Composers of the year 2009

Four big composers: one big year!

Handel haydn Mendelssohn Purcell

Handel

Haydn

Mendelssohn

Purcell

This year, MonteVerdi will be celebrating the life and works of Haydn, Handel, Mendelssohn and Purcell. Franz Joseph Haydn, the tutor of Mozart and Beethoven, died 200 years ago on May 31st. George Frederick Handel, the man responsible for one of the first traffic jams in London on the public rehearsal of his Music for the Royal Fireworks in 1749, died 250 years ago on April 14th. And Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, to give him his full name, born 200 years ago on February 3rd 1809. Not terribly well regarded by his Romantic contemporaries, Mendelssohn is perhaps best known for his ‘wedding march’ – first used as such 1847, and still popular today. This year also marks the 350th aaniversary of Henry Purcell's birth. Four big composers: one big year!


Follow the links in the pictures to find a HALL OF FAME for each composer.



Georg Friedrich Händel

  • Birth : Feb 23, 1685       Halle, Germany
  • Death : Apr 14, 1759       London, England
  • Period : Baroque
  • Genre : Choral music, Concerto, Opera, Orchestral music

Joseph Haydn

  • Birth : March 31, 1732       Rohrau, Austria
  • Death : May 31, 1809       Vienna, Austria
  • Period : Classical
  • Genre : Choral music, Chamber music, Symphony, Keyboard music, Concerto

Felix Mendelssohn

  • Birth : Feb 3, 1809       Hamburg, Germany
  • Death : Nov 4, 1847       Leipzig, germany
  • Period : Romantic
  • Genre : Choral music, Keyboard music, Orchestral music, Symphony, Chamber music

Henry Purcell

  • Birth : Sept 10, 1659 London, England
  • Death : Nov 21, 1695 London, England
  • Period : Baroque
  • Genre : Chamber music, Vocal music, Choral music