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Music educator Biographies

Every archived life recorded as music educator, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Contemporary era

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997

Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)

Early Modern era

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791

Prodigy composer of over 600 works of enduring genius

Modern era

Ludwig van Beethoven

December 16, 1770 – March 26, 1827

German composer who carried music from the classical to the romantic age

Modern era

Franz Liszt

October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886

Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)

Modern era

Clara Schumann

September 13, 1819 – May 20, 1896

German musician and composer (1819–1896)

Contemporary era

Maqbool Ahmed Sabri

October 12, 1945 – September 21, 2011

Major Qawwali singer, and a leading member of the Sabri Brothers

Modern era

Aram Khachaturian

May 24, 1903 – May 1, 1978

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

Modern era

Abdul Karim Khan

November 11, 1872 – October 27, 1937

Indian singer (1872–1937)

Early Modern era

Antonio Salieri

August 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

Modern era

Bela Bartok

March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945

Hungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945)

Modern era

Carl Orff

July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982

German composer (1895–1982)

Contemporary era

Yo-Yo Ma

b. October 7, 1955

American cellist (born 1955)