Category Archives: Composers

Byrd Sheet Music

Byrd Sheet Music and Biography William Byrd was an English organist and composer born in 1540 around the Shakespearean time. We have one piece of Byrd sheet music Ego sum panis vivus for Brass Quartet featured on music-scores.com. Just like Thomas Bateson, he is known for developing the English madrigal, however, he wrote in many forms including sacred… Read More »

Burgmüller N Sheet Music

Burgmüller N Sheet Music and Biography Norbert Burgmüller was born to a musical family in Dusseldorf, Germany on 8th February 1810. His mother was a music teacher and singer and his father was the director of a theatre, composer, and pianist. On music scores we have a few arrangements of his Op.15 Duo. His brother Friedrich Burgmüller was… Read More »

Burgmüller F Sheet Music

Burgmüller, F Sheet Music and Biography Johann Friedrich Burgmüller, more commonly known as Friedrich Burgmüller, became a German pianist and composer and was born on 4th December 1806 in to a musical family. Popular pieces on music-scores.com include his studies Op.100 or see our full selection. Friedrich’s father was a music teacher, composer, pianist and became his teacher.… Read More »

Bruch Sheet Music

Bruch Sheet Music and Biography Max Bruch was a teacher, conductor, and composer. He was born in Cologne on 6 January 1838, his mother was a singer, and his father was a lawyer who later became VP of the Cologne police. Both were very supportive of his musical career. Popular Bruch pieces on music-scores.com include Kol Nidre and… Read More »

Bridge Sheet Music

Bridge Sheet Music and Biography Frank Bridge was born in Brighton, England on 26th Feb 1879. He was a composer, violinist, viola player, and conductor. On music-scores.com we have April: H68 No.1 and Rosemary: H68: No.2 for download. H:68 No.1 also gets a mention on our rain blog. Bridge was most famous for his chamber music. He went… Read More »

Brosig Sheet Music

Brosig Sheet Music and Biography Moritz Brosig was born in Poland on 15th Oct 1815. He was a cathedral organist, composer and university professor. We have just the one piece on music-scores.com at present|: Ave Maria for Brass Quartet Life and Career His father died when he was only three and Brosig and his mother moved to Breslau… Read More »

Braga Sheet Music

Braga Sheet Music and Biography Gaetano Braga was a composer and cellist born on 9th June 1829 in the southern Italian region of Abruzzi. La Serenata or Angel’s Serenade was a particularly famous piece of Braga’s and we have several arrangements on music-scores.com Braga showed an early talent for music and despite it not being his parent’s first… Read More »

Borodin Sheet Music

Borodin Sheet Music and Biography Alexander Borodin was a Russian composer born on 12 November 1833 in Saint Petersburg, the illegitimate son of a Georgian nobleman. However, he was registered as the son of one of his peasants (serfs) in order to protect his father’s name. Popular pieces include the Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor and Notturno from String… Read More »

Bononcini Sheet Music

Bononcini Sheet Music and Biography Giovanni Bononcini (Buononcini) was a Baroque composer, cellist, singer, and teacher. Born on 18th July 1670 in Moderna, Italy, the oldest of three sons. We have two arrangements of his aria Per la Gloria d’Adoravi – from Griselda for download. His father was a violinist and composer and his younger brother also became… Read More »

Boismortier Sheet Music

Boismortier Sheet Music and Biography Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was a French composer born on 23rd December 1689 in Thionville. He was a baroque composer of instrumental, opera ballets, cantatas, and vocal music. His Op.6 Sonata for Flute duo in B minor is a delightful composition for two traverse flutes. We have three arrangements on our site. He… Read More »