Famous Musicians with other vocations who composed part time or as a hobby.

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supporting the Independent Musician and Classical Music Lover

Musician Mentors? Some had family members who taught them or exposed them to music. Others had fame in other fields. Many were self taught, see: Self taught classical musicians many influenced by family members or mentors.

Some prominent families of classical musicians who have excelled in their field; i.e. son, father, mother, daughter, sister, or brother of a musician who achieved fame in music or another field. See... Famous Family Trees.

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OUR LIST of popular composers and musicians who were amateurs who had success in other fields- daytime jobs...

• BORODIN, Alexander (composer) ~ Was chemist. BOOKS / ON CDS
• IVES, Charles (composer)_ ~ Was insurance agent. BOOKS / ON CDS
• ROBINSON, Sir William Cleaver Francis (composer) ~ Was politician. BOOKS /
• SCHWEITZER, Albert (Organist-Bach Scholar) ~ Was physician. AUTOBIOGRAPHY / BOOKS / ON CDs
• TANEYEV, Alexander Sergeyevich (Director of the Russian Imperial Chancellery, composed in his spare time)

Thanks to list members and contributions of classical music discussion group.

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