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Johann Sebastien
Bach  1685-1750

Baroque

Brandenburg Concertos,
Toccata and Fugue in D minor,
Air On A G String

Fugue by J.S.Bach
(sequencer unknown)

Bela Bartok
1881-1945

Contemporary /
Modern

14 Bagatelles, Op.6,
Concerto for Orchestra,
Dance Suite,
Bluebeard's Castle, Op.11 (opera),
many folksongs

No. 6 of Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, MP3 sequence by J. Coello

Ludwig Van Beethoven
1770-1827

Classical - Romantic

Symphonies 5 in C minor,
Symphony 9 in D minor, Op.125, Ode to Joy, Piano Sonata in C# minor, Op.27, No.2 (Moonlight)

Moonlight Sonata (sequencer unknown)

Johannes Brahms
1833-1897

Romantic

Waltzes, Op. 39,
Hungarian Dances,
Academic Festival Overture, Op80

Hungarian Dance No.5
(sequence by D. Fetter)

Benjamin Britten 1913-1976

Contemporary /
Modern

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Rejoice in the Lamb, Bridge Variations for Strings, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, and songs (Les Illuminations)

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Frederic Chopin 1810-1849

Romantic

'Raindrop' Prelude, Op.28, No. 15,
Polonaise Militaire, Op.40, No.1 (Minute Waltz),
Piano Concertos in E and F minor

Waltz in E minor
(sequence by E. Trindade)

Claude Debussy 1862-1918

Late Romantic /  Impressionistic

La Mer,
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune,
Images,
Children's Corner Suite

Clair de Lune
(sequence by R. Finley)

Gabriel Faure
1845-1924

Late Romantic

Nocturnes,
Requiem Op. 48
(also orchestral,
keyboard, choral,
opera, songs, and theatrical compositions)

Pavane Opus 50 (sequence by Axelsia)

George Gershwin 1898-1937

Contemporary /
Modern

Piano Concerto in F,
Rhapsody in Blue,
Porgy and Bess - Summertime,
American in Paris

George Frideric Handel
1685-1759

Baroque

Franz Joseph Haydn
1732-1809

Classical

Symphony No. 94 in G (Surprise),
Symphony No. 104 in D,
The Creation (Die Schopfung)

Symphony 101 in D Major - Clock (sequence by  P. Dickie)

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Felix Mendelssohn
1809-1847

Romantic

Song Without Words (Piano Concerto in G Minor Op.25),
Song Without Words Op. 102, No.3 (Tarantella)

Violin Concerto in E Minor

Scherzo, Op. 16, No. 2, sequence by J. Coello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756-1791

Classical

Sonata in C Major, K.545,
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor,
The Magic Flute,
Don Giovanni

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro - mp3

Sergei Prokofiev
1891-1953

Contemporary

Peter and the Wolf,
Toccata, Op.11,
Classical Symphony, Op. 25,
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

Franz Schubert
1797-1828

Classical / Romantic

Unfinished Symphony (Symphony No. 8 in B minor)

Serenade, Ave Maria, Erlkonig

Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 2, sequence by J. Coello.

Igor Stravinsky
1882-1971

Contemporary

Fireworks, Op. 4, The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1840-1893

Romantic

The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, 1812 Overture

Theme from Swan Lake, sequence by J. Coello.

Theme from Concerto in B Flat Minor, sequence by J. Coello.