Composer

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  SYNTHESIZER

  The analog synthesizers of Isao Tomita programming fresh sound for all-time classics

  Japan, Ambient, Concerto, Suite, 20st Century Classical, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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  Classical Guitar

  Giulio Regondi, the guitar prodigy behind early Romantic repertoire, was conned by false parent

  England, France, Switzerland, Suite, Romantic 9 comments
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  Nature Sounds

  Why birds sing their songs: great maestros proving the musicality of nightingale, cuckoo, yellowhammer

  Austria, England, Italy, Children's song, Concerto, Soundscapes, Baroque, 20st Century Classical 1 comment
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  Koto

  Michio Miyagi & Renée Chemet: near century-old collaboration of koto and violin linking Japanese traditions with Western classic

  Japan, Folk, 20st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  Gymnopédies: the ambient genre predicted by piano gems of late Romanticism

  England, France, Ambient, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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  Vihuela

  The first known collection for the vihuela inspired early guitar repertoire

  Spain, Canzona, Fantasia, Renaissance
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  ORCHESTRA

  Traditions of 3 countries woven into the music of neglected Asian composer Chiang Wen-Yeh

  China, Japan, Taiwan, Folk, Suite, 20st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  Lodovico Giustini wrote the first ever piano sonatas for the instrument invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori

  Italy, Sonata, Baroque, Classical 1 comment
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  ORCHESTRA

  The multicultural heritage of Granville Bantock from Celtic folk music to Eastern philosophy of Omar Khayyám

  England, Scotland, Symphony, 20st Century Classical, Romantic
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  FLUTE

  The early collaboration of flute and viol in the court of Versailles

  France, Dance, Prelude, Sonata, Suite, Baroque 5 comments
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  Classical Guitar

  The major chapter of guitar history introduced by María Luisa Anido

  Argentina, Spain, Etude, Prelude, 20st Century Classical, Romantic
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  VIOL

  Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers

  England, Germany, Suite, Baroque, Classical 1 comment
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  CHOIR

  Māori singing tradition arranged for Rotorua choir by Alfred Hill

  Australia, New Zealand, Folk, 1920s, 1930s, 20st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  Beethoven's famous piano trio carried the genre to the Romantic era

  Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Piano trio, Classical, Romantic 2 comments
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  Classical Guitar

  4 collections of early guitar music by enigmatic Santiago de Murcia discovered on 3 Continents

  Chile, Mexico, Spain, Prelude, Baroque
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  Violin

  Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin

  China, USA, Suite, 20st Century Classical
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  Game

  The quiet adventure in the warm depths of Abzû game scored by Austin Wintory

  USA, Game Score, 21st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  Zawinul incited his electric piano to report the jazz weather

  Austria, Jazz, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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  PIANO

  Chiquinha Gonzaga defined Brazilian art by breaking down social barriers

  Brazil, Waltz, Romantic
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  ORCHESTRA

  Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds

  England, India, Interlude, Mantra, Opera, 20st Century Classical, Indian Classical
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  Ney

  Ottoman heritage captured in music manuscripts of Bobowski

  Poland, Turkey, Suite, Baroque
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  Classical Guitar

  Guitar virtuoso Napoléon Coste suffered from acute piano phobia

  France, Etude, Fantasia, Romantic 1 comment
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  ORCHESTRA

  The perfect union of Italian and French styles by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

  France, Prelude, Sonata, Baroque
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  Erhu

  The renaissance of Chinese Erhu fiddle led by Liu Tianhua

  China, Folk, 20st Century Classical
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  PIANO

  Billy Strayhorn redefined jazz with a touch of classical

  USA, Jazz, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  ORCHESTRA

  A story of love and friendship in the music of World War I

  Australia, England, Elegy, 20st Century Classical
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  ORCHESTRA

  The vital source of Lutheran music by Andreas Hammerschmidt

  Czech Republic, Germany, Suite, Baroque
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  Classical Guitar

  Miguel Llobet delivered flawless skill to future stars of classical guitar worldwide

  Spain, Canzona, Prelude, 20st Century Classical
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  Classical Guitar

  The native heart of Peruvian folk as explored by ethnomusicologist Alomía Robles

  Peru, USA, Popular Song, Zarzuela, 20st Century Classical, 1970s
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  CHOIR

  Europe worshiped this 12th-century prophet for her visions rather than her music talent

  Germany, Devotional Song, Medieval
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