Famous Biographies

Few composers have had so powerful an impact on their time as Richard Wagner (1813-1883). His operas and artistic philosophy influenced not only musicians but also poets, painters, and playwright. Such was his preeminence that an opera house of his own design was built in Bayreuth, Germany, solely f Continue reading the biography

LaTocha Scott is the eldest daughter of Randolph and Gloria Scott. She has two sisters and one brother. The eldest of her two sisters, Tamika, is also in Xscape. Her other sister and brother are called Tanisha and Randolph Jr. She lives with her son Ja’Mon, and his father Rockey Bivens. LaTocha is Continue reading the biography

Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett was born on January 6, 1946 to his father, Arthur Max Barrett, and mother, Winefred Flack-Barrett.  Early on in life, Syd showed signs of musical interest.  He began playing the ukulele then the banjo, and finally found the guitar (his favorite was his famous Continue reading the biography

Jello Biafra was born as Eric Boucher in Boulder, Colorado, and his dad was a social worker, and his mom was (and still is?) a librarian. Even early on, one could tell that Biafra was not going to be a normal kid. As he said later, “I used to come home from school and watch cartoon shows, and Continue reading the biography

Dmitri Shostakovich Shostakovich’s Image Date/Place of Birth:      25 September, 1906 in St. Peterburg, Russia Personality:      A not-very-tall, slim, shy and serious man with reputedly habits: chain-smoking and extreme nervousness. There are two descriptions of the composer’s p Continue reading the biography

Sergey Seryeyevich Prokofiev Prokofiev’s Image Date/Place of Birth:      23 April, 1891 in Sontsovka, Ukraine. Personality:      A stubborn, ill-tempered but very talented man. Prokofiev was unpleasant to everyone and always disturbed people around him with his rude speaking; with a ir Continue reading the biography

Alberto Ginastera Date/Place of Birth:      11 April, 1916 in Buenos Aires Personality:      One of the most prominent Argentine composers in 20th Century. Besides that, he also attained his prestige as one of the most sought-after music professors. His indefatigable didactic efforts in nurt Continue reading the biography

Belá Bartók Date/Place of Birth:      25 March, 1881 in Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary (now Rumania). Personality:      A tiny, slim man but with a strong and stubborn integrity. Bartók was a determined and industrious man – he would strive to achieve anything he needed desperately. Beca Continue reading the biography

Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin Date/Place of Birth:      6 January, 1872 in Moscow, Russia. Personality:      A slim, elegant and talented composer. He considered alcohol as poison since he drank so much when he was young that he stayed drunken for the rest of his life. Scriabin was obsessi Continue reading the biography

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff Date/Place of Birth:      2 April, 1873 in Novgorod, Russia. Personality:      A tall, grim, serious man with rather Mongalian features and the haircut of a convict. He was uncommunicative and open only to a very few close friends. As a student, he was stubbor Continue reading the biography