Composer of the Month

Each month, the children of Perryfields Junior School listen to music that enhances their knowledge of classical music. The music is played during lessons of the arts to enrich these domains and to encourage the children to make links between the expressive arts.

Month	Composer	Type	Year
September	Antonio Vivaldi	Baroque	4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741
October	Johann Sebastian Bach	Baroque	21 March 1685
November	Joseph Haydn	Classical	31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809
December	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Romantic	27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791
January	Steve Reich	Minimalist	Born October 3, 1936
February	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Minimalist	7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893
March	Terry Riley	Minimalist	Born June 24, 1935
April	Heinrich Marschner	Opera	16 August 1795 – 14 December 1861
May	Yann Tiersen	Classical style/film	Born 23 June 1970
June	Giuseppe Verdi	Opera	October 1813 – 27 January 1901
July	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Opera	Born 22 March 1948