Musicians And Composers On Stamps

The music for the current National Anthem of Chile, the Canción Nacional (National Song), was composed in 1828 by Catalan composer Ramon Carnicer I Batlle (1789-1855), and the lyrics were rewritten in 1847 by Chilean poet Eusebio Lillo Robles (1826-1910). Here is an image of a stamp featuring portraits of Carnicer and Lillo, designed and engraved by José Moreno, and issued by Chile on September 18, 1947 to commemorate the centenary of the anthem, Scott No. 249, plus a link to a web page where the anthem can be downloaded and heard: http://www.informacion-chile.cl/est...no-chile.htm

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Here is an image of another stamp honoring Frederick Chopin, designed by Polish graphic artist Kazimierz Podlasiecki (1923-1974) after an agate cameo bust of the composer (c. 1842) by Italian born gem-engraver Luigi Isler, engraved by Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Poland on February 22, 1955 as one of two stamps in a set publicizing the Fifth International Chopin Music Festival, Warsaw, Scott No. 666, plus an image of Isler's cameo.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), a child musical prodigy and a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era, designed by Pierrette Lambert, engraved by Pierre Albuisson, and issued by Andorra (French administration) on October 5, 1991 to commemorate the bicentenary of Mozart's death, Scott No. 409. Biographical note: Mozart was born in Salzburg, capital of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, a former ecclesiastical principality in what is now Austria, but then was part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.

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Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, designed and engraved by György Lengyel, and issued by Hungary on October 21, 1986 to commemorate the 175th anniversary of Liszt's birth, Scott No. 3003.

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Bahrija Nuri-Hadžic (1904-1993) was a Croatian soprano and prima donna. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Nuri-Hadžic in stage costume (possibly for the title role in Salome, an opera by Richard Strauss, and one of her highest artistic triumphs), designed by Bosnian artist Nedžad Cmajcanin (1953- ), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier), and issued by Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 15, 1996, Scott No. 240.

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Henrique Oswald (1852-1931) was a Brazilian composer and pianist. Free scores of some of Oswald's compositions may be found at this link: http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Oswald,_Henrique
Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Henrique Oswald, printed by lithography, and issued by Brazil on April 22, 1952 to commemorate the composer's birth centenary, Scott No. 718, plus a 1907 photograph of the composer sporting a stylish mustache.

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Ignacy Jan Paderewski, GBE (1860-1941) was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a profile portrait of Paderewski at the piano, designed by Jerzy Desselberger, engraved by Edward Konecki, and issued by Poland on September 26, 1960 to commemorate Paderewski's birth centenary, Scott No. 932, plus a photograph of him taken sometime before 1936.

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I looked this fellow up, but didn't find a whole lot. His name is (was?) Mario Lago, and he was a poet and song writer... also a Communist...

Here is another one of Franz Liszt similar to the one shown
by nethryk, warts and all


I dont know why he is constantly referred to as a being Hungarian?
He was born in 1811 in the village of Raiding which was part of the Austrian Empire. His family both paternally and maternally where German. His birthplace is now in Burgenland Austria.Liszt's native tongue was German. He could hardly speak Hungarian.He died in Bayreuth, Germany.

How does this make him Hungarian ?
OK he wrote the Hungarian Rhapsodies, nice Gypsy music but still doesn't make him Hungarian.

Austria Michel 1099

lithograving - I believe than Franz Liszt may be considered Hungarian because the village of Doborján (German: Raiding) where he was born on October 22, 1811 was at that time located within the borders of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Here are images of the six stamps in a set featuring portraits of notable Czech musicians, designed by Czech artist Max Svabinský (1873-1962), engraved by Jindra Schmidt, and issued by Czechoslovakia on May 12, 1957, Scott Nos. 801-05.

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Jan Václav Antonín Stamic (1717-1757), composer and violinist.


Ferdinand Laub (1832-1875), composer and violinist.


Frantisek Ondrícek (1857-1922), composer and violinist.


Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951), composer of classical music.


Vítezslav Novák (1870-1949), composer and music educator.


Josef Suk (1874-1935), composer and violinist.

A night at the opera...

The Opéra de Monte-Carlo, also known as the Salle Garnier, was designed by French architect Charles Garnier (1825-1898), and opened in 1879. Here are images of the five stamps depicting scenes from various operas and the years they were first performed at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and one stamp depicting Charles Garnier and the opera house, in a six-stamp set issued (CTO) by Monaco on April 30, 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Scott Nos. 1167-72.

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Le jongleur de Notre-Dame (The Juggler of Notre Dame, 1902), a three-act opera, music by French composer Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (1842-1912), French libretto by Maurice Léna (1859-1928), designed by Bernard Minne, and engraved by Georges Bétemps.


Hans, le joueur de flûte (Hans, the Flute Player, 1906), a comic opera in three acts, music by French composer and conductor Louis-Gaston Ganne (1862-1923), lyrics by A. St. John Brennan, designed and engraved by Pierre Forget.


Don Quichotte (Don Quixote, 1910), an opera in five acts, music by Jules Massenet, French libretto by Henri Caïn (1857-1937), designed and engraved by Jacky Larrivière.


L'Aiglon (The Eaglet, 1937), an opera in five acts, music by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) and French composer Jacques François Antoine Ibert (1890-1962), libretto by Henri Cain, designed and engraved by Georges Bétemps.


L'enfant et les sortilèges: Fantaisie lyrique en deux parties (The Child and the Spells: A Lyric Fantasy in Two Parts, 1925) an opera in one act, music by French composer Joseph-Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), libretto by French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954), designed and engraved by Pierre Forget.


The Opéra de Monte-Carlo and Charles Garnier, designed and engraved by Jacques Gauthier.

This is another great thread.

I can't post images at the moment but there is a fine British stamp (early '70s) commemorating Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), perhaps Britain's finest composer next to Benjamin Britten. He wrote nine symphonies, several concertos and many distinguished choral works; a master of polyphony. Perhaps someone else can load the image?

Were I to take up a thematic collection, this would be it and thanks to all for the great contributions. Please keep them coming!

As an aside, I am president of our regional symphony orchestra, so have a keen interest in classical music. A distant relative of Bedrich Smetana lives in our City and we performed one of his works recently in our chamber music series. We wanted to create a buzz around this performance but the relative didn't seem to want the publicity.

NBSTAMPER - Welcome to SCF! Although you cannot currently post images, your knowledgeable commentary about music and other cultural matters would be much appreciated nevertheless.

Olav Fartein Valen (1887-1952) was a Norwegian composer and musical theorist, notable for his work within atonal polyphonic music. Here are images of the two stamps in a set honoring Valen, designed and engraved by Knut Løkke-Sørensen, and issued by Norway on August 25, 1987 to commemorate the composer's birth centenary, Scott Nos. 913 & 914, Facit Nos. 1010 & 1011, plus a photograph of Fartein Valen.

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Abandoned churchyard at Valevåg, Haugesund, which inspired Valen's composition The Churchyard by the Sea, Op. 20.


Portrait of Fartein Valen