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The must famous musicians

1 WHAT IS A MUSICIAN?
Is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented. Anyone who
composes, conducts, or performs music may also be referred to as a musician.
Musicians can specialize in any musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of
different
styles.
Examples
of
a
musician's
possible
skills
include performing, conducting, singing, composing, arranging, and the orchestration of
music.

2 TOP 11 BEST MUSICIAN OF ALL THE TIMES


AND ALL THE GENDERS
2.1 JOHANNES SEBASTIAN BACH
His name is practically synonymous with Baroque music, and by the turn of the 18th
century he had become its master composer. His choir, instrument, and orchestral
arrangements are painstakingly technical and well-organized, and he was a
compositional powerhouse. Over his lifetime, he produced over 200 cantatas,
concertos, and suites, which are still considered among the most beautifully arranged
pieces of all time. Not exactly a lightweight.

2.2 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN


Considered the best composer of all time, Beethoven challenged authority by refusing
to accept the cultural norms of the day. His soulful sonatas and symphonies broke the
boundaries of the Classical Era defined by technical mastery and ushered in a
new period, the Romantic Era. Being deaf didn't stop him from composing masterpieces
that endure to this day in movies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

2.3 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART


He started writing classical compositions at age four. He performed publicly at the
Salzburg University a year later. And at seven he picked up a violin and sight-read an
entire piece with complete accuracy, without having ever had a violin lesson. Wolfgang
Amadeus was a true child prodigy. And this is without mentioning you know that
he went on to become one of the most highly regarded classical composers ever.

2.4 FRDRIC CHOPIN


He was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily
for the solo piano. He gained and has maintained renown worldwide as a leading
musician of his era, whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that
was without equal in his generation."[1] Chopin was born in what was then the Duchy of
Warsawand grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland.
A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his earlier works in
Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20, less than a month before the outbreak
of the November 1830 Uprising.

2.5 LOUIS ARMSTRONG


Louis Armstrong was jazz's first superstar. Satchmo's explosive creativity defied
conventions of early New Orleans jazz; he was a charismatic showman and dazzling
trumpet player who was, literally, too good for his band. His performances were largely
responsible for shifting the focus from the group to the soloist, and he was also quite an
innovator when it came to scat. Perhaps most importantly, his acceptance by the social
elite helped popularize jazz across racial and social boundaries.

2.6 ELVIS PRESLEY


Elvis didn't like being called a hero, nor did he enjoy the "king of rock 'n roll" moniker.
Teased as a child in Tupelo, Mississippi, he became a loner, learning to play the guitar
and finding inspiration in black gospel music and Memphis' bustling Beale Street blues
scene. He became a leading figure in the emerging genre of rock, and eventually the
best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music. But he never fully shook off the
shyness of his youth, and celebrity ultimately proved a fatal curse.

2.7 MICHAEL JACKSON


Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana and passed
away on June 25, 2009. Michael Jackson was a singer, songwriter, producer,
choreographer, entertainer and humanitarian. He donated (at least) a remarkable
300,000,000 dollars to charity. Michael is also known as The King of Pop (a title given to
him by Elizabeth Taylor) or under the initials MJ.

2.8 FREDDY MERCURY


Freddie Mercury was born in Stone Town, Tanzania he later became a British singer,
songwriter and record producer, known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock
band Queen. He also became known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave
vocal range. Before he became a singer he has been in 3 other bands (Ibex, Sour Milk
Sea, and The Hectics). He died in 1991 from AIDS/HIV.

2.9 ROBERT JOHNSON


Today, Tartini's most famous work is the "Devil's Trill Sonata," a solo violin sonata that
requires a number of technically demanding double stop trills and is difficult even by
modern standards. (One 19th-century myth had it that Tartini had six digitson his left
hand, making these trills easier for him to play). According to a legend embroidered
upon by Madame Blavatsky, Tartini was inspired to write the sonata by a dream in which
the Devil appeared at the foot of his bed playing the violin.

2.10ELTON JOHN
Is an English pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. He has worked with
lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on
more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than
300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.[4]
[5] He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US
albums, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10, four No. 2 and nine No. 1. For 31
consecutive years (19702000) he had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100. His
single "Candle in the Wind 1997" sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the bestselling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts.

2.11ROBERT JOHNSON
He was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician. His landmark recordings in
1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that
has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy and poorly
documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend, including
the Faustian myth that he sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads to achieve
success. As an itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke
joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public
recognition in his lifetime.

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