Jelly Roll Morton Sheet Music and Biography Born in New Orleans on 20th October 1890, Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe became known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton. He achieved fame as a ragtime jazz pianist and composer. Try out his jazz foxtrot Jelly Roll Blues and his laid-back New Orleans Blues. Career Jelly Roll started his career in 1914 whilst… Read More »
Joplin Sheet Music and Biography At the turn of the twentieth century, Scott Joplin was known as the ‘King of Ragtime’. He went on to write over one hundred ragtime pieces. Try out popular pieces like Elite Syncopations, The Cascades and The Entertainer or browse all of our Joplin sheet music. Life and Career Joplin was born in… Read More »
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 »
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 »
Gluck Sheet Music and Biography Christoph Gluck was born on 2nd July 1714 in Bavaria. He was one of the leading composers of the classical period, known for his transformation of the traditional Baroque operas. One of his most famous works Orfeo ed Euredice contains some lovely pieces such as Che Faro Senza Euridice and Dance of the… Read More »
Gibbons Sheet Music and Biography Orlando Gibbons was an English composer and one of the last masters of the English Madrigal School. On music-scores.com we have two arrangements of his most famous piece The Silver Swan. He came from a large family of musicians, including his father who was a city councilor and both his brothers; Edward and… Read More »
Frescobaldi Sheet Music and Biography Girolamo Frescobaldi was born in 1583 in Ferrara, Italy. He was a master of the organ, both in composition and as an organist. We have Dopo il Credo for brass quartet featured on our main site. Many considered him a genius! His father was in property and most possibly an organist gave Girolamo… Read More »
Field Sheet Music and Biography John Field was born into a musical Irish family on 26 July 1782. We have Field’s Nocturne No.05 for piano featured on our site. At the age of eight Field, received lessons from Tommaso Giordani. Whilst he was still young he moved to London and was tutored under Muzio Clementi . Field’s fame and… Read More »
Dittersdorf Sheet Music and Biography Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf was born on 2nd November 1739 in Vienna and was a violinist and composer. It wasn’t until 1772 that he added von Ditterdorf to his name. View and download his Viola Sonata in Eb, 1st Movement. He began his musical career as a virtuoso violinist and worked in a… Read More »
Couperin Sheet Music and Biography François Couperin was from a musically talented family. He is known as Couperin le grand which differentiates him from the rest of his family. We have a selection of pieces by Couperin such as Soeur Monique and Les Petits Moulins à Vent. Family His uncle Louis was the first Couperin to take the post… Read More »