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Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Uzeyir Hajibeyov, also written Uzeyir Hajibeyli (1885–1948), was an Azerbaijani composer regarded as the founder of Azerbaijani composed music; his opera Leyli and Majnun premiered in Baku in 1908.
Vincenzo Bellini
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835), Sicilian-born Italian opera composer of the bel canto school and Rossini's successor; wrote about ten operas, including Norma, La sonnambula, Il pirata, and I puritani, famed for long lyrical melodies; died in Puteaux, Paris, aged 33.
Vítězslav Novák
Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949) was a Czech composer and Dvořák pupil whose late-romantic music drew on Moravian and Slovak folklore; he taught more than 40 composers at the Prague Conservatory.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus (Amadé) Mozart, Austrian Classical composer born Salzburg 27 January 1756, died Vienna 5 December 1791; over 600 works catalogued by Köchel, 22 operas including Don Giovanni and Die Zauberflöte.
Yakiv Stepovy
Yakiv Stepovy (Яків Степовий), born Yakiv Yakymenko, was a Ukrainian composer and music critic who helped found a national Ukrainian musical school, dying in Kyiv in 1921.