1. Robert Schumann
Robert. Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 - July 29, 1856) was a 19th-century German composer and music critic.
Schumann studied piano since he was a child and began composing music at the age of 7. At the age of 16, he followed his mother's wishes and entered the University of Leipzig to study law. At the age of 19, he studied piano again. When he heard Paganini's performance, he was greatly affected. He gave up studying law and specialized in music. Later, due to a finger injury, he turned to composition and music criticism. From 1835 to 1844, he edited the "New Music Magazine" alone and began to compose a large number of piano works.
He received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Jena in 1840 and went to teach at the Leipzig Conservatoire in 1843. From 1844 to 1850, he moved to Dresden and continued to engage in composition and conducting. Due to his increasingly serious mental illness, he drowned in a river in 1854 and was rescued. He died in a mental hospital on July 29, 1856.
2. Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (December 16, 1770 - March 26, 1827) ), born in Bonn, the Holy Roman Empire - the Electorate of Cologne, is one of the representatives of the Vienna Classical School and a composer of the European Classical period.
Beethoven spent his childhood under the strict and harsh education of his father, which created his stubborn, sensitive and exciting character. He settled in Vienna for the rest of his life at the age of 22. The Third Symphony, composed between 1803 and 1804, marked the mature stage of his creation. In the following 20 years, his numerous musical works pushed classical music to its peak through strong artistic appeal and grandeur, and heralded the arrival of romantic music in the 19th century. Beethoven died in Vienna on March 26, 1827, at the age of 57.
3. Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert (January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828), was born in Rich Tental, an Austrian composer from the suburbs of Vienna.
In 1808, he entered the Vienna Court Orchestra Boarding School. In 1810, "Rhapsody in G major" (D.1) came out, which was his first work with a clear date. In 1811, he composed his first art song, "Haga's Lament". In 1813, he composed "Symphony No. 1 in D major". In 1814, in order to avoid military service, he worked as an assistant to the principal of his father's elementary school to earn a meager salary to support himself.
In 1815, Schubert's composition skills had reached maturity. In that year, he composed 145 songs, and composed "Symphony No. 2 in B flat major" and "Symphony No. 3 in D major". "String Quartet No. 9 in G minor" and other works. In 1818, he resigned from his position as a teacher, devoted himself to music creation, and began his career as a "free artist". In 1822, he composed "Symphony No. 8 in B minor". On March 26, 1828, the only formal concert was held during his lifetime; on November 19 of the same year, Schubert died of illness at the age of 31.
4. F.F. Chopin
F.F. Chopin (March 1, 1810) (October 17, 1849), a 19th-century Polish composer and pianist.
Chopin was born in Poland on March 1, 1810; he began composing in 1817; he performed on stage in 1818; he studied composition and music theory at the National Music High School in Warsaw from 1822 to 1829. Since 1829, he has toured Europe as a composer and pianist. After the failure of the Warsaw Uprising, he settled in Paris and engaged in teaching and creation.
5. Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 - July 31, 1886), was born in Ray, Hungary Ting, a famous Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor, a great romantic master, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the early romantic period.
Franz Liszt was born in Reading, Hungary. He started learning piano at the age of six. He was a disciple of many famous piano masters and settled in Paris at the age of sixteen.
Liszt developed piano skills to an unparalleled level, greatly enriched the expressive power of the piano, created orchestral effects on the piano, and created the memorization method. He is also known for his great contributions to the piano and above. Earned the title of "King of Piano".