Composerts: "m" - Creative Guitar

Magnien, Victor

( 1804 - 1885 )

Magnien began studying music in 1814, but the studies were regularly interrupted beacuse of the war. Read More

Makaroff, Nikolaj

( 1810 - 1890 )

Nicholas Makaroff Russian noble and virtuoso guitarist. Makaroff left behind his fascinating Memoirs of Makaroff which are essential reading for anyone studying 19th century guitar. Read More

Malats, Joaquin

( 1872 - 1912 )

Malats, Joaquin one of the first to perform Albeniz’s Iberia was the formidable Barcelona pianist Joaquim Malats (1872–1912). Read More

Marschner, Heinrich August

( 1795 - 1861 )

Marschner occupies an important position in the history of German Romantic opera after the death of Weber. Read More

Massenet, Jules

( 1842 - 1912 )

Massenet was one of the best-respected French composers of his day, a member of the Academy and a professor of composition at the Conservatoire. Read More

Matiegka, Wenzeslaus Thomas

( 1773 - 1830 )

Austrian guitarist, pedagogue and composer.Thomas Matiegka was born in a family of musicians, where he received his first instruction in voice, the violin and the piano. Read More

Mayseder, Joseph is an Austrian violinist and composer. He first appeared in Vienna in 1800, and later held several important appointments, including that of chamber musician to the emperor. Read More

Mehlhart, Anton

( ???? - ???? )

Anton Mehlhart one of the first to have played Boccherinis Quintetts. The first performance of "Quintett von Boccherini für Streichquartett und Gitarre" took place in the "Festkonzert am 30. Read More

Meier, Georg

( 1865 - 1942 )

Georg, like his son Willy Meier-Pauselius, continued the Coste tradition of the floating 7th-string guitar. Read More

Meissonnier, Jean Antoine

( 1783 - 1857 )

Jean Antoine Meissonnier a famous guitarist, was one of many music publishers who established a business in Paris in the early years of the nineteenth century. Read More

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (Jakob Ludwig)

( 1809 - 1847 )

Mendelssohn, Felix German romantic composer. As children, the four young Mendelssohns staged their own outdoor performances of Shakespeare's plays. Read More

Merikanto, Oskar

( 1868 - 1924 )

Oskar Merikanto played an important part in Finnish musical life. Read More

Mertz, Johann Kaspar

( 1806 - 1856 )

Mertz was born in Pozsony. Read More

Meyerbeer, Giacomo

( 1791 - 1864 )

Giacomo Meyerbeer,German composer. Brother of the astronomer Wilhelm Beer and the playwright Michael Beer, he achieved early success as a pianist. Read More

Milan, LuIs

( 1500 - 1561 )

Luis de Milán was a Spanish Renaissance composer, vihuelist (instrument similar to the guitar), and writer on music. Read More