Classical Music History Wall of Fame: 70 Iconic Composer Posters with Photos

Print & Post! Do you need fun and colorful visuals for your classroom or homeschool? These composer fact sheet posters are a quick reference guide for students to learn more about a composer.

Each fact sheet includes the composer's full name, birthdate, birthplace, musical period, and instruments. A portrait and famous composition help nurture students' familiarity with each composer.

Featuring 70 Iconic Composers

Carl P.E. Bach • Johann Sebastian Bach • Johann Christian Bach • Wilhelm F Bach • Amy Beach • Ludwig Van Beethoven • Leonard Bernstein • Johannes Brahms • Joseph Bologne • Margaret Bonds • Benjamin Britten • Frédéric Chopin • Nat King Cole • Aaron Copland • Miles Davis • Claude Debussy • Antonín Dvořák • Edward Elgar • John Field • George Gershwin • Dizzy Gillespie • Edvard Grieg • Duke Ellington • George Handel • Hamilton Harty • Joseph Haydn • Gustav Holst • Charles Ives • Scott Joplin • Aram Khachaturian • Zoltán Kodály • Franz Liszt • Gustav Mahler • Fanny Mendelssohn • Felix Mendelssohn • Thelonious Monk • Claudio Monteverdi • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Modest Mussorgsky • Niccolò Paganini • Charlie Parker • Astor Piazzolla • Florence Price • Sergei Prokofiev • Giacomo Puccini • Henry Purcell • Sergei Rachmaninoff • Gioachino Rossini • Camille Saint-Saëns • Antonio Salieri • Erik Satie • Alessandro Scarlatti • Domenico Scarlatti • Dmitri Shostakovich • Franz Schubert • Clara Schumann • Robert Schumann • William Grant Still • John Philip Sousa • Johann Strauss II • Igor Stravinsky • Art Tatum • Pyotr Tchaikovsky • Giuseppe Verdi • Antonio Vivaldi • George Walker • Richard Wagner • John Williams • Ralph Vaughan Williams • Mary Lou Williams

Benefits of Composer Fact Sheet Posters

• Increased knowledge of classical music. These composer fact sheet posters provide students with information about the lives and music of famous classical composers. This helps students learn more about the history of classical music and to appreciate the work of these composers.
• Encouraged interest in classical music. Posters can help to spark students' interest in classical music by making it more visible and accessible. When students see posters of famous composers and their works, they may be more likely to listen to classical music and learn more about it.
• Promotes critical thinking skills. These classical music posters can help students to develop critical thinking skills by encouraging them to ask questions about the composers and their work. For example, students might ask questions such as "Why was this composer so famous?" or "What makes this piece of music so special?" This can help students to think more deeply about classical music and to develop their own understanding of it.
• Provides a visual learning aid. These colorful rainbow-themed posters are a helpful visual learning aid for students. They can help students remember information about composers and their work, and they can also provide a starting point for further research.

These composer fact sheets are also great as handouts or size them down in the print settings for flashcards. This calming rainbow theme is great for any time of the year and will coordinate well with your colorful classroom or homeschool!

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