![DSC_9828.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_06dd60b10055408f8f22502abaf05ef1~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_624,y_0,w_2448,h_2448/fill/w_160,h_160,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9828_JPG.jpg)
Poulenc
1.7.1899, born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
I composed music from various genres. That's why, I think, the critic Claude Rostand described me as "half monk and half naughty boy".
![DSC_9830.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_be3a68e42a254d73a59f517901ff8d05~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_624,y_0,w_2448,h_2448/fill/w_160,h_160,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9830_JPG.jpg)
Stravinsky
6.17.1882, born in Oranienbaum, Russian Empire. Working as a composer, pianist, and conductor.
I got international fame with three ballets, The Firebird, Petrushka , and The Rite of Spring.
![DSC_9832.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_4a9792abdf214a05bce460450127c3c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9832_JPG.jpg)
Richard Strauss
6.11.1864, born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria. I am particularly successful in tone poems and operas, and completely unrelated to the Johann Strauss family in Vienna.
![DSC_9834.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_e5126d8e88e945e0ab4293fccde6e68c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9834_JPG.jpg)
Bizet
10.25.1838, born in Paris, Kingdom of France. I attended the Paris Conservatory at the age of 9. At a party, I astonished everyone by playing flawlessly one of Liszt's most difficult pieces on sight.
![DSC_9836.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_f89fb178edc949c3aa87c2f9dc918a50~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9836_JPG.jpg)
Bruckner
9.4.1824, born in Ansfelden, Austria. A big fan of Beethoven and alcohol. Actually I drink more than 10 glasses of beer every night.
![DSC_9838.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_eb8e404476fa4b52adfefffbb932184c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9838_JPG.jpg)
Rossini
2.29.1792, born in Pesaro, Papal States. Composed 39 operas in less than 20 years. William Tell is my masterpiece. Also a lover of food, and known as a gourmet.
![DSC_9840.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_f10ddb8a3aaa412a96d98e9f169a51a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9840_JPG.jpg)
Bach
7.28.1750, born in Eisenach, Holy Roman Empire. I lost my parents in my childhood, so moved in with my brother. After working hard there, I became a court musician. I am called "Father of Music" in Japan.
![DSC_9829.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_451e62698ae7403cb5f8afc28c41e9a2~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_624,y_0,w_2448,h_2448/fill/w_160,h_160,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9829_JPG.jpg)
Gershwin
9.26.1898, born in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris" are my works.
![DSC_9831.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_fade929a5cec4ed4acd1e0aa069a7270~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_624,y_0,w_2448,h_2448/fill/w_160,h_160,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9831_JPG.jpg)
Erik Satie
5.17.1866, born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
I entered the Paris Conservatoire, but got expelled in 1885. After that I am called "classical music's maverick".
![DSC_9833.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_f2b7f01c4bf24c1bb1ad0aba68d28c7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9833_JPG.jpg)
Rimsky-Korsakov
3.18.1844, born in Tikhvin, Russian Empire. One of the "The Russian Five," and served as a naval officer. I wrote Symphony No. 1 when I was in the Navy.
![DSC_9835.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_c7ef07003be143e9b695b364e69e0fe0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9835_JPG.jpg)
Saint-Saëns
10.9.1835, born in Paris, Kingdom of France. I showed perfect pitch at two years old, and started composing at three. I wrote my first symphony at the age of 16.
![DSC_9837.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_b7715747a3f04ffc96d0ad58580c9fe6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9837_JPG.jpg)
Wagner
5.22.1813, born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony. I joined the revolution and put on the wanted list, so went into exile, counting on Liszt in Switzerland.
![DSC_9839.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76504_c4383e379e9343959e98a2e348ed0822~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_160,h_106,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/DSC_9839_JPG.jpg)
Beethoven
12.16.1770, born in Bonn, Holy Roman Empire. I have a thing about cleanliness, and love to take baths and do the laundry. I always count 60 coffee beans and make my coffee, and changed my living place more than 60 times.