Lefty Composers

March 17, 2011 | Posted by Tel

Here are some lefty composers:

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel (CPE) Bach
  • Ludwig Van Beethoven
  • John Cage
  • Cole Porter
  • Sergei (or Sergey) Prokofiev
  • Sergei (or Sergey)  Rachmaninoff
  • Maurice Ravel
  • Robert Schumann

Cole (Albert) Porter (1891-1964) is an American composer and songwriter. Unlike most successful Broadway composers, he wrote both the lyrics and the music for his songs. His musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, Anything Goes and Can-Can. His numerous hit songs include “Night and Day,” “I Get a Kick out of You” and “I’ve Got You Under my skin.” He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre. He achieved success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway.

After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, he continued to work despite constant pain. In 1947 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate.

If interested for profiles of other classical music composers, please visit Mozart and Classical Music.

 

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Lefty Composer Maurice Ravel

March 7, 2011 | Posted by Tel

Famous Left-hander Birthday, March 7

Composer Maurice Ravel

Ravel is extremely popular with Boléro, his one-movement orchestral Schéhérazade, and his first piece, Pavane pour une infante défunte. Like Debussy, he created a music style inspired by Impressionism, especially paintings by Monet.

Ravel was one of 20th century’s original and influential composers. Beyond Boléro, some of his works are fascinating, evoking images of mood, expressive of his love of fairy tales and fantasy. He also delighted in clocks and mechanical toys. He wrote superbly for the orchestra and piano.

Read my brief biography of Ravel —  Maurice Ravel Biography


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