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John Cage: the composer whose most famous work didn't make a sound
Nick Shave explores the nuts and bolts of an avant gardist whose creative genius goes well
beyond his famous 4'33" of not-quite-silence
Chopin: a phenomenal composer - whose genius came at a high price
He was a master of lyricism and drama, and his ethereal melodies still enchant us today. His life was not an easy one, however. Meet the ultimate Romantic, Frédéric Chopin
Charlie Chaplin was an incredible actor… he was also the most important film composer of the 20th century
Charlie Chaplin was the most significant cinematic composer of the 20th century, says Tom Service, and his music is now more relevant than ever before
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Anna Clyne: the British, US-based composer who combines bold paintings and electronic effects with her music
Meet Anna Clyne, the New York- based composer who is artist in-association with the BBC Philharmonic
The brilliance of Aaron Copland, the composer who evoked America's wide open spaces and bustling city streets
Whenever a film or TV score evokes America – the wide-open prairie, the rowdiness of a Western frontier town or loneliness in a big city – the melodies, harmonies and orchestral colouring will owe much the music of Aaron Copland
Rebecca Clarke: viola virtuoso and chamber music adventurer
Equally accomplished as a performer and composer, Rebecca Clarke took many by surprise with her finest masterpiece, as Leah Broad explains
François Couperin: celebrated Baroque composer and harpsichord virtuoso
The 18th-century French composer François Couperin lavished as much colour and character on his work as any artist of his era, says Kate Bolton-Porciatti
Czerny, Carl
Chris de Souza explores the life and work of the great Austrian composer Carl Czerny, from being taught by Beethoven to teaching Liszt
Who is Sarah Class?
Meet Sarah Class, the composer who has written music for David Attenborough's Africa - and King Charles's coronation
Carwithen, Doreen
She put her career aside to promote that of her husband, William Alwyn - but Doreen Carwithen was a composer with an utterly captivating style all her own
Coates, Eric
Coates’s music sold by the truckload, and his catchy tunes have entered musical folklore. That doesn’t mean, however, that his music lacks depth. Anything but, argues Nick Forton
Ernest Chausson: the Romantic visionary who bridged Franck and Debussy
His chronic insecurity and tragic early death combined to curtail Ernest Chausson’s creative output. However, says Jessica Duchen, what he did produce was often distinctively original as well as being utterly beguiling
Cherubini, Luigi
Luigi Cherubini doesn’t have the prominence in music history he deserves, despite being admired by Beethoven and Haydn. Chris de Souza explains why
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
From a humble background, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor went on to become admired by Elgar, likened to Mahler in the US, and fêted as one of Britain’s top composers
