1. MUS103: Survey of Music History II Dr. Kathleen Bondurant, Ph.D. Composers of the Romantic Era

4. E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1822 Etching byJohann Passini after Wilhelm Hensel http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/3732/hoffm-musik3.html

7. http://www.emmedici.com/hobbies/musica/rossini/portrait2.jpg Gioacchino Rossini was born in Pesaro, on 29 February of 1792 to a musician father (Giuseppe Antonio Rossini) and a modest but with good singing mother (Anna Guidarini). The young Rossini began as a child to dedicate himself to music receiving singing lessons, spinet and horn (from his father), preferring Mozart and Haydn compositions which gave him the nickname "Tedeschino" (Young German). He even began to compose some sacred music; and when he was 13, he obtained the first prize at the grammar school with the cantata " Pianto d'Armonia per la morte di Orfeo". In 1806 the company of Bologna Mombelli commissioned this 14 year old talented boy to compose the Opera "Demetrio e Polibio" that was not performed until 1812. Between 1810 and 1829, he wrote almost 40 operas in addition to other works. Gioacchino Rossini

9. Gabriel Faure 1845 – 1924 French musical composer, seen here at the Grand Organ at the Madeleine, Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) http://www.jamd.com/image/g/2628864

13. Franz Liszt (1811-1886) http://malekzad.com/liszt.jpg Liszt was a renowned performer throughout Europe during the 19th century, noted especially for his showmanship and great skill with the piano. Today, he is considered to be one of the greatest pianists in history. Liszt is frequently credited with re-defining piano playing itself, and his influence is still visible today, both through his compositions and his legacy as a teacher.

17. Frederic Chopin (1809-1849) Polish-French Composer The only known photograph of Frédéric Chopin, often incorrectly described as a daguerreotype http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frederic_Chopin_photo.jpeg