Top 20 Composer celebrities in Austria
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Composer celebrities [Updated March 27, 2023].
Joseph Haydn was born
on March 31, 1732
in Rohrau, Austria.
His popular works included "The Creation," "The Seasons," Baryton trios, and numerous concertos, masses, operas, piano trios, and solo piano compositions, as well as string quartets and symphonies.
Johann Strauss II was born
on October 25, 1825
in Vienna, Austria.
He succumbed to the intense mental and physical demands of his career and suffered a nervous breakdown in 1853.
Bela Bartok was born
on March 25, 1881
in Austria.
Influential composer who is remembered for his contributions to folk music and for his piece 'Sonata for Two Pianos.' He developed ethnomusicology and wrote the ballet 'The Miraculous Mandarin,' which had a profound impact on Igor Stravinsky.
He tried to stage his lone opera, "Bluebeard's Castle" from 1911, several times, but it was never very popular.
Arnold Schoenberg was born
on September 13, 1874
in Austria.
He pioneered the twelve-tone technique and coined the term developing variation. Furthermore, he pioneered the development of motifs without first establishing a centralized melodic idea.
Anton Webern was born
on December 3, 1883
in Vienna, Austria.
He was killed by an American soldier during the Allied Powers' World War II-era occupation of Austria.
Alban Berg was born
on February 9, 1885
in Austria.
Austrian composer who was a member of the Second Viennese School alongside Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern. His works fused Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique with Mahlerian Romanticism.
He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.
Michael Haydn was born
on September 14, 1737
in Austria.
Austrian classical composer who wrote many influential choral works. He was the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born
on January 27, 1756
in Salzburg, Austria.
His pieces became known for their sophistication and sensual violence.
Franz Schubert was born
on January 31, 1797
in Vienna, Austria.
His output was largely unappreciated while he was alive, but his liturgical music, operas, incidental music, chamber and solo piano music, as well as his 10 symphonies, primarily the "Unfinished Symphony," are now regarded as some of history's greatest works.
Ignaz Pleyel was born
on June 18, 1757
in Austria.
He saved his life during France's Reign of Terror by composing music celebrating the new republic.
Hanns Eisler was born
on July 6, 1898
in Austria.
Author of the German Democratic Republic's national anthem. He and Bertolt Brecht were close friends and frequent collaborators. He lived, performed, and taught in East Berlin during the Cold War.
He was one of the first artists to be placed on the Hollywood blacklist by film studio bosses and was called 'the
Karl Marx of music' by HUAC.
Ernst Toch was born
on December 7, 1887
in Austria.
He scored films after Hitler's rise to power forced him into exile in Paris and later London.
Anton Diabelli was born
on September 5, 1781
in Mattsee, Austria.
His musical compositions include Adam in der Klemme, an operetta, and Pleasures of Youth: Six Sonatinas.
Peter Stadlen was born
on July 14, 1910
in Austria.
Udo Jurgens was born
on September 30, 1934
in Klagenfurt, Austria.
His 1979 album Udo '80 was a big hit during the disco era.
Gerhard Bronner was born
on October 23, 1922
in Austria.
Franz Joseph Haydn was born
on March 31, 1732
in Austria.
One of the most prolific composers, his output consisted of over 108 symphonies, 68 string quartets, 32 divertimenti, 176 trios ranging from barytons, violas, cellos, pianos, and violins, 47 piano sonatas, 20 operas, and 14 masses.
Max Steiner was born
on May 10, 1888
in Austria.
One of cinema's greatest composers. He wrote the scores for 'King Kong' from 1933 and 'Gone with the Wind' from 1939. He was part of a select group of composers that included Alfred Newman and Erich Wolfgang Korngold who pioneered the art of film scores.
His film compositions were nominated for Academy Awards 24 times, and he won three: for 1935's "The Informer," 1942's "Now, Voyager," and "Since You Went Away" from 1944.
Henry Krips was born
on February 10, 1912
in Austria.
He was the first conductor to introduce the works of Gustav Mahler to Australia.
Ernest Gold was born
on July 13, 1921
in Austria.
He was nominated for an Academy Award four times and a Golden Globe three times. He won a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe for 1959's "On the Beach" and an Oscar for "Exodus" from 1960.
