Popular Royalty-free Classical Music Composers

Classical Music Composers

In the world of popular royalty free classical music the following famous composers’ musical works certainly rank at the top. So as a tribute to them and their creativeness, here is a short biography for each of these geniuses.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a prolific German composer and organist in the Baroque style of classical music. During his life, he composed more than one-thousand pieces of work. For orchestral and chamber music he composed pieces for single instruments, duets and small ensembles. In regards with vocal and choral works he created cantatas, which varied greatly in both form and instrumentation. Bach's Air on a G String is one of the most recognizable melodies in the world.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) was a German composer and pianist during the period of time between the classical and romantic eras. Orchestral symphonies, quartets, chamber music, piano concertos and sonatas were the essence of his repertoire. He also wrote one opera, titled Fidelio. His Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 is one of the most popular and well-known compositions in all of European classical music, and one of the most often-played symphonies.

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849) was a Polish romantic composer, whose works were those written almost entirely for the piano. He wrote long polonaises, scherzos, ballades and fantasias, but also sonatas and waltzes. Chopin's music is used for the famous ballet Les Sylphides, and features in many films, including Shine and The Truman Show.

Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) was a Hungarian composer who wrote some of the most difficult piano music ever written. Liszt so deeply inspired by the way Paganini played the violin that he wanted to create works for the piano emulating such. The “Dante” and “Faust” symphonies, as well as the twelve “Symphonic Poems” were among the most famous works, but his greatest piano piece was the “Sonata in B”.