Iconic Composers highlights the origin and contributions of some of the world’s most remarkable and gifted composers throughout history. Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko along with concise, engaging bios by Nicholas Csicsko and Emi Ferguson celebrate a diverse group of composers from the past 1000 years. Iconic Composers features historical giants of music like Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven alongside 20th-century composers such as Astor Piazzolla and Meredith Monk. Showcasing the true range of classical music history not typically acknowledged – exhibiting a wide number of genders, races, and nationalities – Iconic Composers celebrates 50 composers who have influenced the field of music and collectively broadened its scope.
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"Packed with memorable art and lots of great trivia about fascinating artists...Iconic Composers is a beautiful book about musical geniuses throughout the centuries." -- Foreword Reviews Of course, a compendium of iconic composers must include Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, but this book goes beyond the overrepresented in its 50 profiles to fill in gaps with previously marginalized but equally significant composers[ a] concise, insightful collection. -- Booklist
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Mildegard von Bingen 1098-1179 |
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Guillaume de Machaut 1300-1377 |
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Claudio Monteverdi 1567-1643 |
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Barbara Strozzi 1619-1677 |
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Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre 1665-1729 |
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Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 |
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George Frideric Handel 1685-1759 |
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Ignatius Sancho 1729-1780 |
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges 1745-1799 |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 |
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Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 |
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Clara & Robert Schumann C: 1819-1896 R: 1810-1856 |
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Chiquinha Gonzaga 1847-1935 |
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Harry T. Burleigh 1866-1949 |
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Arnold Schoenberg 1874-1951 |
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875-1912 |
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Igor Stravinsky 1882-1971 |
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William Grant Still 1895-978 |
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Shirley Graham Du Bois 1896-1977 |
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Galina Ustvolskaya 1919-2006 |
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Astor Piazzolla 1921-1992 |
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Louis W. Ballard 1931-2007 |
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Pauline Oliveros 1952-2016 |
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David Lee Csicsko is an award-winning artist and designer whose distinctive artwork, stained glass, and mosaics beautify train stations, hospitals, churches and universities across the Midwest and East Coast. His many credits include designing the Obamas White House Christmas in 2012. Davids lively illustrations can also be seen in The Skin You Live In from the Chicago Childrens Museum, now in its 16th printing, as well as in LGBTQ+ Icons and Science People. Through his use of color, bold graphics and playful patterns, David Lee Csicsko celebrates the richness and diversity of life. Emi Ferguson is an English-American flutist and composer. She has spoken and performed at several TEDx events and has been featured on media outlets including The Discovery Channel, Vox's "Explained" series on Netflix, Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Julliard Digitals TouchPress apps talking about how music relates to our world today. Emi was a featured performer alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and James Taylor at the 10th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony of 9/11 at Ground Zero, where her performance of Amazing Grace was televised worldwide. Her performance that day is now part of the permanent collection at the 911 Museum. Emi is currently on the faculty of the Julliard School teaching Ear Training, the Bach Virtuosi Festival, and has taught on the faculty of the University of Buffalo. Jamie Bernstein is a writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker, and author of Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein. She travels the world as a concert narrator, and her documentary, Crescendo: The Power of Music, is now available on Netflix. She lives in New York City.
