Emile Waldteufel was a composer from Starsbourg, France. In 1882, he composed his masterpiece - a waltz titled "Les Patineurs". (or "The Skaters' Waltz") It was played in many medias, from movies such as 'The Hollywood Revue of 1929' and 'Chariots of Fire' to the music games like Gamecube's 'Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix'.
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Edward MacDowell
Year
1888
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To a Wild Rose
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Edward Alexander MacDowell was regarded as one of the most significant American composer at the turn of the 20th Century (Romantic period). Nowadays, most of his works are unheard - except for the short piece called "To a Wild Rose" from his Woodland Sketches ballet, that still be played today.
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Pietro Mascagni
Year
1890
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Cavalleria Rusticana
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An Italian Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni had a successful career as a composer. His highest moment was 1890's Cavalleria Rusticana, which caused an immense sensation in opera world and created the Verismo movement in Italian music. It was a popular play through out Europe and was one of the most played operas in Italy to date.
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Jules Massenet
Year
1894
Song
Méditation from the opera Thaïs'
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Jules (Émile Frédéric) Massenet was a French composer from the end of the 19th Century. His name came to public attention when he won the Prix de Rome in 1863. He was best known for his operas - especially the "Méditation" from the opera 'Thaïs', which was widely regarded as one of the greatest encore pieces.
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov
Year
1894
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Procession of the Sardar
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The Russian composer Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov was a student of Rimsky-Korsakov, before became a professor at the Conservatory in Moscow. His best known work was 1894's orchestral suite "Caucasian Sketches", which contains a much more re-recorded song "Procession of the Sardar". Aside from that, his music is rarely heard nowadays.
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Julius Fučík
Year
1897
Song
Einzug der Gladiatoren "Entrance of the Gladiators"
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The Czech composer Julius Ernst Wilhelm Fučík was a military musician and bandmaster for the Austro-Hungarian's Regiment in Sarajevo and Theresienstadt. His most famous for a 1897's march "Einzug der Gladiatoren". (aka "Entrance of the Gladiators") It was introduced to North America in 1910 and became the stable music in circus ever since.
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Paul Dukas
Year
1897
Song
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier)
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Paul Dukas was a French composer from the late 19th Century. He published only a few of his works during his lifetime. His fame rests almost entirely to the symphonic scherzo called "L'apprenti sorcier" or "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". It became an internationally popular composition thank to Disney's 1940 musical film 'Fantasia'.
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Hugo Alfvén
Year
1903
Song
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 (Midsummer Vigil)
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Hugo Emil Alfvén was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter from Stockholm. He is famous for his Romantic style, filled with history and folk culture of Sweden. His best known work is the compositions of Swedish folk songs called "The Swedish Rhapsody No.1" or "Midsummer Vigil", which portraits the summer time in Sweden.
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Leon Jessel
Year
1905
Song
The Parade of the Tin Soldiers
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Leon Jessel was a German composer from the end of 19th Century. His body of works covered many fields of music, including light orchestra pieces, piano pieces, waltzes, etc. He is now known for a popular march "Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten" or "The Parade of the Tin Soldiers". The song became internationally known and has been covered by many artists.
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Reinhold Glière
Year
1927
Song
"Russian Sailors' Dance" from The Red Poppy
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Reinhold Moritzevich Glière was a Soviet composer who was famous for his Russian Romanticism style. He was a professor at Moscow Conservatory and a chairman of the organizing committee of the Soviet's Union. He is best known for the score "Russian Sailor's Dance" from the ballet "The Red Poppy", which was regarded as the first Soviet ballet on a revolutionary subject.
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