Composers
The architects of form — composers who distilled tradition into works that outlived their era and still resonate centuries on.
Western Classical
22Johann Sebastian Bach
✦German · Eisenach, Thuringia
German Baroque composer and organist, widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in Western musical history. Master of counterpoint, harmony, and musical structure.
George Frideric Handel
✦Georg Friedrich Händel
German-British · Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg
German-born British Baroque composer renowned for Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks; one of the most celebrated composers of the Baroque era.
Antonio Vivaldi
✦Italian · Venice, Republic of Venice
Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist and ordained priest, best known for The Four Seasons — a set of violin concertos that became the most recorded classical work of all time.