Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795)

Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795)

Danican Philidor, François-André (1726-1795) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: François-André Danican Philidor was a French musician and chess player, considered one of the...
Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)

Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)

Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179)   Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings:  Alias: Sibyl of the Rhine. The Teutonic prophetess. «O form of woman, sister of Wisdom, how great is your glory!...
Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)

Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)

Sappho (ca. 650/610 – 580 BC)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Sappho of Lesbos. Alias: – «To have beauty is to have only that, but to have goodness is to be beautiful too.»   GENERAL INFO Description: Sappho,...
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)

Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)

Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) Alternative last name spellings: –  Alternative first name spellings: Joseph Alias: –   «Music, I feel it, must be emotional in the first place, and intellectual in the second place».   GENERAL INFO Description: Ravel was a 20th...
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)   Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Achille-Claude Alias: –   «I believe with all my heart that Music remains for all time the finest means of expression we have.»   GENERAL INFO...