Category Archives: Composers

Holcombe Sheet Music

Holcombe Sheet Music and Biography Henry Holcombe was an English composer and singer. On music-scores.com we have two arrangements from the Book of Airs – Air in E Minor. Life and Career It is likely that he was born in Shrewsbury in 1690 where he became a chorister. However, some sources dispute this saying that he was actually… Read More »

Heller Sheet Music

Heller Sheet Music and Biography Stephen Heller was born in Pest, Hungary in 1815. He demonstrated musical talent from a very early age and had been destined for a legal career but chose music. We have just one piece of his for you to download on our site, Avalanche. Life and Career By the age of nine, his… Read More »

Hassler Sheet Music

Hassler Sheet Music and Biograph Hassler was one of the first German composers to travel to Italy and introduce Italian styles to Germany. We feature a couple of his works Angelus ad pastores ait for Brass Quartet and Dixit Maria for Brass Quartet. Life and Career Hans Leo Hassler was born in Nuremberg in Germany in 1564 into… Read More »

Hanby Sheet Music

Hanby Sheet Music and Biography Benjamin Hanby was an American composer born on 22nd July 1833 in Rushville, Ohio. He wrote over eighty songs with some of his most famous including Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Up on The House Top, and Darling Nelly Gray. Life and Career Benjamin’s father William was a Bishop in the Church of the… Read More »

Beethoven Sheet Music

Beethoven Sheet Music and Biography Ludvig van Beethoven is possibly the most well-known classical composer that has ever lived or certainly one of. A genius! We have a large selection of his works arranged for different instruments on music-scores.com. He wrote nine symphonies, five piano concertos, thirty-two piano sonatas, and many chamber works. His ninth symphony is considered… Read More »

Gurlitt Sheet Music

Gurlitt Sheet Music and Biography Cornelius Gurlitt was a German composer, born in Altona in 1820. He was in the same class at school as Carl Reinecke whose father was head of Leipzig Conservatory. Gurlitt studied with Reinecke’s father for six years. We have Gurlitt’s Op.144, No.4 Allegretto Scherzando featured on our site. Life and Career At the… Read More »

Guami Sheet Music

Guami Sheet Music and Biography Gioseffo Guami was born around 1540 in Lucca, Italy. He was a composer and organist and wrote many madrigals as well as other instrumental music. He also taught music and his most significant pupil was Adriano Banchieri who became the next generation madrigal composer. Life and Career Gioseffo was the best-known member of… Read More »

Granados Sheet Music

Granados Sheet Music and Biography Enrique Granados was born on 27th July 1867 in Lleida, Spain. His father was a Spanish army captain originally from Havana. Enrique is well known for his solo piano works such as Danzas Espanolas No. 5 Andaluza and Valses Poeticos Op.10 No.1. Browse all of our Granados sheet music. He was also a leader… Read More »

Gounod Sheet Music

Gounod Sheet Music and Biography Charles-François Gounod was a French composer most famous for his operas, particularly Faust and Romeo et Juliette. We feature several pieces from Faust such as Danse Antique for violin or Waltz for flute. We also have many arrangements of his Ave Maria which was an elaboration of J.S.Bach‘s The Well Tempered Clavier. Life and… Read More »

Gossec Sheet Music

Gossec Sheet Music and Biography François Gossec was born in the Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium) to a farmer on 17th January 1734. He helped shape French orchestral music though he was fairly unknown outside of France. Gossec began learning the violin and harpsichord when he was very young prior to becoming a choir boy in Antwerp at the… Read More »