Jean Rien C. Armenion ABComm.

111-A January 12, 2010

Neo-classical Composers are:

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and
influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as
pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among
the most enduringly popular of classical composers. Mozart showed prodigious ability from his
earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the
age of five and performed before European royalty; at 17 he was engaged as a court musician in
Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position, always composing
abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose
to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years
in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and the
Requiem. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized. He was survived
by his wife Constanze and two sons. Mozart learned voraciously from others, and developed a
brilliance and maturity of style that encompassed the light and graceful along with the dark and
passionate—the whole informed by a vision of humanity "redeemed through art, forgiven, and
reconciled with nature and the absolute."

2. (Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer. He was
one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He is often
called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important
contributions to these genres. He was also instrumental in the development of the piano trio and
in the evolution of sonata form. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent much of his career as
a court musician for the wealthy Hungarian aristocratic Esterházy family on their remote estate.
Isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life, he was, as
he put it, "forced to become original". At the time of his death, he was one of the most
celebrated composers in Europe. Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a
highly regarded composer, and Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor. He was also a close friend of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven.

3. Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770- 26 March 1827) was a German composer and
pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic
eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential
composers of all time. Born in Bonn, of the Electorate of Cologne and a part of the Holy Roman
Empire of the German Nation in present-day Germany, he moved to Vienna in his early twenties
and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso
pianist. His hearing began to deteriorate in the late 1790s, yet he continued to compose,
conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.

4. Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer.
He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"),
liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano
music. He is particularly noted for his original melodic and harmonic writing. Schubert was born
into a musical family, and received formal musical training through much of his childhood. While
Schubert had a close circle of friends and associates who admired his work (amongst them the
prominent singer Johann Michael Vogl), wide appreciation of his music during his lifetime was
limited at best. He was never able to secure adequate permanent employment, and for most of
his career he relied on the support of friends and family. He made some money from published
works, and occasionally gave private musical instruction. In the last year of his life he began to
receive wider acclaim. He died at the age of 31 of "typhoid fever", a diagnosis which was vague
at the time; several scholars suspect the real illness was tertiary syphilis. Interest in Schubert's
work increased dramatically in the decades following his death. Composers like Franz Liszt,
Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn discovered, collected, and championed his works in the
19th century, as did musicologist Sir George Grove. Franz Schubert is now widely considered to
be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.

Airynne June D. Magdadaro ABComm. 111-A January 12, 2010

Neo-classical Composers are:

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer
of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic,
concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical
composers. Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on
keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty; at 17 he was
engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position, always
composing abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose
to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he
composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and the Requiem. The circumstances
of his early death have been much mythologized. He was survived by his wife Constanze and two sons.
Mozart learned voraciously from others, and developed a brilliance and maturity of style that encompassed the
light and graceful along with the dark and passionate—the whole informed by a vision of humanity "redeemed
through art, forgiven, and reconciled with nature and the absolute."

2. (Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer. He was one of the
most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He is often called the "Father of the
Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these genres. He was
also instrumental in the development of the piano trio and in the evolution of sonata form. A life-long resident
of Austria, Haydn spent much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Hungarian aristocratic
Esterházy family on their remote estate. Isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part
of his long life, he was, as he put it, "forced to become original". At the time of his death, he was one of the
most celebrated composers in Europe. Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a highly
regarded composer, and Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor. He was also a close friend of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart and a teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven.

3. Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770- 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He was
a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music,
and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, of the Electorate of
Cologne and a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in present-day Germany, he moved to
Vienna in his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as
a virtuoso pianist. His hearing began to deteriorate in the late 1790s, yet he continued to compose, conduct,
and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.

4. Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. He wrote some
600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some
incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. He is particularly noted for his original
melodic and harmonic writing. Schubert was born into a musical family, and received formal musical training
through much of his childhood. While Schubert had a close circle of friends and associates who admired his
work (amongst them the prominent singer Johann Michael Vogl), wide appreciation of his music during his
lifetime was limited at best. He was never able to secure adequate permanent employment, and for most of his
career he relied on the support of friends and family. He made some money from published works, and
occasionally gave private musical instruction. In the last year of his life he began to receive wider acclaim. He
died at the age of 31 of "typhoid fever", a diagnosis which was vague at the time; several scholars suspect the
real illness was tertiary syphilis. Interest in Schubert's work increased dramatically in the decades following his
death. Composers like Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn discovered, collected, and
championed his works in the 19th century, as did musicologist Sir George Grove. Franz Schubert is now widely
considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.
Vicentillo, Karen Joy S. ABComm. 111-A January 12,
2010

Neo-classical Composers are:

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and
influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged
as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is
among the most enduringly popular of classical composers. Mozart showed prodigious ability
from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he
composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty; at 17 he was
engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better
position, always composing abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed
from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little
financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known
symphonies, concertos, and operas, and the Requiem. The circumstances of his early death
have been much mythologized. He was survived by his wife Constanze and two sons. Mozart
learned voraciously from others, and developed a brilliance and maturity of style that
encompassed the light and graceful along with the dark and passionate—the whole informed
by a vision of humanity "redeemed through art, forgiven, and reconciled with nature and the
absolute."

2. (Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer. He
was one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He
is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of
his important contributions to these genres. He was also instrumental in the development of
the piano trio and in the evolution of sonata form. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn
spent much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Hungarian aristocratic
Esterházy family on their remote estate. Isolated from other composers and trends in music
until the later part of his long life, he was, as he put it, "forced to become original". At the
time of his death, he was one of the most celebrated composers in Europe. Joseph Haydn
was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a highly regarded composer, and Johann
Evangelist Haydn, a tenor. He was also a close friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a
teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven.

3. Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770- 26 March 1827) was a German composer
and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and
Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most acclaimed and
influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, of the Electorate of Cologne and a part of the
Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in present-day Germany, he moved to Vienna in
his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a
reputation as a virtuoso pianist. His hearing began to deteriorate in the late 1790s, yet he
continued to compose, conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.

4. Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian
composer. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished
Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber
and solo piano music. He is particularly noted for his original melodic and harmonic writing.
Schubert was born into a musical family, and received formal musical training through much
of his childhood. While Schubert had a close circle of friends and associates who admired his
work (amongst them the prominent singer Johann Michael Vogl), wide appreciation of his
music during his lifetime was limited at best. He was never able to secure adequate
permanent employment, and for most of his career he relied on the support of friends and
family. He made some money from published works, and occasionally gave private musical
instruction. In the last year of his life he began to receive wider acclaim. He died at the age
of 31 of "typhoid fever", a diagnosis which was vague at the time; several scholars suspect
the real illness was tertiary syphilis. Interest in Schubert's work increased dramatically in the
decades following his death. Composers like Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann and Felix
Mendelssohn discovered, collected, and championed his works in the 19th century, as did
musicologist Sir George Grove. Franz Schubert is now widely considered to be one of the
greatest composers in the Western tradition.

Jessan D. Guillemer ABComm. 111-A January 12,

2010

Neo-classical Composers are:

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific
and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many
acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and
choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers. Mozart
showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on
keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European
royalty; at 17 he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and
traveled in search of a better position, always composing abundantly. While visiting
Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the
capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in
Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and
the Requiem. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized. He
was survived by his wife Constanze and two sons. Mozart learned voraciously from
others, and developed a brilliance and maturity of style that encompassed the light and
graceful along with the dark and passionate—the whole informed by a vision of humanity
"redeemed through art, forgiven, and reconciled with nature and the absolute."

2. (Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer.
He was one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical
period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String
Quartet" because of his important contributions to these genres. He was also
instrumental in the development of the piano trio and in the evolution of sonata form. A
life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent much of his career as a court musician for the
wealthy Hungarian aristocratic Esterházy family on their remote estate. Isolated from
other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life, he was, as he put
it, "forced to become original". At the time of his death, he was one of the most
celebrated composers in Europe. Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn,
himself a highly regarded composer, and Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor. He was also
a close friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven.

3. Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770- 26 March 1827) was a German
composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the
Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most
acclaimed and influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, of the Electorate of
Cologne and a part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in present-day
Germany, he moved to Vienna in his early twenties and settled there, studying with
Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. His hearing began to
deteriorate in the late 1790s, yet he continued to compose, conduct, and perform, even
after becoming completely deaf.

4. Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian
composer. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous
"Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large
body of chamber and solo piano music. He is particularly noted for his original melodic
and harmonic writing. Schubert was born into a musical family, and received formal
musical training through much of his childhood. While Schubert had a close circle of
friends and associates who admired his work (amongst them the prominent singer
Johann Michael Vogl), wide appreciation of his music during his lifetime was limited at
best. He was never able to secure adequate permanent employment, and for most of his
career he relied on the support of friends and family. He made some money from
published works, and occasionally gave private musical instruction. In the last year of his
life he began to receive wider acclaim. He died at the age of 31 of "typhoid fever", a
diagnosis which was vague at the time; several scholars suspect the real illness was
tertiary syphilis. Interest in Schubert's work increased dramatically in the decades
following his death. Composers like Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn
discovered, collected, and championed his works in the 19th century, as did musicologist
Sir George Grove. Franz Schubert is now widely considered to be one of the greatest
composers in the Western tradition.
Denky L. Catanda ABComm. 111-A January 12, 2010

Neo-classical Composers are:

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and
influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as
pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among
the most enduringly popular of classical composers. Mozart showed prodigious ability from his
earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the
age of five and performed before European royalty; at 17 he was engaged as a court musician in
Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position, always composing
abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose
to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years
in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and the
Requiem. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized. He was survived
by his wife Constanze and two sons. Mozart learned voraciously from others, and developed a
brilliance and maturity of style that encompassed the light and graceful along with the dark and
passionate—the whole informed by a vision of humanity "redeemed through art, forgiven, and
reconciled with nature and the absolute."

2. (Franz) Joseph Haydn (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was an Austrian composer. He was
one of the most important, prolific and prominent composers of the classical period. He is often
called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important
contributions to these genres. He was also instrumental in the development of the piano trio and
in the evolution of sonata form. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent much of his career as
a court musician for the wealthy Hungarian aristocratic Esterházy family on their remote estate.
Isolated from other composers and trends in music until the later part of his long life, he was, as
he put it, "forced to become original". At the time of his death, he was one of the most
celebrated composers in Europe. Joseph Haydn was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a
highly regarded composer, and Johann Evangelist Haydn, a tenor. He was also a close friend of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven.

3. Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770- 26 March 1827) was a German composer and
pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic
eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential
composers of all time. Born in Bonn, of the Electorate of Cologne and a part of the Holy Roman
Empire of the German Nation in present-day Germany, he moved to Vienna in his early twenties
and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso
pianist. His hearing began to deteriorate in the late 1790s, yet he continued to compose,
conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.
4. Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. He wrote
some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"), liturgical music,
operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. He is particularly noted
for his original melodic and harmonic writing. Schubert was born into a musical family, and received formal
musical training through much of his childhood. While Schubert had a close circle of friends and associates who
admired his work (amongst them the prominent singer Johann Michael Vogl), wide appreciation of his music
during his lifetime was limited at best. He was never able to secure adequate permanent employment, and for
most of his career he relied on the support of friends and family. He made some money from published works,
and occasionally gave private musical instruction. In the last year of his life he began to receive wider acclaim.
He died at the age of 31 of "typhoid fever", a diagnosis which was vague at the time; several scholars suspect
the real illness was tertiary syphilis. Interest in Schubert's work increased dramatically in the decades following
his death. Composers like Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn discovered, collected,
and championed his works in the 19th century, as did musicologist Sir George Grove. Franz Schubert is now
widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.