Among the most outstanding composers of all time are Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Franz Schubert, for example.
Composer is any creative person who demonstrates his or her artistic abilities by composing music . Throughout history there have been, on a global scale, great exponents of the field of musical composition , such as unforgettable figures such as Ludwig van Beethoven , Johann Sebastian Bach , Frédéric Chopin and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .
Composers (or composers , in the case of women) prepare to work with sounds and select the instruments to use in each work, first training themselves in composition techniques .
With an attentive ear , improvisation , practice, trial and error, you can gain experience in the art of musical composition .
Composers over time
In every era there were great composers . There are no very old records of musical pieces since in very distant times music was not written down but was transmitted orally.
In the second century , to indicate a case by way of reference, a Greek baptized as Mesomedes of Crete stood out as a composer and lyric poet . The professor, poet and composer of French origin Léonin , for his part, has been immortalized as the first of the representatives of the organum , a rudimentary and archaic variety of medieval polyphony . His colleague Perotín , meanwhile, made valuable contributions to ecclesiastical polyphony , while the French -born composer , poet and medieval clergyman Guillaume de Machaut is considered an emblem of the period called Ars nova and is remembered as the architect of « Messe de Nostre Dame" , the first of the polyphonic masses created by a single composer .
The Italians Jacopo da Bologna (in whose legacy there are madrigals and a content on musical theory ), the admired and famous Francesco Landini and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (very influential in the evolution of ecclesiastical music and in the perfection of counterpoint ) have been others. talents in the field of musical composition .
Nor can we fail to highlight the figures of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli , Cristóbal de Morales , Francisco Guerrero de Burgos , Tomás Luis de Victoria , William Byrd , Thomas Morley , Orlando di Lasso , Adrian Willaert and Philippe de Monte , to mention more composers that have left indelible traces.
Ludwig van Beethoven, creator of opera, chamber music, concertos and pieces for symphony orchestra, is another of the most relevant composers of all time.
Variety of figures of musical composition
By focusing on the characteristics, origins and specializations of composers, the existence of a wide and interesting variety of music creators is noted.
Thus, categories of anonymous composers emerge and are nourished who generate pieces of excellent quality but are not properly identified or individualized; emblematic composers of a certain genre or musical style and great composers (such as Georg Friedrich Händel and Antonio Vivaldi , for example).
A distinction is made, on the other hand, between dramatic composers (inventors of operas , such as Gaetano Donizetti , Gioachino Rossini and many more) and symphonic composers ( Antonín Dvorák , Claudio Prieto , etc.). From researching lyrical works, Jean-Philippe Rameau and Eduardo Fuentes Oejo , among other composers , also regain visibility.
Resources, tools and key elements of composers
Some composers can shine and have an extraordinary career being self-taught , but it is always advisable to have support and formal instruction that allows them to multiply the knowledge, resources, tools and key elements to compose. Creativity and sensitivity should not be lacking either.
Creators, especially in the modern era, need to master technology to take advantage of, for example, some music software related to sheet music production. Of course, they must also know about musical notation , instrumentation , musical arrangement , modulation , harmony , musical theory and texture .
Someone who graduates with a degree in Musical Arts with an orientation or specialization in Composition , to indicate one possibility, has sufficient preparation to achieve his or her own artistic aesthetic . He is also qualified to compose pieces for ensembles , orchestras , solo performers , musical chamber ensembles, etc.
The teacher or orchestra director deciphers and transmits, from his role, the perspective of the composers of the works performed.
By opting for this type of degree , you also obtain knowledge that encourages you to undertake interdisciplinary projects linked to the movement arts , the audiovisual field or theater .
By attending a conservatory with the intention of graduating as a Higher Technician in Composition with Mixed Media , on the other hand, fundamental resources are incorporated for creating music , editing a soundtrack , designing a musical arrangement , etc. Those who complete the teaching profession, meanwhile, educate by contemplating contemporary artistic productions and technological evolution without leaving aside the musical wealth of a classical nature or popular music .
It should be noted that composers must adapt to the needs and requirements of the modern era by exploring new techniques, territories and styles. Technological devices, without a doubt, simplify and revolutionize creative work, but a composition , whether it is framed in an experimental music challenge or music for video games , will always need the magic of a virtuous human being capable of capturing feelings and working with passion, patience and concentration in order to generate attractive and unique musical pieces.