Stamps of Musicians F

Fabini, Eduardo

2011-05-05T18:46:00.000-07:00

Eduardo Fabini(1882-1950), Uruguayan composer and violinist,studied at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, receiving prize for his violin playing. He returned to Uruguay in 1907, his tone poem "Campo" gained great success performed under Richard Strauss. His compositions include orchestral concert music, 2 ballets, pieces for guitar and violin.

Failde, Miguel

2011-05-05T18:45:00.002-07:00

Miguel Failde(1852-1921), Cuban musician and bandleader. He was official originator of the danzon, and the founder of the Orchestra Failde.

Fall, Leopold

2011-05-05T18:45:00.001-07:00

Leopold Fall(1873-1925), Austrian composer and conductor, studied at the Vienna Conservatory, played and directed theater orchestra and wrote stage music in Berlin, returned to Vienna and his operettas gained success. He composed 3 operas, 20 operettas, waltzes, songs and overtures.

Fallon, Diego

2011-05-05T18:44:00.002-07:00

Diego Fallon(1834-1905), Colombian poet and composer, went to London to study, discovering the poetry cultivated music as a romantic, produced poems like "The Moon".

Farkas, Ferenc

2011-05-05T18:44:00.001-07:00

Ferenc Farkas(1904-2000), Hungarian composer, studied at the Budapest Academy of Music, later studied at the Academia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, returned to Hungary to teach and conduct, he was appointed professot at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. He composed over 700 works in a wide variety of genres.

Faure, Gabriel

2011-05-05T18:43:00.000-07:00

Gabriel Faure(1845-1924), french composer, studied at the Ecole Niedermeyer in Paris, served as organist in Germany and France, professor at the Paris Conservatory and Ecole Niedemeyer, later appointed the director of the Paris Conservatory. In 1909 he became the first president of the Sciete musicale independende. He compsed 1 opera(Penelope), piano pieces(13 nocturnes, 13 barcarolles, 5 impromptus, 4 valse-caprices), string quartets, and songs.

Filipe, Julian

2011-05-05T18:42:00.000-07:00

Julian Felipe(1861-1944), Philipino composer and a dedicated music teacher, he was appointed as director of the National Band of the First Philippine Republic. He composed the national anthem of Philippines.
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Fenaroli, Fedele

2011-05-04T19:36:00.000-07:00

Fedele Fenaroli(1730-1818), Italian composer, studied in Naples and then taught there. Amongst his students were Zingarelli, Cimarosa and Mercadante. He composed operas and oratorios. He undertook the task of putting his teaching method into six volumes.

Fenman, Mithat

2011-05-04T18:58:00.002-07:00

Mithat Fenman(1916-1982), Turkish composer and pianist, studied at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory, then continued to study in Paris and Germany, toured Europe as pianist, returned to Turkey and taught at Ankara State Conservatory, later served as director there.

Ferencsik, Janos

2011-05-04T18:58:00.001-07:00

Janos Ferencsik(1907-1984), Hungarian conductor, studied conducting at the Budapest Conservatory, joined and conducted Budapest State Opera, later conducted Hungarian State Symphony, Vienna State opera, also conducted in Japan, US and Australia.

Fernandez, Emiliano R.

2011-05-04T18:56:00.000-07:00

Emiliano Fernandez (1894-1949), Paraguayan poet and composer of songs, he wrote first his poems which he would recite or sing with his guitar, he wrote other popular songs.

Fernandez, Oscar Lorenzo

2011-05-04T18:55:00.000-07:00

Oscar Lorenzo fernandez(1897-1949), Brazilian composer, studied at the Instituo nacional de Musica, he founded the Conservatorio Braziliero de Musica in Rio de Janeiro, which he directed until his death. He composed opera, ballet music, 2 symphonies and others. His Malazarte(1933) may be considered the first successful Brazilian national opera. He was the composer in Brazil next to Hector Villa-Lobos.

Fernic, Ionel

2011-05-04T18:26:00.002-07:00

Ionel Fernic(1901-1938), Romanian composer and writer, he entered the National University of Music, Bucharest. He wrote over 400 romances and songs. Many of his songs were local hits for that time.

Fibich, Zdenek

2011-05-04T18:26:00.001-07:00

Zdenek Fibich(1859-1900), Czech composer, studied in Vienna, Prague and at the Kolesovsky's music school, also in Leipzig and Paris. He composed 7 operas, 3 symphonies, symphonic poems, and chamber music.
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Fiedler, Arthur

2011-05-04T18:25:00.000-07:00

Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979), American conductor, studied violin with his father, then farther studied at the Royal Academy in Berlin. He joined Boston symphony, founding and conducting the Boston Sinfoniatta, and conductor of the Boston Pops.

Field, John

2011-05-04T18:24:00.000-07:00

John Field (1782-1837), Irish composer and pianist, studied with local teachers, then his family moved to London, he studied with Clementi, toured Europe and Russia as pianist. His playing had become legendry in western Europe. He composed mainly piano music: 7 piano concertos, dances, etudes etc.

Figueredo, Perucho

2011-05-04T18:23:00.000-07:00

Perucho Felipe Figueredo(1818-1870), Cuban poet, musician and freedom fighter. In the 1860's he was active in the planning of the Cuban uprising against the Spanish known as the "Ten Years" War. he composed the national anthem of Cuba.

Filiberto, Juan de Dios

2011-05-04T18:22:00.002-07:00

Juan de Dios Filiberto(1885-1964), Argentine violinist, composer and conductor who became prominent in the Argentine tango. He started to study music at the local conservatory, then entered the National Conservatory, he created and organized several orchestras, served as directors.

Firfov, Zivko

2011-05-04T18:22:00.001-07:00

Zivko Firfov(1906-1984), Macedonian composer and musicologist, he began his music education in Velse, later studied at the Academy in Belgrade. He taught at the Institute in Zemun and played violin for the City Philharmonic. He was active in promoting Macedonian folklore music in various ways, through participating in numerous ethnomusicalogical conferences, folklore congresses and folklore festivals in the Republic of Macedonia and abroad.

Flagstad, Kirsten

2011-05-04T18:21:00.000-07:00

Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962), Norwegian soprano, studied voice from her mother, then studied at Stockholm, made her debut at the Oslo Opera in 1913, toured France, Finland, Bayreuth, London, and NY Met, served as director of the Oslo Opera, 1958-1960. She was widely regarded as the foremost Wagnerian soprano of her generation.

Flechtenmacher, Alexander

2011-05-04T17:45:00.003-07:00

Alexander Flechtenmacher(1823-1898), Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher, he was director of the National University of Music in Bucharest. He composed the first Romanian opera "Baba hag" in 1848, he also composed operettas.

Fleta, Miguel

2011-05-04T17:23:00.001-07:00

Miguel Fleta (1897-1938), Spanish tenor, he was one of the most significant Iberian opera singers of the 20th century. He premiered the role of calaf in Puccini's opera Turandot under Toscanini's baton.

Flores, Jose Asuncion

2011-05-04T17:13:00.000-07:00

Jose Asuncion Flores (1904-1972), Paraguayan composer and creator of the Guarania music genre. During his early age, he joined the marching band and learned to compose. From the Paraguayan song, he managed to create a new Genre, which he called "Guarania", he moved to Argentina and lived there until his death. His song "India" was declared by the Paraguayan government as a national song.

Florez, Juan Diego

2011-05-04T17:10:00.000-07:00

Juan Diego Florez (1973 - ), Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas, he studied at Curtis Insitute, and also at Music Academy of the West at Santa Barbara, his professional debut in 1996 at the Rossini Festival, then he sang at La Scala, Vienna and New York.

Foerester, Josef Bohuslav

2011-05-04T17:09:00.000-07:00

Josepf Bohuslav Foerester(1859-1954), czech composer, studied at the Prague Conservatory, moved to Germany, taught at the Hamburg Conservatory, returning to Czechoslavakia and taught there. He composed 5 symphonies, violin and cello concertos, and orchestral music.

Fokine, Mikhail

2011-05-04T17:08:00.000-07:00

Mikhail Fokine(1880-1942), Russian choreographer and dancer, entered the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet School, made his debut at the Imperial Mariinsky Theater in "Paquita", he became the teacher at the Ballet School. Fokine inspired to move beyond etertypical ballet traditions. He staged more than 70 ballets in Europe and US.
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The stamps shown are: Ballets-Sceherazade, The Firebird, Petrouchka

Folescu, George

2011-05-04T15:44:00.000-07:00

george Folescu(1884-1939), Romanian operatic tenor, studied at the Bucharest Conservatory. Considered to be one of the founders of opera in Romania, he became professor at the Conservatory in Bucharest.

Fonseca, Julio

2011-05-04T15:25:00.000-07:00

Julio Fonseca(1885-1950), Costa Rican composer, studied at the Lyceum of the Arts and the Royal Conservatory in Milan; also studied in Brussels. Returned to Costa Rica in 1906 and pursed conducting and teaching, taught at the National Conservatory; founded the Academia Euterpe in 1914. He composed orchestral and piano music, he also active in collecting and studying folk music.

Fontaine, Edmond de la

2011-05-04T15:24:00.000-07:00

Edmond de la Fontaine (1823-1891), Luxembourgian jurist, poet, lyricist and composer of songs. He is considered the national poet of Luxembourg, and one of the most important figures in Luxembourgian literature.

Fonteyn, Margot

2011-05-04T15:22:00.001-07:00

Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), British ballerina, she is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed Prima ballerina Assoluta of the Company by HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Forrester, Maureen

2011-05-04T15:21:00.000-07:00

Maureen Forrester (1930- ), Canadian operatic contralto, she took voice lessons from private teachers in Toronto, she made her operatic debut in Montreal in 1953, and Paris debut in 1955. She became widely known in 1957 after a performance of Mahler's 2nd symphony in New York. She sang in Toronto, New York and San Francisco. Later she taught at the Philadelphia Academy of Music and University of Toronto.

Foster, Stephen Collins

2011-05-04T15:20:00.000-07:00

Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American composer of songs, he was largely self-taught in music, he published his first song in 1844. After publishing "Oh! Susanna", and "Uncle Ned" in 1844, he became a full-time song-writer. He composed mainly songs, such as "My Old Kentucky Home", Old Black Joe", Beautiful Dreamer" ... etc

Franck, Cesar

2011-05-04T15:03:00.001-07:00

Cesar Franck (1822-1890), Belgian composer, studied at the Liege Conservatory, then at the Paris Conservatory, appointed as organist, professor at the Paris Conservatory, the president of the Scietie nationale de musique of France. He composed 4 symphonic poems, symphonic variations, piano music, violin sonata etc.

Frederick II of Prussia

2011-05-04T15:02:00.000-07:00

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia(1740-1786) from the Hohenzollen Dynasty. Frederick, born in Berlin, was a gifted musician who played the transverse flute. He composed about 100 sonatas for flute as well as four symphonies and march music. His court musicians included C. P. E. Bach, Johann Quantz, and Franz Benda.

Freire, Osman Perez

2011-05-04T15:01:00.002-07:00

Osman Perez Freire (1880-1930), Chilean composer and pianist, he went to Argentina and was the president of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers, returned to Chile in 1908. He composed songs, "Ay, Ay, Ay", "The Apron from China" etc.

Frescobaldi, Girolamo

2011-05-04T15:01:00.001-07:00

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Italian keyboardist and composer, studied organ with a court organist, then he was appointed as an organist at the Academia della Morte, at Cappella Giulin, St. Peter's in Rome.

Fucik, Julius

2011-05-04T14:59:00.001-07:00

Julius Fucik(1872-1916), Czech composer and conductor of bands. He learned to play several instruments, later studied composition under Dvorak. He played for several military bands and orchestras, later he became the conductor of the Prague City Orchestra. In 1909 he became the band master, at the time the band was one of the finest in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1913 he started to conduct his own orchestra. He composed marches, waltzes and polkas.

Fuentes, Eduardo Sanchez de

2011-05-04T14:58:00.000-07:00

Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes (1874-1944), Cuban composer and author of books on the history of Cuban folk music. He composed opera, ballet music and oratorio.

Fuentes, Jovita

2011-05-04T14:57:00.001-07:00

Jovita Fuentes (1895-1995), Philipino soprano, studied voice privately with an Italian teacher, then further studied in Italy. She sang in Manila, Japan and US. She became the chairperson of the Music Promotion Foundation of the Philippines.

Fujiwara, Yoshie

2011-05-04T14:56:00.000-07:00

Yoshie Fujiwara (1898-1976), Japanese tenor, his father was Scottish, adopted and raised by Tokuzaburo Fujiwara where he got the family name "Fujiwara'. His real father met him and put him to school. In 1934 he estabished "Fujiwara Opera" and became a notable figure of Japanese opera history.

Furtwangler, Wilhem

2011-05-04T14:55:00.000-07:00

Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886-1954), German conductor and composer, studied composition privately, debut as conductor in 1906, conducted at Munich, Zurich, Strasbourg, Leipzig and Berlin.

Fux, Johann Joseph

2011-05-04T14:53:00.000-07:00

Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741), Austrian theorist and composer, he was organist at St. Moritz, then at Schottenkirche in Vienna, court composer and Kapellmeister.

Egk, Werner

2010-05-04T21:17:00.000-07:00

Werner Egk(1901-1983), German conductor and composer, studied at Frankfurt and under Carl Orff in Munich, conducted Berlin Staatsoper, and served as director of Berlin Hochschule fur Musik. he composed 7 operas, 5 ballets, and other music.