ANTONIO VIVALDI
Known by the moniker "II Prete Rosso," or "The Red Priest," Vivaldi was a man of many talents. In his heyday during the late 1600s and early 1700s he was a composer of baroque music, as well as a Venetian priest.
His father Giovanni Batista was a barber, who also chose to become a composer and a violinist. Maestro Vivaldi became known for teaching at an orphanage, helping kids learn how t sing and perform with an orchestra.
Baroque is a style of music from Europe that came after the Renaissance period. Vivaldi's most famous piece is titled "The Four Seasons," which is a series of four violin concertos.
FREDERIC CHOPIN
A Polish pianist who lived briefly during the 1800s, Chopin was a musical prodigy of the Romantic period and is considered one of history's best composer for the piano.
Throughout his life, Chopin's health was frail and troublesome, but it didn't stop him from adding innovations to music for his era. He Crafted masterpieces such as the "Revolutionary Etude" and the "Minute Waltz".
Chopin is even famous enough to star in his very own video game! The RPG Eternal Sonata for the Xbox 360 follows his adventures in a fairy tale dream world, where his music brings hope to young orphans and adventures.
JOHN LENNON
During his childhood, Lennon enjoyed solving crossword puzzles, playing the harmonica, and listening to Elvis Presley records. He grew up with a reputation for mischief, failing his school exams and bullying others in class.
One of the founders of the legendary English rock group The Beatles, Lennon, together with Paul McCartney, wrote many of the band's tunes. Lennon crafted classics such as "Imagine" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
Lennon made up for his troublemaking ways later on in life, not just by performing with The Beatles, but by also actively campaigning for world peace. His song "Give Peace a Chance" became an anthem against war.
LEVI CELERIO
Born in Tondo way back in 1910, he studied on scholarship at the Academy of Music in Manila, and became the youngest prodigy of the Manila Symphony Orchestra.
Levi Celerio composed and wrote more than 4,000 songs and earned himself a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Many of his songs were also included in numerous Filipino movies. What got Celerio into the Guinness Book, however, was his ability to play music with a leaf. That's right, all he needed was humble leaf to perform beautiful melodies.
