The deck has 52 different composers, each with a short biography, an artwork of the composer, and vital statistics. The cards have standard indices, but no pips. Each suit consists of composers of one of four styles. Spades is Renaissance; Hearts is Romantic; Clubs is Baroque; and Diamonds is Classical. There are four jokers with stylised joker figures in green in the top left and bottom right corners, and an explanation of each style. There is one more card explaining the deck a little. This deck contains a large amount of words. The backs of the cards are two-way with an abstract design in blue and green. The cards are smooth.