Stamps of Music H

Haapasalo, Kreeta

2010-05-15T20:56:00.002-07:00

Kreeta Haapasalo(1815-1893), Finnish people musician. She was a singer and composed songs.

Haciyev, Rauf

2010-05-15T20:56:00.001-07:00

Rauf Haciyev(1922-1997), Azerbaijan composer, and composer of film scores.

Hadjiev, Parashkev

2010-05-15T20:39:00.000-07:00

Composer of Bulgarian comic opera-Lud gidiya(The Madcap).

Parashkev Hadjiev(1912-1992), Bulgarian composer, studied at the Music Academy of Sofia and at the Berlin Hochschule fur Musik.

The stamp shows Popova - Bulgarian soprano.

Hadzic, Bahrija Nuri

2010-05-15T20:37:00.000-07:00

Bahrija Nuri Hadzic(1904-1993), Croatian soprano, studied at the Bahrija Serbian music school, and at the Music Academy in Vienna.

Hajibeyov, Uzeyir

2010-05-15T11:32:00.000-07:00

Uzeyir Hajibeyov(1885-1948), Azerbaijan composer and conductor, considered as the father of Azerbijani classical music and opera.

Halevy, Fremontal

2010-05-15T11:31:00.000-07:00

Fremontal Halevy(1799-1962), French composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory, and then became the chorus master at the Opera-Comique, professor at the Paris Conservatory. He was elected to the Institute de France in 1836.

He is known today for his opera "La Juive" as shown by the stamps.

Halle, Adam de la

2010-05-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

See - de la Halle, Adam

Handel, George Frederic

2010-05-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

George Frederic Handel(1685-1759), German composer

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Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

2010-05-15T09:43:00.002-07:00

Nikolaus Hernoncourt(1929- ), Austrian conductor, studied cello in Graz and Vienna, played in the Vienna Symphony. He conducted the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, taught at the Mozarteum from 1972.

Hasger, Asig

2010-05-15T09:43:00.001-07:00

Hatze, Josip

2010-05-15T09:42:00.001-07:00

Josip Hatze(1879-1959), Croatian composer, studied in Pesaro with Mascagni, he was a choir director of the choral association Zvonimi. He composed operas.

Hauer, Josef Matthias

2010-05-15T09:40:00.000-07:00

Josef Matthias Hauer(1883-1959), Austrian composer, studied organ, cello, and conducting, composed songs and piano pieces similar to the minitures of Schoenberg Webern, he won the Vienna Artists' prize and Austrian State Prize, he composed operas, orchestral suites, violin and piano concertos.

Haydn, Franz Joseph

2010-05-15T09:38:00.002-07:00

Franz Joseph Haydn(1732-1809), Austrian composer

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Haydn, Michael

2010-05-15T09:38:00.001-07:00

Michael Haydn91737-1806), Austrian composer,brother of Franz, served as a chorister at St. Stephen's in Vienna, and Kapellmeister and organist at the Carthedral and St. Paul's Church in Salzburg, he composed church music, 40 symphonies and chamber music.

Heeney, Patrick

2010-05-15T09:37:00.000-07:00

Irish National Anthem centennial.

Patrick Heeney(1881-1911), Irish composer whose most famous work is the music to the Irish National Anthem(The Soldier's Song) - composed in 1907.

Hensel(Mendelssohn), Fanny

2010-05-15T09:36:00.000-07:00

Fanny Hensel(1805-1847), German composer, sister of Felix Mendelssohn, studied music in Berlin, considered equal in music talent to Felix, but her father objected to a public career for her as unsuitable. She married the painter Wilhelm Hensel, who encouraged her musical pursuits. She composed piano pieces, songs and chamber music.

Herbert, Victor

2010-05-14T19:09:00.000-07:00

Victor Herbert(1859-1924), American composer, conductor, and cellist, born in Ireland, he was raised in Stuttgart, and studied music there. In 1886 he moved to New York and made a career as a cellist at the New York Philharmonic, later served as a conductor of Pittsbourg Symphony. He composed over 40 operettas, two cello concertos, and chamber music.

Hernandez, Julio Alberto

2010-05-14T19:08:00.002-07:00

Julio Alberto Hernandez(Camelo)(1900-1999), Dominican composer specializing in folk music based compositions. He studied saxophone, piano, and organ, eventually becoming a teacher and founding the Jose O Garcia Vila School of Music.

Moving to San Domingo, he was a founding member of the Sociedad de Conciertos and the Orquesta Sinfonica.

Herrmann, Bernard

2010-05-14T19:08:00.001-07:00

Bernard Herrmann(1911-1975), American composer and conductor, studied at New York University and Julliard. he worked at CBS Radio as arranger and conductor. He composed film scores, stage works, other orchestral and chamber music.

Herschel, Frederick William

2010-05-14T19:07:00.000-07:00

Frederick William Herschel(1738-1822), German-British astronomer and musician, learned music from his father, played in a band. During 1760's he established a reputation in England as violinist and conductor. During 1770's he devoted himself from music to astronomy. He composed 24 symphonies, concertos, and keyboard music.

Higazi, Salamah

2010-05-13T21:00:00.001-07:00

Salamah Higazi(1852-1917), Egyptian singer and composer, sang in a religious choral group during his young age. then worked with various troupes performing his music acting and singing in leading parts.

Hill, Joe

2010-05-13T20:59:00.000-07:00

Joe Hill(1879-1915), Swedish-American labor activist, song-writer. His songs frequently appropriated familier melodies from songs of his time

Hindemith, Paul

2010-05-13T20:58:00.001-07:00

Paul hindemith(1895-1963), German composer and conductor, studied at the Frankfurt Conservatory, he was bale to play various instruments, concertmaster of the Frankfurt orchestra, in 1927 he went to Berlin and taught at the Hochschule. In 1940 he emigrated to US and taught at Yale and Cornell universities. In 1947 he returned to Europe and settled in Switzerland. He composed 7 operas, concertos, 40 orchestra works, and chmaber music.

Hmyrya, Borys

2010-05-13T20:56:00.000-07:00

Borys Hmyrya(1903-1969), Ukranian opera and chamber music singer. He studied music at the Kharkiv Conservatory after studying civil engineering at the Kharkiv Institute, then sang at the Kharkiv Opera Theater, he sang mostly the roles of Russian operas. He was awarded: People's Artist of the USSR(1951), Winner of the State Prize of USSR(52), and holder of the Order of Lenin(1960).

Hoffmann, Ernest Amadeus

2010-05-13T20:55:00.000-07:00

Ernest Amadeus Hoffmann(1776-1822), German composer, conductor and music critic, studied music from hsi uncle, studied law at the University of Konigsberg, then went to Berlin to study music, conducted Hamburg Opera. He composed 20 stage works, and piano pieces.

Hofhaymer, Paul

2010-05-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

Paul Hofhaymer(1459-1537), Austrian composer and organist, considered as the finest organist of his time, expert on organ building, he was organist to Maximilian, then in Salzburg as organist at the Cathedral and to the archbiship, he composed 24 songs, and liturgical organ music.

Holst, Gustav

2010-05-13T20:53:00.000-07:00

Gustav Holst(1874-1934), British composer, studied music from his father first, then studied at Oxford and Royal College of Music in London, taught at James Allen's School, St. Paul's Girl School, Reading College, and Royal College of Music, visiting professor at Harvard. He composed several stage works, chamber music and orchestral suites(The Planet).

Honegger, Arthur

2010-05-13T20:52:00.000-07:00

Arthur Honegger(1892-1955), French composer, studied at the Zurich and Paris conservatories, one of the "Les Six", he was active as lecturer and conductor, taught at the Ecole normale in Paris, he wrote over 200 works including 4 operas, 3 string quartets, violin sonatas, and 44 film scores.

Horowitz, Vladimir

2010-05-13T20:51:00.000-07:00

Vladimir Horowitz(1903-1989), Russian pianist, studied at the Kiev Conservatory, debut in 1921, and in 1923 he gave 70 concerts in Russia. Debut in New York with New York Philharmonic in 1928, he married Toscanini's daughter, Wanda. Between 1928 and 1936 he gave over 100 concerts in US and Europe each year. He stopped to perform in 1953, but returned to concert stage in 1965 at Carneige Hall

Hristov(Christov), Boris

2010-05-13T18:55:00.000-07:00

Boris Hristov(1914-1993), Bulgarian opera singer(bass), he demonstrated early his singing talent and sang in the choir, studied in Sofia and Italy, made opera debut in 1946, sang in La Scala, Venice, London, Naples, Barcelona etc.

Hristov, Dobri

2010-05-13T18:53:00.000-07:00

Dobri Hristov(1875-1941), Bulgarian composer, one of the major Bulgarian composers of the 20th century, studied at the Prague Conservatory, returned to Bulgaria and helped with the development of Bulgarian music culture, he wrote mainly church music and choral music using Bulgarian folklore elements.

Huberman, Bronislav

2010-05-13T18:51:00.001-07:00

Bronislav Huberman(1882-1947), Czech Violinist, studied in Berlin, Frankfurt and Paris, he performed in many European cities before he reached his teens, the 1896 performance of Brahms violin concerto was warmly received by the composer himself. He toured widely including US. In 1936 he helped organize the Palatine Symphony(later known as Israel Philharmonic).

Hulak-Atremovsky, Semen

2010-05-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

Also known as

Semen Gulak-Atremovsky

Humperdinck, Engelbert

2010-05-13T18:48:00.000-07:00

Engelbert Humperdinck(1854-1921), German composer, studied at the Cologne Conservatory and Munich Music School, winning Mozart and Mendelssohn prizes, Wagner invited him to be his assistant at Bayreuth, eventually Wagner's successor. He taught at Barcelona, Cologne, conducted at Cologne Theater and Bayreuth Festival. He composed operas(Hansel und Gretel).

Huygens, Constantijn

2010-05-13T18:47:00.000-07:00

Constantijn Huygens(1596-1687), Dutch Golden Age poet and composer, learned to play several insturments from his father, played at the Danish Court and for James I of England. He wrote over 700 compositions during his life.