List of German composers

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This is an alphabetical list of composers from Germany .

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Bach Johann Sebastian Bach.jpg
Bach
Beethoven Joseph Karl Stieler's Beethoven mit dem Manuskript der Missa solemnis.jpg
Beethoven
Brahms JohannesBrahms.jpg
Brahms
Handel George Frideric Handel by Balthasar Denner.jpg
Handel
Hildegard von Bingen Hildegard von Bingen.jpg
Hildegard von Bingen
Mendelssohn Mendelssohn Bartholdy.jpg
Mendelssohn
Schumann Robert-schumann.jpg
Schumann
Schutz Schutz.jpg
Schütz
Stockhausen Stockhausen March 2004 excerpt.jpg
Stockhausen
Richard Strauss Max Liebermann Bildnis Richard Strauss.jpg
Richard Strauss
Wagner RichardWagner.jpg
Wagner
Weill Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2005-0119, Kurt Weill.jpg
Weill

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References

  1. Artur Immisch bio in German.
  2. Bernd Meinunger discography at MusicBrainz
  3. Suchet, John (8 August 2017). Mozart. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781681775760.

See also