Though just 28 when he composed this work, Sir Richard showed a sure grasp of dramatic pacing and an intuitive feeling for character.
While living with Thestorides, Homer composed the Lesser Iliad and the Phocais; though the Phocaeans say that he composed the latter among them.
Vivaldi's major compositions in Mantua were operas, though he also composed cantatas and instrumental works.
By this time the younger Khan had grown frustrated with the limitations of film work and was eager to return to classical music, though he later composed the scores for "The Householder" (1963), the first Ismail Merchant-James Ivory feature film, and Bernardo Bertolucci's "Little Buddha" (1993).
"The Divine Comedy" was the first opera for Monsignor Frisina, the choirmaster of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, though he has composed several oratorios as well as the soundtracks for Italian made-for-TV movies like "Callas and Onassis" and "Pompeii".
Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music.
Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as Asturias (Leyenda), Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, Cataluña, and the Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar.
He has worked on a few television series since then; his last traditional television soundtrack was for The Bachelor in 2002, though he has composed music for three webisode series since then.
He is best known for scoring the games Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII, though he has composed soundtracks for over 80 games and arranged music for more than 50 others.
His father hoped he would become a church composer, but, though he did compose a vast quantity of sacred music, his natural instinct was for the theatre.
