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Was a Canadian conductor, composer, violinist and music teacher.Brott was born in Montreal, and was

Was a Canadian conductor, composer, violinist and music teacher.Brott was born in Montreal, and was leader of the Montreal Orchestra, Les Concerts symphoniques de Montréal and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1945 to 1958. In 1939, he joined the Faculty of Music at McGill University, where he remained until 1980. His compositions included Arabesque, Circle, Triangle, 4 Squares, and Paraphrase in Polyphony. He was also the founder and musical director of the McGill Chamber Orchestra. He also conducted the Kingston Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1981.

Was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. Regarded as the "father of Georg

Was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. Regarded as the "father of Georgian romanticism," he was also known as a preeminent aristocrat of Georgia and a talented general in the Imperial Russian service.

Was a Czech pianist and composer.Born in Žáky in Bohemia, his musical talents were first noticed a

Was a Czech pianist and composer.Born in Žáky in Bohemia, his musical talents were first noticed at age of eight, and at age fifteen he travelled to Prague to study piano and composition with Václav Tomášek. By the age of twenty, Dreyshock undertook his first professional tour in December 1838, performing in various northern and central towns in Germany.

Was a 19th century Russian-resident expatriate French composer, also known as Alexandre Dubuc. One o

Was a 19th century Russian-resident expatriate French composer, also known as Alexandre Dubuc. One of his works was "Ne brani menya rodnaya" (possible translation: Do not scold me, my darling), which was played by Léon Theremin around the 1950s[5] and later by Kaia Galina Urb with Heiki Matlik.[2]

Was a German composer and pianist. Alexander Ernst Fesca was born in Karlsruhe the 22nd of May 1820

Was a German composer and pianist. Alexander Ernst Fesca was born in Karlsruhe the 22nd of May 1820 second of four sons of the composer Friedrich Ernst Fesca (1789–1826) and his wife Charlotte (born Dingelstedt, daughter of the horn player Johann Heinrich Dingelstedt).

Is a Czech-born composer, music producer, and computer specialist living since 1981 in London.He rea

Is a Czech-born composer, music producer, and computer specialist living since 1981 in London.He read music at Charles University in Prague, and received a PhD for the analysis of the music of The Beatles.[2][3] Initially a music writer, critic, and radio/club DJ (1968–73), he moved to songwriting and music production, becoming a staff producer at Supraphon (1976–79), where he produced a number of pop, rock, and jazz LPs of Czech singers and bands. He pioneered the use of synthesizers in Czechoslovakia,[4] and recorded his own music for records (Panton Records, Supraphon),[5] TV, and films.

Is an Armenian composer and pianist. Arutiunian graduated from the Music Conservatory of Yerevan on

Is an Armenian composer and pianist. Arutiunian graduated from the Music Conservatory of Yerevan on the eve of World War II. After the war he moved to Moscow, where between 1946 and 1948 he studied composition with Genrikh Litinsky. After graduation he re

Was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fa

Was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or Latin American flavor (Grin's fans often refer to this land as Grinlandia). Most of his writings deal with sea, adventures, a

Is an American real estate developer and self-made billionaire of Greek[1] origin who owns the San D

Is an American real estate developer and self-made billionaire of Greek[1] origin who owns the San Diego Chargers. He is married to Faye Spanos, is a father of four and lives in Stockton[1].

Was an author known for his early fictional accounts of convict life in Australia.He arrived in Sydn

Was an author known for his early fictional accounts of convict life in Australia.He arrived in Sydney, Australia in 1825 and returned to London, England in 1841[1].He had numerous jobs including a clerk, a tutor and a timber-getter. He travelled mostly around the Hunter Valley, the Shoalhaven, Illawarra and Bathurst in New South Wales. In 1851 he emigrated to the United States.

Was a Scottish poet.The son of Patrick, 5th Lord Polwarth, he was educated at the University of St.

Was a Scottish poet.The son of Patrick, 5th Lord Polwarth, he was educated at the University of St. Andrews and on the Continent. He was originally destined for the law, but devoted himself to the service of the church, and became minister of Logie in Sti

Is an Armenian composer. He was born in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR and lives

Is an Armenian composer. He was born in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR and lives in the United States.Kaloian is a composer of highly nationalistic music for various instruments, chamber ensembles, wind and military band and orchestra. His overt musical nationalism arises from a long lineage of music tradition that can be traced to the Romantic era and beyond. Kaloian is known for the strong nationalistic musical language in his works, which include marches, tone poems, and symphonies, which are immediately recognizable as "Armenian" in their colour. The tremendous scale of his orchestrations utilise expanded winds and brass instrumentation; of note is the requirement for 8 Horns, 2 Tenor and 2 Bass Wagner tubas in his Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 2.

Is a noted film director and author.Kluge directed his first film in 1960, Brutalität im Stein (Bru

Is a noted film director and author.Kluge directed his first film in 1960, Brutalität im Stein (Brutality in Stone), a 12-minute, black and white, lyrical montage work which, against the German commercial (Papa's Kino) cinematic amnesia of the prior decade, inaugurated an exploration of the Nazi past. The film premiered in 1961 at what would become the premiere showcase for the new generation of German filmmakers, the Oberhausen Festival. Kluge was one of 27 signatories to the Oberhausen Manifesto of 1962, which marked the launch of the New German Cinema. That same year, with filmmakers Edgar Reitz and Detlev Schleiermacher, Kluge established the Ulm Institut für Filmgestaltung, to promote the critical and aesthetic practices of Young German Film and the New German Cinema.

Is a Rhodesian-born British writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinbu

Is a Rhodesian-born British writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the late 20th century McCall Smith became a respected expert on medical law and bioethics and served on British and international committees concerned with these issues. He has since become internationally known as a writer of fiction, most widely known as the creator of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series.

An Australian novelist. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia at the age of 16. After wo

An Australian novelist. Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia at the age of 16. After working and travelling he graduated from the University of Melbourne in English and History in 1965. He was co-founder of the Anthill Theatre and a founding member of the Melbourne Writers' Theatre.[1]

Was a Russian novelist and mathematician. He wrote several historical novels, but is mostly remember

Was a Russian novelist and mathematician. He wrote several historical novels, but is mostly remembered for a series of children's books based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Is a well-known Russian bard and poet. Professionally, he is a geologist and oceanographer

Is a well-known Russian bard and poet. Professionally, he is a geologist and oceanographer

Was a Russian playwright. Ostrovsky graduated from the First Moscow Gymnasium (1835 - 1840) and then

Was a Russian playwright. Ostrovsky graduated from the First Moscow Gymnasium (1835 - 1840) and then studied law at Moscow State University (1840 - 1843), which he left without having taken the final examination. He was then employed as a clerk in the off

Was a Russian composer and pianist who developed a highly lyrical and idiosyncratic tonal language.

Was a Russian composer and pianist who developed a highly lyrical and idiosyncratic tonal language. Driven by a poetic, philosophical and aesthetic vision that bordered on the mystical, he can be considered the primary figure of Russian Symbolism in music

Was a Russian composer and music critic. He was also the father of the painter Valentin Serov. He wa

Was a Russian composer and music critic. He was also the father of the painter Valentin Serov. He was not only one of the most important music critics in Russia during the 1850s and 1860s, but also the most significant Russian composer of opera in the yea

Was a Russian-born composer and pianist. His father, Nikolay Tcherepnin, (pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Ko

Was a Russian-born composer and pianist. His father, Nikolay Tcherepnin, (pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) and his son, Ivan Tcherepnin, (a member of the Harvard University faculty) were also composers. His son, Serge, was involved in the roots of electr

Was a writer, producer and director of films, and is often cited as one of the most important early

Was a writer, producer and director of films, and is often cited as one of the most important early Soviet filmmakers, alongside Sergei Eisenstein and Vsevolod Pudovkin, whose films often celebrated the lives and work of his fellow Ukrainians.

Is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the eighteenth century, best known for his sat

Is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope

Was a Russian composer of Georgian-Russian parentage who made his living as a notable chemist. He wa

Was a Russian composer of Georgian-Russian parentage who made his living as a notable chemist. He was a member of the group of composers called The Five (or "The Mighty Handful"), who were dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music[1]

Is a composer and psychiatrist. He was trained at the Prague Conservatory. In 1962, he moved to Pari

Is a composer and psychiatrist. He was trained at the Prague Conservatory. In 1962, he moved to Paris to study composition with the legendary teacher Nadia Boulanger. He went to medical school to provide what he called a "backup" profession (according to the St. Petersburg Times), and specialized in psychiatry, but continued to compose professionally as well. In 1969, he moved to New York City; eventually, he moved to Florida, where his psychiatric practice was in Clearwater.