symphonists
Large-scale music creators
Symphonists are composers who write symphonies—large-scale orchestral works typically in multiple movements.
The term usually refers to major figures in the classical tradition: Beethoven and Brahms rank among the great symphonists.
Less commonly, it can mean musicians who perform in symphony orchestras.
German classical music giant
- MahlerAustrian composer-conductor
- BrahmsRomantic German composer
- BrucknerLate Romantic symphonist
- ShostakovichSoviet orchestral composer
Tchaikovsky · Sibelius · Dvorak · Haydn · Mozart · orchestration · movements · opus
Those who direct ensembles
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- batonSlender rod for leading
podium · rehearsal · performance · concert hall · ensemble · musicians · strings · woodwinds
1750-1820 musical epoch
- ViennaAustrian capital
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
- dedicationsFormal expressions of honor
premiere · music history · conservatory · tradition · influence · schools · nationalism · programmatic
Beethoven
German classical music giant
Tchaikovsky · Sibelius · Shostakovich · Dvorak · Haydn · Mozart · orchestration · movements · opus · scores
conductors
Those who direct ensembles
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- recordingCaptured audio or video
baton · podium · rehearsal · performance · concert hall · ensemble · musicians · strings · woodwinds · brass
Classical period
1750-1820 musical epoch
- ViennaAustrian capital
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
dedications · premiere · music history · conservatory · tradition · influence · schools · nationalism · programmatic · form
symphonistsperformers
Those who entertain audiences
instrumentalists · soloists · interpreters · virtuosos · accompanists