Composer of the Day
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* A Top Five Classical Music iPhone App! *
WQXR, the most listened-to classical music station in the U.S., named Composer of the Day one of the Top Five Classical Music iPhone Apps! tinyurl.com/wqxr-top5
Read concise, one-sentence biographies of classical composers, one per day, on the composer’s birthday. Learn why Igor Stravinsky was important, what inspired Robert Schumann, what major works Aaron Copland composed, and much more.
What does the composer of the day’s music sound like? Simply click on a link to iTunes to find out.
These composer biographies were created by Prof. Daniel Kazez, with the assistance of music majors and alums at Wittenberg University, a small liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio. Learn more about Wittenberg: www.wittenberg.edu/music. Send your comments regarding Composer of the Day to dkazez@wittenberg.edu.
“Ultimate Guide to Composer Study…love this!” — Homegrown Learners
“Wish List of iPhone Apps That I’d Like For Droid” — The Piano Studio
Recommended app. — Technology in Music Education
Of four recommended classical music apps — “my fav of the 4” — Sonic Gypsy
What’s New
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Many new composers, some newly edited bios, and new links to iTunes recordings.
Version 1.6.4
Version History
App Privacy
The developer, Half Note Labs LLC, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy
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Ratings and Reviews
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Montréal Martin, 12.02.2022Wonderful for Discovering Classical MusicI love the brief summary about the classical composer born on each day and the link to ITunes to sample the music. This app makes it easy for me to Show more
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up_de, 15.07.2018Introducing Composers new and oldI’ve had this app for almost 8 yrs. now and still enjoy opening it two or three times a week to learn about composers, some new to me, and others Show more
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Cape MacMan Dave, 24.11.2015Handy reference for this classical DJHappy to find this app for my iPhone. Just one more tool to ad-lib from in my classical DJ work. Gave it 4 stars because it does not yet allow Show more
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Musicgrama, 20.02.2015Composer of the DayI love this app. It introduces the whole family to new music and is easy to use. Thank you so much for making it. Please keep up the great Show more
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tetalani, 26.08.2014MehHow could you not list Leonard Bernstein's bd August 25 and instead have Stefan Wolpe??? I don't trust you any more.
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bryonblack2, 06.02.2014GreatThanks for creating this! It might be nice to be able to share the composer of the day info via social media sites & such; right now you can only Show more
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A. Vo, 04.02.2014Valuable info and great service!I've always wanted a way to gain knowledge about composers across the world without having to take a college course. This app provides just that in a nice interface. Also, Show more
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nemeowkinney, 30.12.2013Wonderful edition to my daily updatesI check this app everyday! I even wrote an email to the app's developer, Daniel, about Beethoven's birth date not being included. He responded very quickly and told Show more
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T. Schnee, 21.09.2013Great App!Been using this App for about two years. Unfortunately Central Florida is an orchestral music desert. No radio station in this market plays a single note of classical music. Composer Show more
Information
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Category
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Age Rating4+
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PriceFree
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Size3.06 MB
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ProviderHalf Note Labs
Languages
English
Copyright
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