Category Archives: Composers

Boccherini Sheet Music

Boccherini Sheet Music and Biography Luigi Boccherini was an Italian composer and cellist born on 19 Feb 1743 to a musical family. Amongst his most famous works is a minuet from his String Quartet in E, Op.11 No.5 G275 and we have versions for different instruments on our site. His father Leopoldo Boccherini, was a cellist and double… Read More »

Bizet Sheet Music

Bizet Sheet Music and Biography Georges Bizet was a French Romantic composer born in Paris on 25th October 1838. His most famed composition was the opera Carmen which he wrote in his last years. We have several arrangements of his Habanera from the opera for different instruments such as clarinet or violin. See all of our Bizet sheet… Read More »

Behr Sheet Music

Behr Sheet Music and Biography Franz Behr was a German composer born on 22nd July 1837. He was well known in his day for composing songs and salon pieces, however, he is very rarely heard of today. On our site we have the gentle piano piece “In May”. Though Behr was a prolific composer it seems that only… Read More »

Bateson Sheet Music

Bateson Sheet Music and Biography Thomas Bateson was an English organist and writer of madrigals, which cemented him a place amongst Elizabethan composers. We have five arrangements of Bateson’s If Love Be Blind on music-scores.com Born circa 1570 he is said to have become the organist of Chester Cathedral in 1599 and been the first musical graduate of… Read More »

Bartók Sheet Music

Bartók Sheet Music and Biography Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, teacher, and ethnomusicologist (someone who studies world music from all perspectives) born on 25th March 1881. Being a teacher he would compose pieces for his pupils to play and the series of duets 44 Duos for Two Violins are examples of this. We have the first… Read More »

Banchieri Sheet Music

Banchieri Sheet Music and Biography Adriano Banchieri was an Italian composer, theorist, organist and poet. Born on 3rd September 1568 in Bologna. See our selection of Banchieri sheet music. He was one of the primary developers and composers of madrigal comedies, producing mostly sacred and secular music such as Magnificat and Suscepit Israel. He went on to become… Read More »

Balfe Sheet Music

Balfe Sheet Music and Biography Born on 15th May 1808, Michael Balfe was an Irish singer and composer. Known for his operatic works his most successful opera was Bohemian Girl. We have over twenty different arrangements available to download of I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls. Life and Works His father was a dance master and… Read More »

Bach CPE Sheet Music

Bach CPE Sheet Music and Biography Carl Philipp Emanuel (CPE) Bach was born on 8th March 1714, the third son of JS Bach and his first wife Maria. He was one of four of Bach’s children to become professional musicians. Despite his father’s influence he became a musician in his own right and was one of the foremost… Read More »

Attwood Sheet Music

Attwood Sheet Music and Biography Thomas Attwood was an English composer and organist, born on 23 November 1765. His father was a musician in the royal band. We have a couple of arrangements of Attwood’s Sonatina No.1: 1st Movement on music-scores.com Attwood became a chorister at the age of nine whilst receiving musical training. The Prince of Wales… Read More »

Arne Sheet Music

Arne Sheet Music and Biography Thomas Arne was an English composer born on 12 March 1710. He is famous for his patriotic piece ‘Rule Britannia‘. In Great Britain, Rule Britannia is traditionally sung on The Last Night of The Proms and by crowds at Rugby matches. We have over fifteen arrangements of Arne’s Rule Britannia Sheet Music on… Read More »