Flight Walquer" from the opera R. Vagner "Valkyrie",listen

5. (1840-1893)

Italian composer, central figure of the Italian opera school. Verdi has a sense of scene, temperament and impeccable skill. He did not deny the opera traditions (unlike Wagner), and on the contrary, they developed them (the traditions of the Italian opera), he transformed the Italian opera, filled it with realism, gave her the unity of the whole.

Interesting fact.

Verdi was an Italian nationalist and was elected in the first Italian parliament in 1860, after the independence of Italy from Austria.

Overture to opera D.verdi "Traviata", Listen to:

7. Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Russian (American - after emigration) composer, conductor, pianist. One of the most significant composers of the twentieth century. The work of Stravinsky is one throughout his career, although in different periods the style of his works was different, but remained the rod and Russian roots, which were manifested in all his works, they are among the leading innovators of the twentieth century. Its innovative use of rhythm and harmony inspired and inspires many musicians, and not only in classical music.

Interesting fact.

During World War I, the Roman customs officers confiscated a portrait of Stravinsky, created by Pablo Picasso, when the composer was leaving from Italy. The portrait was written in a futuristic manner and customs officers took these mugs and lines for some encrypted secret materials.

Suite from Ballet I.F. Sadvinsky "Fire Bird", Listen to:

8. Johann Strauss (1825-1899)

Austrian composer of light music, conductor and violinist. "King Waltz", he worked in the genre of dance music and operetta. In his musical heritage of more than 500 waltz, poles, cadry and other types of dance music, as well as several operetta and ballets. Thanks to him, Waltz became unusually popular in Vienna in the 19th century.

Interesting fact.

The father of Johann Strauss is also Johann and also a famous musician, so the King Waltz is called the younger or son, his brothers Joseph and Eduard were also famous composers.

Waltz I.Shtraus "On Beautiful Blue Danube", Listen:

9. Sergei Vasilyevich Rahmaninov (1873-1943)

Austrian composer, one of the prominent representatives of the Vienna Classical Music School and one of the founders of romanticism in music. For its short life, Schubert made a significant contribution to orchestral, chamber and piano music, which influenced the whole generation of composers. However, his brightest contribution was to the development of German romances, which he created more than 600.

Interesting fact.

Schubert friends and colleagues Musicians gathered together and performed the music of Schubert. These meetings were called "Schubertiads" (Schubertiads). Some first fan club!

"Ave Maria" F.P. Shubert, Listen:

Continuing the topic of great composers you need to know the new material.

developed in a variety of directions, including classical. Despite the fact that many classical music is associated exclusively with Mozart and Bach and is considered a lot of distant past, modern composers are worthy of no less attention. We chose the top ten modern creators of music and the top ten of their best compositions. Listen - you like it!

1. Philip Glass (Philip Glass)

Philip Glass is one of the most famous American composers. His music combines the powerful energy of such classics., like Bach and Schubert, With minimal flow in music. In addition to recognition in the musical world, the work of Glass took exceptionallye. Place and in cinema. His works are especially known to the film on the film "Watches" with Meryl Strip and Nicole Kidman in high roles. The composer delightly conveyed the atmosphere of the film and finely affected the themes that were read between the lines.

Listen to the composition "Morning Passages".

2. Ludovico Einaudi (Ludovico Einaudi)

Louis Einoadi is a rather well-known person in the world of music and not only - in addition to their achievements in the development of academic music, he accounts for the grandson of the second President Italy and the Kavaler of the Order "For Merit to the Republic". In the music of Eynady, several musical currents are intertwined, which at first glance can not be classic or combined with it. The music of the composer became even more famous after the release of the film "1 + 1" ("untouchables").

Listen to the song "Nuvole Bianche".

3. Hans Zimmer (Hans Zimmer)

Hans Zimmer became famous for his contribution to populare. Art, namely cinema and computer games. Many of us heard Tsimmer's music, but did not know who was her author. But the music of the composer may be touching, solemn, unimaginably exciting and even cruel. You could enjoy her in the world famous films and cartoons "Rain Man", "King Lion", "Spirit: Prairie's Soul", "Gladiator", "Pirl-Harbor" and "Pirates of the Caribbean Sea".

Listen to the composition "Dream Is Collapsing".

4. Johann Johansson (Johann Johansson)

Johansson represents non-slassic composers. A feature of his music is a lyrics and elevation. The compositions make us forget about time and place - they exist outside them and give listeners feeling freedom and delight. In addition to solo musical creativity, Johan cooperates with many teams of various musical directions, inspiring and getting inspiration.

Listen to the song "The Sun" S Gone.

5. Max Richter (Max Richter)

Max Richter began her career as a tutorial piantist, performing music as classics and its contemporaries, including the already mentioned Philip Glass. From the moment of the beginning of its activities, as a composer Richter clearly made it clear that he would leave a noticeable track in musical history and would become not only a classic, but also one of the most popular composers in the world.

Listen to the composition "On the Nature of Daylight".

6. Dustin O'Halloran (Dustin O'Halloran)

Dustin learned to play the piano on his own - he from childhood was unusually passionate about the music. His music has the subtlety and melancholes, ease and sadness. It is not even believed that this beautiful pianist and the composer has no academic education, but has become one of the famous masters in the world of music.

Listen to the composition "An Form Is Dead".

7. Joseph Wang Visser ( Josef.van.Wissem.)

Wang Visser is now on the wave of popularity, because his music is might and main with cinema screens in the film Jim Jarmusha "only lovers will survive" with an inimitable Tildon Suinton in the lead role. The composer skillfully reproduced the industrial theme, the topic of eternity, love and wisdom cynically and romantic simultaneously.

Listen to the composition "The Taste of Blood".

8. Gunnar Madsen

Gunnar Madsen is an American composer and vocalist who has tried himself in the game on the piano and guitar. Besides, Gunnar consisted in the musical team of The Bobs, but by leaving him, starting the composer's solo career. Madsen Music became widely known due to the sound in popular films and serials, such as the "divorce of American" with Vince Voon and Jennifer Aniston, as well as the cult "sex in the big city."

Listen to the song "Anna".

9. Christopher Spelman (Cristopher Spelman)

Christopher Spelman became known thanks to close cooperation with cinema, it was specially popular with working on films with a famous actor Hoaquen Phoenix, such as the "Night Home", "Lovers" and "Immigrant" (in Ukrainian rental - "Rock Passion"). In the last film, which will soon be on the screens, Spelman spoke not only in the role of the composer, but also played a small role.

Listen to the song "Sola Perduta Abbandonata".

10. Bob Christianson (Bob Christianson)

Bob Christianson is an American arranger and composer who has been successfully collaborating with cinema and television. The most famous works of Christianson among the modern public, especially women, has been writing music for the series "Sex in the Big City", in particular for its final series. Christianson's music can be called atmospheric, it may seem simple and understandable, but do not hurry to write it off with accounts - it has a recklessness, and romanticism and extravagance.

Listen to the composition "The View".

Do not rush to draw conclusions about classical music, because it is the same as the usual pop, rock or any other modern music - it reflects our lives, reality, thoughts, feelings and ourselves. And, perhaps, in that and the beauty that it is not loaded with words - it is real and simple, like us.