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Historically Significant Piano Players
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is considered the greatest piano composer of the classical era. He was known for the economy, clarity and balance of his works and he composed in various genre of music. His works totaled over six hundred compositions such as operas, piano sonatas, symphonies, string quartets and concertos. To date, his compositions have become the standard of concert repertoire.
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a virtuoso pianist and was a most respected and influential composer of western classical music. Becoming deaf during his early twenties, he nevertheless was an innovative composer, facilitating the transition of the classical era in music to the romantic through his various works in different music genres.
Today, the most notable and influential piano players are those who have managed to cross over their own music genre to the pop mainstream.
Antoine Dominique “Fats Domino” is a rock and roll pianist from New Orleans who has continuously influenced the music industry. His collaboration with other artists has promoted the popularity of rhythm and blues as well as selling millions of records worldwide.
Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) is considered to be one of the most successful and influential rock stars of the twentieth century. Although tutored in the classics, he has continually written popular and contemporary songs and performed them in the piano with success.
William Joseph Martin (Billy) Joel is a pianist and a singer songwriter who has enjoyed tremendous success in the music field. Learning to play classical piano at a young age, he decided to pursue his own rock and roll music during his teens. His powerful ballads and upbeat tunes on the piano continue to delight audiences everywhere.
Other notable influential piano players of the 20th century are Lil Harden Armstrong (wife of the great Louie Armstrong), Little Richard (pianist and songwriter and pioneered the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950’s) and Jerry Lee Lewis (considered to be the pioneer in piano rock).
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