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Ma, Yo-yo

2010-06-13T15:15:00.002-07:00

Ma Yo-Yo(1955- ), Chinese/American cellist, virtuoso and winner of multiple Grammy Awards, born into a music family, mother(singer), father(violinist), learned to play violin, viola and cello at young age, chose cello for further study, attended Juilliard and graduated from Harvard University, played in the Marlboro Music Featival under Pablo Casals. He is considered one of the revered cellists of the modern age.

Maazel, Lorin

2010-06-13T15:15:00.001-07:00

Lorin Maazel(1930-), American conductor/violinist, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, of American parents; raise in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, studied conducting, violin and piano, at the University of Pittsburgh, joined Pittsburgh Symphony as violinist. He served as music director of the Berlin Oper and Radio Symphony, then music director of Cleveland Orchestra, and Vienna State Opera. He will be the next music director of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, 2012-13.

MacDowell, Edward

2010-06-13T15:14:00.001-07:00

Edward A. MacDowell(1860-1908), American composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory first, then at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfort, later taught there; returning to US and taught at Boston and Columbia universities, served as president of the Society of American Musicians and Composers. He composed 2 piano concertos, orchestral music, and piano pieces.

Machault, Guillaume de

2010-06-13T15:10:00.002-07:00

Guillaume de Machault(c. 1300-1377), French poet and composer, he was the foremst figure of the 14th century of France in arts, his poetic output was extensive; his music compositions are numerious including ballads, motets and masses.

Madeira, Joan

2010-06-13T15:10:00.001-07:00

Joan Madeira(1924- ), American mezzo-soprano, studied at St, Louis, New York and Vienna, made her debut at Met in 1948 and became a member of Met, later as a member of Vienna State Opera, sang in La Scala, Covent Garden, Munich and Bayreuth.

Madetoja, Leevi

2010-06-13T15:09:00.000-07:00

Leevi Madetoja(1887-1947), Finnish composer, studied at the University of Helsinki under Sibelius, then went to Paris, Vienna and Berlin; returning to Finland and conducted the Helsinki Philharmonic and taught at the Music Academy, he composed 2 operas, symphonic poems, chamber music and songs.

Magomayev, Muslim

2010-06-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

Muslim Magomayev(1885-1937), Azerbjianian composer and conductor, largely self-taught, he began his career as a violinist, then conducted the Music Theater in Baku. He composed operas and symphonic poems.

The stamp shown is a scene from his opera "Nargiz".

Mahler, Gustav

2010-06-13T13:51:00.002-07:00

Gustav Mahler(1860-1911), Austrian

composer/conductor

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Mancini, Henry

2010-06-13T13:51:00.001-07:00

Henry Mancini(1924-1994), American conductor, composer and arranger, learned to play piccolo from his father at young age, attended the Juiliard School of Music, but interrupted due to the war and served in US Army. Upon discharge, he engaged in music as a career to compose film scores for Hollywood, he conducted several orchestras. He is best remembered for his film and television scores(Pink Panther), he received a number of Grammy Awards.

Mangore, Agusin Pio Barrios

2010-06-13T13:43:00.000-07:00

Agusin Barrios Mangore(1885-1944), Paraguayan guitarist and composer, learned to play guitar at young age, attended the Asuncion University at the age of 15, he composed over 300 songs with his own lyrics.

Manolov, Khristo

2010-06-13T13:41:00.000-07:00

Khristo Manolov(1900-1953), Bulgarian composer,

The stamp shown is a scene from his ballet "The Dragon's Wedding".

Mantzaros, Nikolaos

2010-06-13T13:40:00.000-07:00

Nicolas Montzaros(1795-1872), Greek composer, he was of noble decent, coming from one of the most important and wealthy families. He learned music from his native teachers, he presented his first composition in 1815. From 1819 he visited Italian cities(Naples, Venice, Bologna, Milan) and met composer Zingerilla. His best known composition is the Greek national anthem which was adopted from one of his works.

Marchena, Enrique de

2010-06-13T13:38:00.000-07:00

Enrique de Marchena(1908-1988), Dominican musician, studied law at the Dominican National University, but at the same time he studied music at the Liceo Musical of Ciudad Trujillo, he was one of the founders of the Symphonic Society. In 1945 he was appointed general director of the Fine Arts and vice Provost at the University of Cuidad Trujillo.

Marfany, Mossen Enric

2010-06-13T06:59:00.000-07:00

Mossen Enric Marfany(1877-1957), Spanish priest, organist and composer, he served as organist at the Parish of Bridges, and St. Mary of Puigcerda. He composed the national anthem of Andorra, and composed religious music for organ and choir.

Martin, Frank

2010-06-13T06:54:00.000-07:00

Frank Martin(1890-1974), Swiss composer, studied mathematics and science before embarking music as a career, studied privately with various composers(Richard Strauss, Mahler, Debussy and Schoenberg), later taught at Colgne, members of the Academy of Saint Cicilia in Rome, and Vienna Academy of Music. He composed orchestral and ballet music.

Martin y Soler, Vicente

2010-06-13T06:53:00.000-07:00

Vicenti Martin y Soler(1754-1806), Spanish composer of opera and ballet, during his own day he was compared favorably with his contemporary, Mozart, as a composer of buffa opera. He has been called the Valencian Mozart. He studied in Bologna, and travelled to Naples, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and London, his operas received great successes. But they are relatively obscure today.

Martinelli, Giovanni

2010-06-09T17:48:00.000-07:00

Giovanni Martinelli(1885-1969), Italian tenor, studied in Milan, debut in 1906 as the messenger in Aida, La Scala debut in 1912, then sang in Covent Garden,London; NY Met, Chicago Lyric Opera, his most important roles were Radames, Canio, Otello, and Eleazar(La Juive).

Martinu, Bohuslav

2010-06-09T17:47:00.002-07:00

Bohuslav Martinu(1890-1959), Czech composer, studied at the Prague Conservatory and Prague Organ School, went to Paris, Lisbon to continue his studies, visited US and Taught at Tanglewood and Curtis Institute, then moved to Switzerland. He composed operas, ballet music, orchestral and chamber music.

Mascagni, Pietro

2010-06-09T17:47:00.001-07:00

Pietro mascagni(1863-1945), Italian composer, studied in Livorno first, then entered Milan Conservatory, conducted a touring opera company, later served as director of La Scala replacing Toscanini in 1929, he composed mainly operas - Cavalleria Rusticana, Iris(Japanese story).

Massenet, Jules

2010-06-09T17:46:00.000-07:00

Jules Massenet(1842-1912), French composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory; won the Prix de Rome in 1863 and studied in Rome; returned to Paris and taught at the Paris Conservatory from 1878 until his death. His operas were successful and gaining popularity throughout in France, Italy and US during his time. He composed operas(Manon, Thais, Don Quixote.. etc), incidental music, and orchestral suites.

Mata, Julio

2010-06-09T17:45:00.000-07:00

Julio Mata(1899- ), Costa Rican composer, studied at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Returning to Costa Rica he became the first cellist of the National Symphony, and director of the military band in San Jose. He composed light operettas, and marches.

Matacic, Lovro von

2010-06-09T17:44:00.000-07:00

Lovron von Matacic(1899-1985), Croatian conductor, a member of the Vienna Boys Choir, then studied at the Vienna Academy of Music, conducted in Germany, Yugoslavia, Japan and Monte Carlo, also conducted Cologne Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Zagreb Opera.

Mauersberger, Rudof

2010-06-09T17:42:00.000-07:00

Rudof Mauersberger(1889-1971), German choir conductor and composer, he taught at Aachen and Eisenbach, then became director of the renowned Kreuzchor in Dresden in 1930. He composed hymns and songs.

McCormack, John

2010-06-09T17:41:00.000-07:00

John McCormack(1884-1945), Irish tenor, after winning the National Irish Festival competition, went to Milan for further study, made his opera debut in Savona, Italy in 1908. The following year he started his career as opera singer and sang in Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, Boston, Chicago and Australia. Capacity crowds filled concert halls during his farewell tour of US in 1937.

Mehta, Zubin

2010-06-09T17:40:00.000-07:00

Zubin Mehta(1936- ), conductor, Born in India, studied piano and violin as a child, entered Vienna Academy, taking conducting lesson, in 1958 won the International Conducting Competition at Liverpool, and launched conducting career; conducted Vienna, Montreal, Los Angeles symphony orchestras, New York Philharmonic, and Israel Philharmonic, currently guest conducting world wide.

Mehul, Etienne-Nicolas

2010-06-09T17:39:00.002-07:00

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul(1763-1817), French composer, one of the great masters of French operas, studied at the convent in Givet, then in Paris, inspector of the Conservatory and member of the Academie. He composed over 20 operas and stage works. His symphonic techniques finds echos in the music of Beethoven and Mendelssohn, both of whom admired Mehul's music.

Melba, Nellie

2010-06-09T17:39:00.001-07:00

Dame Nellie Melba(1861-1931), Australian soprano, studied in Melbourne and then in Paris with Marchesi, debut in Brussels as Gilda in 1887, then sang in most of the opera houses of the world, taught at the Melbourne Conservatory, later became the president of that Conservatory.

A film was made about her life in 1953.

Melchior, Lauritz

2010-06-09T17:38:00.001-07:00

Lauritz melchior(1896-1973), Dannish/American tenor later baritone, studied at the Royal Opera School in Copenhagen, debut in 1913 as Silvo(I Pagliacci), continued studying as tenor role, outstanding Wagnerian tenor of his days, he sang Tristan over 200 times.

Melikian, Spiridon

2010-06-09T17:37:00.000-07:00

Spiridon Melikian(1880-1933), Armenian composer and musicologist, studied at Gevorlkian seminary in Etchmiadzin with Komitas, went to Berlin to continue studying, later taught there. Returning to Armenia he was one of the founders and active members of the Armenian choir society and the Armenian musical commonwealth in Tiflis.

Melik-Pashaev, Alexander

2010-06-09T17:36:00.000-07:00

Alexander Melik-Paschayev(1905-1964), Soviet-Armenian conductor, he studied at the Tbilisi Conservatory and studied conducting in Leningrad Conservatory later. In 1921 he joined the Tbilisi Opera as leader of orchestra and later became conductor. In 1931 he joined the Bolshoi Opera Theater as conductor until 1962. He also guest conducted at the Royal Opera House and Covent Garden in London.

Menager, Laurent

2010-06-08T18:48:00.000-07:00

Laurent Menager(1835-1902), Luxembourgian composer, studied at the Cologne Conservatory, then taught at the music school in Luxembourg, served as director of the Federation of Choral Society, composed cantatas, masses and songs.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix

2010-06-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

Felix Mendelssohn(1809-1847), German composer.

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Mercadante, Saverio

2010-06-08T18:45:00.002-07:00

Saverio Mercandate(1795-1870), Italian composer, studied at the Naples Conservatory, invited to work in Rome, Bologna, Milan, Vienna, Spain and Portugal, later served as the director of the Bologna Conservatory, he composed 15 operas.

Merikanto, Oskar

2010-06-08T18:45:00.001-07:00

Oskar Merikanto(1868-1924), Finnish composer, studied in Helsinki, Leipzig and Berlin, he was organist in Finland, then conducted the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, composed 3 operas, songs and keyboard music.

Messager, Andre

2010-06-08T18:35:00.000-07:00

Andre Messager(1853-1929), French composer, studied at the Ecole Niedermeyer, and Paris Conservatory, served as music director at the Opera-Comique, and conductor at Covent Garden(London), Paris Opera, composed operas, comique operas, and ballet music.

Meulemans, Arthur

2010-06-08T18:34:00.000-07:00

Arthur Meulemans(1884-1966), Belgian composer/conductor, studied at the Lemmens Institute in Mechelen and then taught there, later appointed as conductor and director for Belgian Radio, he composed 3 operas, concertos(3 for violin, 2 for cello, 2 for piano, and 1 each for viola and harp).

Meyerbeer, Giacomo

2010-06-08T18:33:00.000-07:00

Giacomo Meyerbeer(1791-1864), German composer whose carrer largely pursued in France, studied in Berlin and Darmstadt, he was one the creators of the French grand opera. His operas gained immediate successes in France, he composed operas (L'Africane, Les Huguenots etc).

Michaelides, Solon

2010-06-08T18:32:00.000-07:00

Solon Michaelides(1905-1979), Greek composer. He studied in London(1923-30) and in Paris with Boulanger(1930-1934), then taught in Limassol(1934-56) and Salonica(1957-70), taking a leading part in musical life. His works, in many genres, use folk and Byzantine elements.

Mignone, Francisco

2010-06-08T18:30:00.000-07:00

Francisco Mignone(1897-1986), Brazilian composer, studied at the Sao Paulo Conservatory, in 1920 traveled to Europe and studied at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan. Returned to Brazil and taught at Sao Paulo Conservatory and the National School of Music in Rio de Janeiro. He composed operas, ballet music, and orchestral music.

Miladinov, Brothers

2010-06-08T18:29:00.000-07:00

Dimitar Miladinov(1810-1862), and Konstantin Miladinov(1830-1862), Bulgarian poets and folklorists from Macedonia, authors of an important collection of folk songs - "Bulgarian Folk Songs" - including a total of 665 songs and 23,559 verses.

Milhaud, Darius

2010-06-08T18:27:00.000-07:00

Darius Milhaud(1892-1974), French composer, atudied at the Paris Conservatory and Schola cantorum, taught at Mills College(US) and Paris Conservatory, he was one of the "Les Six", he composed operas, ballets, 11 symphonies, and chamber music.

Millocker, Karl

2010-06-08T18:26:00.002-07:00

Karl Millocker(1842-1899), Austrian composer, studied at the Vienna Conservatory, with help from Suppe, he started to conduct in Vienna and Budapest. He composed mainly operettas.

Milojevic, Miloje

2010-06-08T18:26:00.001-07:00

Miloje Milojevic(1884-1946), Serbian composer, conductor, pianist, pedagogue, music critic, and musical writer, considered by his contemporaries as a true man of letters.

Milosevic, Vlado

2010-06-08T18:25:00.000-07:00

Vlado Milosevic(1901-1990), Serbian composer and ethnomusicologist, his hometown of Banja Luka holds an annual musical festival named after him.

Minjikiev, Bulat

2010-06-08T18:21:00.000-07:00

Bulat Minjikiev (1940-1998), Kyrgystanian singer.

Minkus, Ludwig(Leon)

2010-06-08T18:20:00.000-07:00

Ballets "Don Quixote" and "La Bayadere" - music composed by Minkus

Ludwig Minkus(1826-1917), Austrian composer, a violinist in the Bolshoi Theater orchestra, contributing music to Paris ballets, and from 1870, ballet composer to the Imperial Theater of St. Petersburg, associating with Petipa on many ballets with great success.

Mitropolous, Dimitri

2010-06-08T17:58:00.000-07:00

Dimitri Mitropoulos(1896-1960), Greek conductor/composer,studied at the Athens Conservatory and in Brussels, conducted Athens Symphony, Mineapolis Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Metropolitan Opera.

Miyagi, Michio

2010-06-07T19:59:00.002-07:00

Michio Miyagi(1894-1956), Japanese musician(koto player and composer), studied to play koto privately at the age 8, dedicating the rest of his life to the instrument, stayed in south Korea a while, returned to Japan and taught at the Tokyo College of Music and appointed to the Academy of Arts of Japan. He reached the highest rank for koto performer. He composed more than 500 koto music and improved Japanese string instruments.

Mokranjac, Stevan

2010-06-07T19:59:00.001-07:00

Stevan Mokranjac(1856-1914), Serbian composer/conductor, studied with Rheinberger in Munich and then in Leipzig, became director of the Serbian Choral Society in Belgrade, founded a Serbian Music School in Belgrade, he composed songs and choral music.

Mokranjac, Vasilije

2010-06-07T19:58:00.000-07:00

Vasilije Mokranjac(1923-1984), Serbian composer, he spent the majority of his life in seclusion, perfecting what some called the masterpieces of Serbian compositions, he composed 5 symphonies, 3 overtures, piano concertos, he devoted many of his compositions to the piano.

Mol, Willem de

2010-06-07T19:57:00.000-07:00

Willem de Mol91846-1974), Belgian composer/conductor, studied at the Brussels Conservatory, won the Prix de Rome for his cantatas "Colombus Droom", and studied in Rome, he composed choral music and songs.

Molina, Antonio J.

2010-06-07T19:56:00.000-07:00

Antonio J. Molina(1894-1994), Philipino composer, conductor and music administrator, studied music at the local schools, then taught at the Conservatory of Music of the University of Philippines, He was appointed dean of the Centro Escolar Conservatory of Music. He composed over 500 pieces of music.

Monestel, Alejandro

2010-06-07T19:55:00.000-07:00

Alejandro Monestel(1865-1950), Costa Rican organist and composer, studied at the Brussels Conservatory, returned to Costa Rica and became the organist at a cathedral, served as director of the Philharmonic Society, taught at the National School of Music, in 1894 he founded the Music School of St. Cecilia. He wrote 5 cantatas, 14 masses, and songs.

Moniuszko, Stanislav

2010-06-07T19:54:00.000-07:00

Stanislav Moniuszko(1819-1872), Polish composer, church orgainst at Vilna, then taught at the Warsaw Conservatory, he composed the first Polish national opera "Halka", he composed operas, ballet music, su=ymphonic poems, and songs.

Moniuszko's Operas and Ballet

2010-06-07T19:53:00.000-07:00

10g-In Barracks,
20g-The Countess,
40g-Ghost House,
60g-Halka,
1.15z-New Don Quixote
1.35z-Verbum Mobile,
1.55z-Ideal,
2.50z-Pariah

Monteverdi, Claudio

2010-06-07T19:52:00.000-07:00

Claudio Monteverdi(1567-1643), Italian composer, studied as a chorister at the cathedral, served the Duke of Mantua, he composed the first opera "d'Orfeo" which united the instrumental and vocal traditions, thus, he is called "The Father of Opera" today, he composed operas.

Moraes, Vinicius de

2010-06-07T19:51:00.000-07:00

Vinicius de Moraes(1913-1980), Brazilian poet and musician, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all time classics.he was also a composer of Bossa nova, a playwrite, and interpreter of his own songs.

Morelli, Carlo

2010-06-07T19:48:00.000-07:00

Chilean operatic singer,baritone/base, in the role of Rigoletto.

Moreno, Segundo Luis

2010-06-07T19:47:00.000-07:00

Sequndo Luis Moreno(1882-1972), Ecuadorian composer, musicologist, educator and bandleader. He studied at local music school first, then studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Quito, later became professor there. He directed and led several bands, In 1937 he was appointed founding director of the Conservatory of Music in Cuenca. Due to the poor eyesight, he left the post and refocused in composition and research in the musical histroy of Ecuador.

Morfova, Christins

2010-06-07T19:45:00.002-07:00

Christins Morfova(1889-1936), Czech soprano, studied at the Prague Conservatory and made her debut at Brno. From 1915 she was a member of Bulgarian Opera Society, sang in Sofia, London, Milan, Paris, Romania, and Russia.

Mosonyi, Mihaly

2010-06-07T19:45:00.001-07:00

Mihaly Mosonyi(1814-1870), Hungarian composer, self-taught in the beginning, then nstudied in Pressburg, developing a native style in Hungarian music, composed 3 operas, 1 symphony, 2 piano concertos, 5 masses.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

2010-06-07T19:44:00.000-07:00

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756-1791), Austrian composer

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Mozart and Family

2010-06-04T20:25:00.000-07:00

Leopold Mozart(1719-1787), father(playing violin), Nannerl Mozart(1751-1787), sister(singing), Constanze Mozart(1762-1842),wife(not shown in the stamps), Mother(picture on the wall), Franz Xaver Mozart(1791-1844), son(not shown).

Mulyavin, Vladimir(Uladzimir)

2010-06-04T20:24:00.000-07:00

Uladzimir Mulyavin(1941-2003), Belarusian rock musician, attended Sverdlovsk Music School and studied string instrument, left the school on his own and worked as a staff musician at different orchestras. In 1968 he created the pop music group "Liavony", in 1970 he became the leader and renamed it to "Pesniary". He was awarded the title "People's Artists of USSR".

Muradeli, Vano

2010-06-02T21:41:00.000-07:00

Vano Muradeli(1908-1970), Soviet Georgian composer, studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatory, then taught at the Moscow Conservatory, later served as a principal and artist director of the Central Ensemble of the Soviet Navy. He was granted the title of the People's Artist of USSR.

Musicescu, Gavriil

2010-06-02T21:40:00.000-07:00

Garviil(Gabriel) Musicescu(1847-1903), Romanian composer, conductor and musicologist, studied at the Conservatory of Iasi, went to St. Petersburg, returned to Romania and served as a director and professor at the Conservatory of Iasi. He promoted the Romanian folklore treasures and music education.

Mussorgsky, Modest-1

2010-06-02T21:39:00.000-07:00

Modest Mussorgsky(1839-1881), Russian composer, studied piano from his mother, entered Cadet School of Guard in St. Petersburg, received music lesson from Balakirev, he composed operas(Boris Godunov, Mlada etc), orchestral music, piano pieces, and songs.

Mussorgsky, Modest-2

2010-06-02T21:37:00.002-07:00

Mustea, Gheorghe

2010-06-02T21:37:00.001-07:00

Gheorhe Mustea(1951- ), Moldovan composer, conductor, musicologist and music art specialist, he was elected as a corresponding member of the Academy of Science, Moldova.

Muti, Riccardo

2010-06-02T21:36:00.000-07:00

Riccardo Muti(1941- ), Italian conductor, born in Naples, studied piano at the Naples Conservatory and conducting at the Milan conservatory, won the Guido Cantelli conducting competition in 1967, then conducted in Florence, debut in Philadelphia, 1972 and succeeded Ormandy in 1992, conducted in La Scala, Covent Garden, Salzburg Festival, Munich, Paris etc. He is appointed music director of Chicagp Symphony starting 2010.

Myaskovsky, Nikolai

2010-06-02T21:35:00.000-07:00

Nikolai Myaskovsky(1881-1950), Russian composer, he is sometimes referred to as the "father of Russian symphony", he studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, then later taught there, his music was influenced by Tchaikovsky, he composed 27 symphonies, orchestral works, chamber music(string quartets), and piano pieces(sonatas).

Myschuha, Oleksander

2010-06-02T21:34:00.000-07:00

Oleksander Myschuha(1853-1922), Ukrainian tenor, studied locally first, then sudied in Milan, a beloved singer of the Warsaw National Opera in the roles of Moniuszko's operas, sang elsewhere in Lwow of Ukraine, Paris, and Vienna, later he taught at the Conservatory of Kiev, Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw.

Mysliveczek, Joseph

2010-06-02T21:33:00.000-07:00

Joseph Myslivecek(1737-1781), Czech composer, studied philosophy at the University of Prague, studied composition privately and played violin in a church orchestra, Prague, then studied in Naples, his operas were successful in Italy, his operas drew acclaim, and praise of Mozart, he composed operas, oratorios, symphonies, and chamber music.