CHS Music History Final Project

Johann Pachelbel

Sep 1, 1653

Era: Baroque.
Composition: Pachelbel's Canon.
Death: March 3, 1706.
Country: Germany.

Antonio Vivaldi

Mar 4, 1678

Era: Baroque.
Composition: The Four Seasons.
Death: July 28, 1741.
Country: Italy.

George Handel

Feb 23, 1685

Era: Baroque.
Composition: Messiah.
Death: April 14, 1759.
Country: Germany.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Mar 31, 1685

Era: Baroque.
Composition: Ave Maria.
Death: July 28, 1750.
Country: Germany.

Franz Joseph Haydn

Mar 31, 1732

Era: Classical.
Composition: Symphony No. 94.
Death: May 31, 1809.
Country: Austria.

Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart

Jan 27, 1756

Era: Classical.
Composition: The Magic Flute.
Death: December 5, 1791.
Country: Austria.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Dec 16, 1770

Era: Classical and Romantic.
Composition: Symphony No. 9.
Death: March 26, 1827.
Country: Germany.

Frederic Chopin

Mar 1, 1810

Era:Romantic.
Composition: Nocturnes.
Death: October 17, 1849.
Country: Poland.

Richard Wagner

May 22, 1813

Era: Romantic.
Composition: Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Death: February 13, 1883.
Country: Germany.

Claude Debussy

Aug 22, 1822

Era: Impressionism.
Composition: Suite bergamasque.
Death: March 25, 1918.
Country: France.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

May 7, 1840

Era: Classical.
Composition: The Nutcracker.
Death: November 6, 1893.
Country: Russia.

Edvard Grieg

Jun 15, 1843

Era: Romantic.
Composition: In the Hall of the Mountain King.
Death: September 4, 1907.
Country: Norway.

Scott Joplin

Jan 1, 1867

Era: Ragtime.
Composition: The Ragtime Dance.
Death: April 1, 1917.
Country: United States.

Igor Stravinsky

Jun 17, 1882

Era: 20th Century.
Composition: The Rite of Spring.
Death: April 6, 1971.
Country: Germany.

Duke Ellington

Apr 29, 1899

Era: Jazz/Big band.
Composition: It Don't Mean a Thing.
Death: May 24, 1974.
Country: United States.

Louis Armstrong

Aug 4, 1901

Era: Jazz.
Composition: What a Wonderful World.
Death: July 6, 1971.
Country: United States.

Glenn Miller

Mar 1, 1904

Era: Big Band.
Composition: A String of Pearls.
Death: December 5, 1944.
Country: United States.

Count Basie

Aug 21, 1904

Era: Jazz/Big Band
Compositon: One O'Clock Jump.
Death: April 26, 1984.
Country: United States.

Benny Goodman

May 30, 1909

Era: Jazz.
Composition: Sing Sing Sing.
Death: June 13, 1986.
Country: United States.

John Cage

Sep 5, 1912

Era: 20th Century.
Compositon: 4'33".
Death: August 12, 1992.
Country: United States.

Billie holiday

Apr 7, 1915

Era: Jazz.
Composition: Strange Fruit.
Death: July 17, 1959.
Country: United States.

Dizzy Gillespie

Oct 21, 1917

Era: Jazz.
Composition: A Night in Tunisia.
Death: January 6, 1993.
Country: United States.

Charlie Parker

Aug 29, 1920

Era: Jazz.
Composition: Ornithology.
Death: March 12, 1955.
Country: United States.

Sarah Vaughan

Mar 27, 1924

Era: Jazz.
Composition: Ain't Misbehavin.
Death: April 3, 1990.
Country: United States.

Bill Haley

Jul 6, 1925

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: Rock Around the Clock.
Death: February 9, 1981.
Country: United States.

B. B. King

Sep 16, 1925

Era: Blues.
Composition: The Thrill is Gone.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Miles Davis

May 26, 1926

Era: Jazz.
Composition: So What.
Death: September 28, 1991.
Country: United States.

Chuck Berry

Oct 18, 1926

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: Johnny B Goode.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Ray Charles

Sep 23, 1930

Era: Blues.
Composition: Mess Around.
Death: June 10, 2004.
Country: United States.

The Big Bopper

Oct 24, 1930

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: White Lightning.
Death: February 3, 1959.
Country: United States.

James Brown

May 3, 1933

Era: R&B.
Composition: I Got You.
Death: December 25, 2006.
Country: United States.

Elvis Presley

Jan 8, 1935

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: Hound Dog.
Death: August 16, 1977.
Country: United States.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Sep 29, 1935

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: Great Balls of Fire.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Buddy Holly

Sep 7, 1936

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: Peggy Sue.
Death: February 3, 1959.
Country: United States.

Herbie Hancock

Apr 12, 1940

Era: Jazz.
Composition: Cantaloupe Island.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Joan Baez

Jan 9, 1941

Era: Folk.
Composition: Walkin' Down the Line.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Ritchie Valens

May 13, 1941

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: La Bomba.
Death: February 3, 1959.
Country: United States.

Bob Dylan

May 24, 1941

Era: Rock.
Composition: Blowin' in the Wind.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Aretha Franklin

Mar 25, 1942

Era: R&B.
Composition: Say a Little Prayer.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Jimi Hendrix

Nov 27, 1942

Era: Psychedelic Rock.
Composition: Star Spangled Banner.
Death: September 18, 1970.
Country: United States.

Joni Mitchell

Jan 7, 1943

Era: Folk Rock.
Composition: Night Ride Home.
Death: Alive.
Country: Canada.

Janis Joplin

Jan 19, 1943

Era: Blues Rock.
Composition: Me and Baby McGee.
Death: October 4, 1970.
Country: United States.

Elton John

Mar 25, 1947

Era: Rock.
Composition: Your Song.
Death: Alive.
Country: United Kingdom.

Billy Joel

May 9, 1949

Era: Rock.
Composition: Piano Man.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Madonna

Aug 16, 1958

Era: Dance.
Composition: La Isla Bonita.
Death: Alive.
Country: United States.

Michael Jackson

Aug 29, 1958

Era: R&B.
Composition:
Death: June 25, 2009.
Country: United States.

The Beatles

Jan 1, 1960

Era: Rock and Roll.
Composition: Hey Jude.
Country: United Kingdom.

The Beach Boys

Jan 1, 1961

Era: Rock.
Composition: Wouldn't it Be Nice.
Country: United States.

The Rolling Stones

Jan 1, 1962

Era: Rock.
Composition: Paint it Black.
Country: United Kingdom.

The Who

Jan 1, 1964

Era: Rock.
Composition: The Seeker.
Country: United Kingdom.

The Mamas and Papas

Jan 1, 1965

Era: Folk Rock.
Composition: California Dreamin'.
Country: United States.

The Grateful Dead

Jan 1, 1965

Era: Rock
Composition: Ripple.
Country: United States.

Led Zeppelin

Jan 1, 1968

Era: Hard Rock.
Composition: Stairway to Heaven.
Country: United Kingdom.

ABBA

Jan 1, 1972

Era: Pop.
Composition: Dancing Queen.
Country: Sweden.

KISS

Jan 1, 1973

Era: Hard Rock.
Composition: Rock and Roll All Nite.
Country: United States.

The Clash

Jan 1, 1976

Era: Punk Rock.
Composition: Should I Stay or Should I Go.
Country: United Kingdom.

The Cars

Jan 1, 1976

Era: Rock.
Composition: Drive.
Country: United States.

The Village People

Jan 1, 1977

Era: Disco.
Composition: Y.M.C.A.
Country: United States.

Duran Duran

Jan 1, 1978

Era: New Wave.
Composition: The Wild Boys.
Country: United Kingdom.

The Pet Shop Boys

Jan 1, 1981

Era: Synthpop.
Composition: Go West.
Country: United Kingdom.

A-Ha

Jan 1, 1982

Era: New Wave.
Composition: Take On Me
Country: Norway.

Green Day

Jan 1, 1987

Era: Punk Rock.
Composition: 21 Guns.
Country: United States.

Nirvana

Jan 1, 1987

Era: Alternative Rock.
Composition: Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Country: United States.

Ella Fitzgerald

Dec 17, 2013

Era: Jazz.
Composition:A-Tisket, A-Tasket.
Death: June 15, 1996.
Country: United States.