Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a post-WWII West German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera Die Soldaten which is r

Was a post-WWII West German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera Die Soldaten which is regarded as one of the most important operas of the 20th century. As a result of his individual style, it is hard to label his music as avant-garde, serial or postmodern. His music employs a wide range of methods including the twelve-tone row and musical quotation.

Was a German cellist. Born in Dessau, he first studied under Theodore Muller. During his life, he wo

Was a German cellist. Born in Dessau, he first studied under Theodore Muller. During his life, he worked for the Grand Opera in Paris and became acquainted with Franz Liszt, with whom he went to Weimar. In 1866, Cossmann was appointed professor of cello studies at the Moscow Conservatory. However, in 1878, Cossmann helped found the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, where he occupied the post of teacher of cello.

Was a German conductor, composer and teacher of music. He first taught at the Munich Conservatory an

Was a German conductor, composer and teacher of music. He first taught at the Munich Conservatory and was court Kapellmeister in Zürich, Nuremberg and 1859-65 in Hanover. Between 1865 and 1866 he was director of the Cherubini Society in Florence and also taught at the Stern Conservatory and the Kullak Conservatory. From 1871-83 he directed the Orchestra Society in Breslau. In 1883 he was appointed director of the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, a post he held until 1908.

Was a German amateur composer, best known for music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf e

Was a German amateur composer, best known for music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein (Sleep, my little prince, fall asleep). Only little is known about Flies. He was a doctor of medicine and an amateur composer of some piano pieces and songs. The best-known is the romantic music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen (also known as Wiegenlied) from the theatre play "Esther" written by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (1746–1797). For a long time, the composition was mistakenly attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (K.350 in the Köchel-Verzeichnis).

Is a German post-Cageian composer associated with microwave and lowercase movements or styles of min

Is a German post-Cageian composer associated with microwave and lowercase movements or styles of minimalist composition. He is influenced by Morton Feldman. A former rock and jazz drummer, Günter studied at IRCAM and began working with electronically generated sound. However, he now works primarily with samples. He founded his own label, Trente Oiseaux.

Was a German and American composer and music teacher, who studied under and was heavily influenced b

Was a German and American composer and music teacher, who studied under and was heavily influenced by Paul Hindemith. Bernhard Heiden, the son of Ernst Levi and Martha (Heiden-Heimer) was originally named Bernhard Levi, but he later changed his name. In 1934 Heiden married Cola de Joncheere, a former student at the Hochschule that had been in his class, and in 1935 they emigrated to Detroit to leave Nazi Germany. Heiden taught on the staff of the Art Center Music School for eight years; during his teaching career he conducted the Detroit Chamber Orchestra in addition to giving piano, harpsichord, and general chamber music recitals. After having been naturalized as a United States citizen in 1941 he entered the army in 1943 to become an Assistant Bandmaster.

Was a German cellist and composer. Together with his cousin, he later joined the court orchestra of

Was a German cellist and composer. Together with his cousin, he later joined the court orchestra of the Prince Elector Archbishop of Cologne in Bonn (conducted by the Kapellmeister Andrea Luchesi) in 1790, where they met the young Beethoven. Beethoven admired and respected Bernhard Romberg as a musician. However, Romberg had difficulty understanding some of Beethoven's musical ideas, and rejected Beethoven's offer of a cello concerto for him, saying that he primarily performed his own compositions[1]

Was a Swedish-Finnish clarinetist, composer and translator, the most significant and internationally

Was a Swedish-Finnish clarinetist, composer and translator, the most significant and internationally best-known Finnish-born Classical composer and indeed, the outstanding Finnish composer before Sibelius. Although a foreigner to Stockholm,[1] he rose to a prominent position in the Swedish music world.He made his last visit to his home country in summer 1801, when he performed in Turku and Helsinki. In those days, Finland was undeniably a musical backwater. The centre of musical activities was Turku, where the Turku Society of Music (Turun Soitannollinen Seura), founded in 1790, had done invaluable work in promoting music and had set up an orchestra of its own.

Was a German composer, violinist and lutenist. He was the last important composer of lute music in 1

Was a German composer, violinist and lutenist. He was the last important composer of lute music in 18th century Germany. The younger Bernhard Joachim Hagen must have learned to play lute and violin early too, for in 1737 he was already employed as an assistant to Bayreuth violin virtuoso and Kapellmeister Johann Pfeiffer; later he was listed officially as a court violinist. He kept this position at the Bayreuth and since 1769 the Ansbach court until his death. Adam Falckenhagen and Charles Durant (Carol Duranowski), also called to the Bayreuth court by Wilhelmine of Bayreuth, may have further trained him in playing the lute.

Was a German composer. Klein was the director of music at Cologne Cathedral after studying at the Pa

Was a German composer. Klein was the director of music at Cologne Cathedral after studying at the Paris Conservatory. In 1819 at the request of Carl Friedrich Zelter he came to Berlin, where he spent the rest of his life. In 1820 he became professor of composition at the Royal Institute for Church Music, as well as Music Director at the University of Berlin. Together with his friend, music critic Ludwig Rellstab, he founded the Second Berlin Song Board (Zweiten Berliner Liedertafel).

Was a German violinist and composer. As a composer Molique was unapologetically self-taught. His mus

Was a German violinist and composer. As a composer Molique was unapologetically self-taught. His music displays the influence of Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn and, especially, Louis Spohr. The then radical developments represented by Berlioz (who publicly praised his violin playing) and the New German school (Neudeutschen Schule) left Molique untouched, however.

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN number 1529-1057), an e-mail publication with ove

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN number 1529-1057), an e-mail publication with over 7,000 subscribers as of January 2008 which is distributed via Yahoo Groups and Google Groups Monday through Friday. The newsletter originated as a discussion group in June 1998, evolving into its current format shortly thereafter. It is currently the top Yahoo Group in the transportation category, based on group membership numbers. He is also the editor for of the AASHTO Daily Transportation Update, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

German writer with a legal background. He became a judge at the Constitutional Court of the federal

German writer with a legal background. He became a judge at the Constitutional Court of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1988 and is a professor for public law and the philosophy of law at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany as of January 2006.

Was a German composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue. Bernhard Sekles was the son of Maximilian S

Was a German composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue. Bernhard Sekles was the son of Maximilian Seckeles and Anna, (née Bischheim). The family name Seckeles was changed by Bernhard Sekles to Sekles. From 1894 to 1895 he was the third Kapellmeister at the Stadttheater in Mainz. In 1896 he became a teacher at the Hoch'sche Konservatorium in Frankfurt am Main; here he started the first jazz class anywhere in 1928. He was the director of the Hoch'sche Konservatorium from 1923 to 1933. His composition students included Paul Hindemith, Rudi Stephan, Theodor W. Adorno, Max Rudolf, and Erich Schmid. He was one of the first German Jewish academics to lose his job when Hitler came to power in Germany.

Was a German pianist, composer and conductor. His musical style was influenced by Franz Liszt, and a

Was a German pianist, composer and conductor. His musical style was influenced by Franz Liszt, and as a conductor he was a strong advocate of new music. In 1885 Stavenhagen became a pupil of Franz Liszt in Weimar, travelling with him to Rome, Budapest, Paris, London and Bayreuth. After Liszt's death in 1886, Stavenhagen embarked on a ten-year series of piano concert tours in Europe and to North America. In April 1890 he was appointed court pianist to the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar and the following July he married Agnes Denninghof (better known as Agnes Denis-Stavenhagen, 1860-1945), a soprano with the Weimar Court Opera. In 1893 he composed his Third Piano Concerto in B minor.

Was a Booker Prize-winning Welsh novelist.She was born in Cardiff, Wales, of Russian Jewish descent.

Was a Booker Prize-winning Welsh novelist.She was born in Cardiff, Wales, of Russian Jewish descent. She came from a very musical family, both her brothers becoming well-known classical musicians. She was married to Rudi Nassauer, a wine merchant and novelist. They had two daughters, Rebecca and Sharon.

Bernie LaBarge began studying guitar at age 11, shortly after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed S

Bernie LaBarge began studying guitar at age 11, shortly after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show February 9, 1964. Bernie has been playing professionally since 1967. He was the frontman and/or guitarist for many popular bands in Ontario, Canada (Bond, Rain, Sweet Blindness, Zwol, Stem, Stingaree, George Olliver). Bernie was nominated for Most Promising Male Vocalist at the 1984 Juno Awards for his album entitled "Barging In" (Sony). That album is currently available in Europe on Long Island Records

Is an English lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John.

Is an English lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John.

Is a German composer, pianist and keyboardist. Additionally he plays percussion, bass and guitar. Hi

Is a German composer, pianist and keyboardist. Additionally he plays percussion, bass and guitar. His music mainly unfolds a soothing and calming style, mostly with a clearly recognizable melody from the piano, enriched with keyboards, flute, guitar, percussion. The first release was the album FLOWING in 1989 and were right from start successful especially in the USA (and Asia), achieved top positions on Billboard New Age Chart.

Is a Dutch writer and physician.He studied philosophy in Nottingham from 1968, then medicine in Amst

Is a Dutch writer and physician.He studied philosophy in Nottingham from 1968, then medicine in Amsterdam from 1972. Graduated 1981, worked as a doctor in Kenya for a while, then in a nursing home in Amsterdam.As a physician in a nursing home he has written about physician assisted suicide (which has been legal in the Netherlands for some years), most notably in his book Dancing with Mr D. While the euthanasia/assisted suicide was the most salient point for the literary criticism, it is not a very large part of the book.

Von Wchinitz und Tettau, was an Austrian novelist, radical pacifist, and was the first woman to win

Von Wchinitz und Tettau, was an Austrian novelist, radical pacifist, and was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Was a German composer who spent most of his life in England. The suppression of his work by Nazi Ger

Was a German composer who spent most of his life in England. The suppression of his work by Nazi Germany, as well as the disdain with which many Modernist critics elsewhere dismissed his "anachronistic" lyricism, stranded the composer in the wilderness for many years before he was given a revival in his final decade.

Is a German journalist and one of the five publishers of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine

Is a German journalist and one of the five publishers of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. in 1989 he started working at the political editorship of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. At the beginning of the nineties he was sent as cor

Was a German composer of modern classical music.

Was a German composer of modern classical music.

Is an academic, author, and consultant in the field of computer languages. He created the Eiffel pro

Is an academic, author, and consultant in the field of computer languages. He created the Eiffel programming language.Bertrand Meyer received the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in engineering from the École polytechnique in Paris, a master's degree from Stanford University, and a PhD from the Université de Nancy in Nancy, France.