Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) - At age 7 he learned how to play the piano under the instruction of Otto Friedrich Willibald Cossel and later on under Eduard Marxen. Brahms became friends with the Schumanns and admired the works of Beethoven and Schubert.
Max Bruch (1838 - 1920) - He was a German Romantic composer notable for his violin concerti. He was also a conductor of orchestral and choral societies and became a professor at the Berlin Academy of Arts.
Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832) - Muzio Clementi was an English composer and piano prodigy. He is especially noted for his piano studies published as Gradus ad Parnassum (Steps Toward Parnassus) in 1817 and also for his piano sonatas.
Claude DeBussy (1862 - 1918) - French Romantic composer who formulated the 21-note scale and he changed how instruments were used for orchestration. Claude DeBussy studied composition and piano at the Paris Conservatory, he was also influenced by the works of Richard Wagner.
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) - One of the leading French composers of the 19th century. He taught at the Paris Conservatory, having pupils like Maurice Ravel and Nadia Boulanger in his class.
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