European composers

Old World musicians

European composers are musicians from Europe who create original musical works.

The term typically evokes classical music—Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin—though it applies equally to contemporary composers working in any genre.

The concert featured works by European composers spanning three centuries.

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Stravinsky · piano sonata · Beethoven · Haydn · string quartet · Minimalism · Schubert · art song · Wagner · grand opera · minor key · Chopin · German · music theory · Renaissance · Medieval · Tchaikovsky · Mahler

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geographic origin

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Writers of American music

musical role

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Those who entertain audiences

interpreters · conductors · soloists · session musicians · listeners

creative output type

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Traditional acoustic performers

blues musicians · griots

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