William Grant Still, called the “Dean of African-American Composers”, wrote more than 150 compositions, was the first African American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, the first to have a symphony of his own (his first symphony) performed by a leading orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a major opera company (1949, Troubled Island, NYC Opera), and the first to have an opera performed on national television. He also arranged music for films such as Pennies from Heaven and Lost Horizons.
Richard Strauss, a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, particularly of operas, Lieder and tone poems, was also a prominent conductor.
Russian composer Igor Stravinsky is considered to be the most influential composer of 20th century music and also achieved fame as a pianist and a conductor.
Sullivan was the composer, and W. S. Gilbert, the librettist, of the operettas H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. Sullivan also wrote the music for the 19th century hymn “Onward, Christian Soldiers” (1871).
Part 1 of a 4-part recording of H.M.S. Pinafore created by Edison Records in 1911.
Includes "We sail the ocean blue" "Hail, men-o'-war's men",
"I'm called Little Buttercup" and "A maiden fair to see" Wikipedia
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