A Huge List of Famous Music Students, Organized by Teacher

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via Wikimedia Commons.

Musicians are like Zen masters: it's all about the lineage. Wikipedia's List of music students by teacher is a useful way to understand the delicate strands that are interwoven between the bonds of teacher and pupil throughout the centuries.

It's also a great way to settle late-night bets about who studied where and with whom.