| Name |
Born |
Died |
Information |
Åm, Magnar
more... |
9 Apr. 1952
Trondheim, Norway |
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Norwegian born organist and composer; his biography tells us that "[he] writes in a polyphonic, freely dissonant or free-tonal style with condensed expressive, yet introspective tone language" |
Amacher, Maryanne
more... |
25 Feb. 1943 |
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American composer Maryanne Amacher has basically specialized in the performance of multimedia artworks, and most specifically in the creation of huge installations, usually sited in specific places. In her artistic creations, Amacher combines with undisputed mastery sculpture, sound - loud and extremely noisy - with low tones that resonate in the listener's stomach. Maryanne Amacher is a temperamental perfectionist whose artistic work has been developed mainly in Europe |
| Amadei, Amadeo |
1866 |
1935 |
Italian wind composer and conductor |
| Amadei (or Mattei), Filippo |
c.1670
Reggio, Italy |
c.1729
possibly Rome, Italy |
Italian cellist and composer |
| Amadei, Michelangelo |
fl. 1614-15 |
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Italian composer |
| Amadei, Roberto |
29 Nov. 1940 |
13 Dec. 1913 |
Italian composer, organist, and choir director |
| Amadeo, Gaetano |
1824 |
8 Apr. 1893 |
Italian composer and choir director |
| Amador Santiago, Joaquin |
1952
Alicante, Spain |
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flamenco guitarist; brother of Susana |
| Amador, Susana 'La Susi' |
1955
Alicante, Spain |
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flamenco singer; sister of Joaquin |
| Amadori, Giuseppe |
c. 1670 |
c. 1732 |
Italian composer |
Amalia, Anna von Preußen
more... |
9 Nov. 1723
Berlin, Prussia |
30 Mar. 1787
Berlin, Prussia |
Prussian composer; sister of Frederick the Great who became Coadiutor of the Quedlinburg convent; in 1755 she became its Abbess. A melody, Du, dessen Augen flossen, from Ramler's Passion Cantata Der Tod Jesu for which she wrote the music was set as a chorale by Kühnau and appeared in many hymnals as a setting for Neander's poem Christ, alles, was dich kränket |
Amalia, Anna, Herzogin von Saxe Weimar
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24 Oct. 1739 |
10 Apr. 1807 |
niece of Frederick the Great and Anna Amalia above. Anna later became Duchess of Saxe-Weimar. The largest surviving piece by her is a Singspiel or musical play called Erwin und Elmire, a setting of text by Goethe, which she wrote in 1776 |
| Amalia Catharina, Duchess of Erbach |
8 Aug. 1640 |
4 Jan. 1697 |
poet and composer |
| Amalie, Marie Frederike, Fürstin von Sachsen [Marie Auguste Friederike Amalie] |
10 Aug. 1794
Dresden, Germany |
18 Sep. 1870
Dresden, Germany |
composer of church music and fourteen operas |
| Amanbaev, Isradin |
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Kyrgyzi composer |
| Amani, Nikolay Nikolayevich |
4 Apr. (Old Style 23 Mar.) 1872 |
17 (Old Style 4) Oct. 1904 |
Russian pianist and composer |
| Amann, Adolf |
31 Mar. 1911 |
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German conductor, publisher, and composer |
| Amann, Gerold |
30 Oct. 1937 |
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German teacher and composer |
| Amano, Masamichi |
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Japanese conductor and composer, particularly of film scores including the Manga epic Giant Robo. He graduated from the Japanese National Academy of Music in 1980 and then spent time in Australia studying the uses of computerised musical instruments, returning to Japan as one of the pioneers in this field |
Amar, Armand
more... |
1953
Jerusalem, Israel |
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of Moroccan origin, Amar was born in Israel; he has been influenced by the music of many cultures and now lives and works in France. He has composed film music and music for dance |
| Amaral, Nestor |
16 Sep. 1913 |
26 Feb. 1962 |
Brazilian popular composer and singer |
| Amaral, Pedro |
1972
Portugal |
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Portuguese composer who studied in Lisbon at the Academia dos Amadores de Música and then at the Instituto Gregoriano where he studied Gregorian chant, its construction and its interpretation. Between 1991 and 1994 he studied with Christopher Bochmann at the Escola Superior de Música. He had produced and performed several musical programmes for Portuguese radio including programmes about the teaching of music. He has collaborated with Jornal de Letras (Portugal) writing seven articles examining various aspects of the music of the second half of the 20th century. Since October 1994, Amaral has been based in Paris where he continued his composition studies under Emmanuel Nunes and his doctoral studies with Hugues Dufort |
| Amargós, Joan Albert |
2 Aug. 1950 |
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Catalan composer |
| Amat, José |
1st half 19th century |
after 1863 |
Brazilian impresario, tenor, and composer |
| Amat, Juan Carlos | fl. late 1500s | | wrote a collection of music for guitar entitled Guitarra espanola y Vandola De Cinco Ordenes y De Quatro which was published in Barcelona in the late 1500s. It contains works for both the four and five course guitar |
| Amat, Leopold Paul |
1814 |
31 Oct. 1872 |
French composer |
| Amato, Giocondo d' |
1913 (possibly 1929)
Italy |
1983 |
Italian choral conductor and composer |
| Amato (or D'Amato, De Amato, Di Amato), Vincenzo [Vincentius] |
6 Jan. 1629
Ciminna, nr. Palermo, Italy |
29 Jul. 1670
Palermo, Italy |
Italian composer |
| Amatucci, Paolo |
1868 |
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Italian organist, conductor, and composer |
Amaya, Efrain
more... |
1959
Venuzuela |
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composer, conductor, and pianist Efraín Amaya was born in Venezuela, where he began his musical training. Continuing his studies in United States, he earned degrees in composition and piano from the University of Indiana, Bloomington, and a master's degree in conducting from Rice University |
| Amber, Daniel |
1782 |
1871 |
English composer |
| Amberg, Herman |
22 Dec. 1834 |
1902 |
Danish organist and composer |
| Ambiela, Miguel de |
bap. 29 Sep. 1666 |
29 Mar. 1733 |
Spanish composer |
| Ambleville, Charles d' |
second half of 16th century
Burgundy, France |
6 Jul. 1637
Rouen, France |
composer of religious music |
Ambros, August Wilhelm
more... |
17 Nov. 1816
Mauth near Prague, Bohemia |
26 Jun. 1876
Vienna, Austria |
music historian, critic, Romantic composer who was an early supporter of Cecilianism in Austria |
| Ambros, Vladimír |
18 Sep. 1890
Prostejov, Moravia |
12 May 1956
Prostejov, Moravia |
Czech composer and conductor |
| Ambrosch, Anton |
6 or 7 Apr. 1839 |
27 Mar. 1886 |
Austrian military band director and composer |
| Ambrosch, Joseph Karl |
6 May 1759 |
8 Sep. 1822 |
German tenor and composer of Czech descent |
Ambrose, (Benjamin Baruch) Bert
more... | 15 Sep 1897
London, UK | 11 Jun 1971
Yorkshire, UK | one of Britain’s top dance band leaders of the 1930s, and his name was still sufficiently important in the mid-1950s to generate record sales. Tango Capriccioso is one of a number of tracks for MGM in his name, although the arranger and conductor was actually Laurie Johnson (b. 1927) at the start of his own impressive career |
| Ambrose, John |
fl. c. 1520-45 |
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English composer |
| Ambrose, Paul |
11 Oct. 1868 |
1 Jul. 1941 |
grandson of Charles Ambrose (1791-1856), an English born organist and teacher based at Christ Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and son of Robert (see below), Paul studied orchestration and composition in New York, where he became an organist and choirmaster. He taught the history of music in various institutions, and in 1904 was appointed principal of the New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton. Four times president of the National Association of Organists in the United States, he finally became president of the Canadian College of Organists. He composed over 200 songs, choral pieces, and music for organ and piano |
| Ambrose, Robert |
7 Mar. 1824 |
30 Mar. 1908 |
the son of Charles, he was organist and choirmaster at Ascension Church in Hamilton (1863-83) and a teacher at Wesleyan Ladies College from 1864 to 1888. Interested in vocal music, he has left some 80 songs, 14 songs for several voices, and instrumental music |
| Ambrose, Tommy [Thomas] |
19 Oct. 1939 |
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Canadian popular singer and composer |
| Ambrosi, Alearco |
30 Dec. 1931 |
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Italian composer |
| Ambrosi, Alfredo d' |
13 Jun. 1871 |
31 Dec. 1914 |
Italian violinist and composer |
Ambrosini, Claudio
more... |
9 Apr 1948
Venice, Italy |
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Italian composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, piano, and electroacoustic works that have brought him much acclaim all over the world; he is also known as a conductor specializing in new music |
| Ambrosio, Alfredo d' |
13 Jun. 1871
Naples, Italy |
31 Dec. 1914
Nice, France |
Italian-born composer |
| Ambrosius, Hermann |
25 Jul. 1897
Hamburg, Germany |
25 Oct. 1983
Engen am Hegau, Germany |
studied musicology and mathematics in Leipzig after participating in World War 1; from 1923 he studied composition with Hans Pfitzner at the Akademie der Küste in Berlin; worked as a sound engineer and teacher from 1926 becoming Korrepetitor at the Neuen Theater, Leipzig; from 1945 he worked as a teacher and choral conductor; his compositions include symphonies, other orchestral works, works for and including accordian, and works for choir and for chamber orchestra |
| Amecher, Maryanne |
25 Feb/ 1942 |
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American composer and mixed-media artist |
| Amelier, Andr&eacte Charles Gabriel |
2 Jan. 1912 |
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French composer |
| Amellér, André (Charles Gabriel) |
2 Jan. 1912
Arnaville, France |
14 May 1990
Garenne-Colombes, nr. Paris, France |
French composer and bass player |
| Amelli, Guierrino |
18 Mar. 1848 |
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Italian priest and composer |
| Amelsvoort, Jos van |
8 Jan. 1910
Kattsheuvel, The Netherlands |
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he studied piano with Fons Dusch and composition with Willem Pijper at the Conservatory of Music in Rotterdam (1934). During World War II he studied composition with Flor Peeters in Mechelen (Belgium) and also organ. After the war he studied composition for one year with Albert de Klerk. From 1955-1975 he was a teacher (music theory) at the Brabant Conservatory of Music in Tilburg but his main activity has always been composing music. His first composition for orchestra, Sinfonietta (1944), has only recently been performed on the occasion of a documentary on his life for television Componeren voor de eeuwigheid (Composing for eternity). He wrote church music, motets (influenced by Bruckner and Verdi), compositions for wind band, orchestra, piano and organ. Van Amelsvoort has always dissociated himself from atonal and serial music. His music is influenced by Bach, Bruckner, Franck, Mahler, Debussy and Ravel. |
Amenábar, Alejandro
more... |
1972
Santiago de Chile, Chile |
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film director and composer. Amenabar was barely a year old when Pinochet's military takeover forced his Chilean father and Spanish mother to flee to Madrid, where his family has lived ever since. "We got out just 2 weeks before the coup," Amenabar recalls |
| Amenábar, Juan |
22 Jun. 1922 |
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Chilean composer |
| Amendola, Giuseppe |
c. 1750
possibly Palermo, Italy |
1808
possibly Palermo, Italy |
Italian composer |
| Amendola, Richard |
23 Apr. 1951 |
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American popular composer, singer, and guitarist |
| Amendola, Ugo |
28 Aug. 1917 |
20 Feb. 1995 |
Italian composer |
Amenduni, Antonio
more... |
5 May 1896
Ruvo di Puglia, Italy |
24 Aug. 1988 |
he studied at the Conservatory S. Cecilia in Rome under the guidance of its director Giuseppe Mulé, obtaining the Diploma in Composition and Band Instrumentation. He succeeded his brother Antonio as teacher in the Municipal School of Music in Ruvo di Puglia, which in 1942 obtained juridical recognition. He was the Director of the Children's Band, which toured the centre and south of Italy several times. He took the part of maestro di cappella in the churches of St. Dominic and of the Immaculate Virgin in Ruvo di Puglia. He composed vocal and instrumental music, both sacred and secular (Magnificat, Mass for three mixed singers, Mottetti, Romances), music for band as well as symphonic marches. He revised and arranged Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Puccini's Turandot and Verdi's Traviata for band at the instigation of Ricordi, the famous Italian music publisher |
| Amengual(-Astaburuaga), René |
2 Sep. 1911 |
2 Aug. 1954 |
Chilean composer and pianist |
| Ameniya, Yasukazu |
18 Jul. 1938 |
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Japanese composer and percussionist |
| Amenreich, Bernhard |
1535-38 |
in or after 1576 |
German composer and organist |
| Amerongen, Alex van |
1920 |
1985 |
Dutch composer |
| Amerongen, Jan van |
3 Mar. 1938
Buurse, The Netherlands |
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he studied at the Utrecht Conservatory with Stoffel van Viegen, Willem Mudde, Adriaan Schuurman and Cor Kee (organ and church choirmaster). During that time he developed a special interest in analysis of modern music (Ton de Leeuw and Joep Straesser). He also studied electronic music for two years at Gaudeamus. He taught organ and was chorus conductor in several cities in Holland. He was editor of the magazine Koor en Kunstleven. Between 1973 and 1984 he was manager of the county school of music in De Meern. Jan van Amerongen has written songs, choral music, chamber music and orchestral works |
| Amersfoordt-Dijk, Hermina Maria |
26 Jun. 1821 |
26 Jul. 1892 |
Dutch pianist and composer |
Amerval, Eloy d'
more... |
probably before 1440
Amerval, Pas-de-Calais, France |
after 1508
possibly Châteaudun, France |
a French composer, singer, choirmaster, and poet of the Renaissance. He spent most of his life in the Loire Valley of France. From his poetic works, especially his enormous 1508 poem Le livre de la deablerie, it can be inferred that he knew most of the famous composers of the time, even though his own musical works never approached theirs in renown |
| Ames, John Carlowitz |
8 Jan. 1860 |
21 Jul. 1924 |
English pianist and composer |
| Ames, Mildred Marie |
20 Jun. 1867 |
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English composer |
| Ames, William T. |
20 Mar. 1901 |
14 Jan. 1987 |
American composer and pianist |
| Ameyden, Christian |
c. 1534
Aerschot, Flanders |
20 Nov. 1605
Rome, Italy |
Flemish composer and tenor singer who is buried in the church of Santa Maria dell’Anima in Rome |
Amfitheatrof, Daniele (Alexandrovich) [Amfitreatrov]
more... |
29 (Old Style 29) Oct. 1901
St. Petersburg, Russia |
7 Jun. 1983
Rome, Italy |
American composer and conductor of Russian birth who wrote music for films and TV series |
| Amft, Georg |
25 Jan. 1873 |
9 Jul. 1937 |
German composer |
| Amicis, Leonardo de |
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Italian composer of light music; set a homily given by Pope John Paul II to music; de Amicis is described by Rob Tannenbaum as "a composer best known for his work with Riccardo Cocciante, an Italian pop star and onetime Elvis impersonator" and the music as mixing "flutey space-rock, rhythmic New Age, and Gregorian chant, spanning generations to inventively combine the worst of the Moody Blues with the worst of Vangelis."
Mark Swed, in the March 31 Los Angeles Times (Calendar Section), while discussing the positive role of Easter and Christianity as an inspiration for countless talented composers, greeted the new CD Abba Pater without much excitement. "Rather than expect art to make the pope's message meaningful, Vatican Radio, which produced the CD, has appearently decided that the way to get the pope's words into the most houses is to use a commercial-sounding background, however much it may, in parts, resemble the typical soundtrack of a Euro-trashy romp on the Riviera." |
| Amiens, Guillaume d' |
fl. 13th century
France |
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trouvere or troubadour; composer of Son mi regarde and the Rondeau Prendés i garde |
Amigo, Vicente
more... |
Cordoba, Spain |
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Spanish-born flamenco guitarist; at the age of five, he studied with influential flamenco guitarist Merenque De Cordoba. By the age of fifteen, Amigo was attracting attention as a protégé of Paco Peña and appeared on Netherlands TV. Although he launched his professional career as a member of a band, Manolo Sanlucar, Amigo has performed most of his concerts as a soloist. Amigo has also accompanied numerous vocalists including El Pele and Luis De Cordoba and dancers including Javier La Torre and Israel Galvan. Amigo collaborated with singer Jose Merce on an album, De Amanacer. While flamenco remains the foundation of his sound, Amigo has been equally inspired by the jazz of Stanley Jordan, John McLaughlin and Al DiMeola |
| Amiot, Jean-Claude |
18 Oct. 1939 |
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French teacher, band director, administrator, and composer |
Amiot (or Amyot), Joseph Maria
more... |
8 Feb. 1718
Toulon, France |
8/9 Oct. 1793 |
a Jesuit, he was sent to China as a missionary where his fluency in Tatar brought him into the confidence of the Emperor Kien Long. His mastery also of the Chinese language together with his extensive knowledge of the arts and sciences gave him extraordinary insight concerning all things Chinese. He made a special study of their music. Most of the important works of Amiot are found in the collection: Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les arts, les moeurs et les usages des chinois, par les missionaires de Pekin (Paris, Nyon ainé, 1776-89) |
| Amir, Nahum |
8 Feb. 1936 |
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Israeli composer |
| Amiran-Pougatchov, Emanuel |
8 Aug. 1909 |
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Israeli composer and teacher of Russiand descent |
Amirkhanian, Charles (Benjamin)
more... |
19 Jan. 1945
Fresno, CA, USA |
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composer, poet, and percussionist, Charles Amirkhanian has been a leading proponent of text-sound composition in the USA. His recent works typically incorporate processed ambient and found sounds which explore a rich continuum of sonic materials, layered and developed in the manner of a disjunct narrative playing of abstract (musical) sounds against representational ones (sound effects). Musical director of KPFA FM Radio in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years, he is now Executive Director of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside (California, USA), and Program Director of the Other Minds Music Festival in San Francisco (California, USA) |
Amirov, Fikret (Meshadi Dzhamil'ogly)
more... |
22 Nov. 1922
Gjandza Kirovabad, Azerbaijan |
20 Feb. 1984
Baku, Azerbaijan |
Mashadi Jamil's son, Russian trained Azerbaijani composer much influenced by Azerbaijani culture. He created a new genre called symphonic mugam. His most famous works include Shur, Kurd Afshari, Gulustan Bayati-Shiraz, Nizami and the ballet Arabian Nights. He was honored as People's Artist of the USSR |
| Amirov, Jamil |
1957 |
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Fikrat's son and a third generation Azerbaijani musician excelling both as a performer and composer |
| Amirov, Mashadi Jamil |
1875 |
1928 |
a famous Azerbaijani tar player and singer. He performed in some of the mugam operas of Uzeyir Hajibeyov. He was the composer of the opera Seyfelmulk and the operetta Honest Girl |
Amit-Kalev, Lotti
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1934 |
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composer living in Israel. Piano and harmony teacher. Graduated from the Rubin Music Academy in Tel Aviv in 1957. Music program editor in the 1950s at IDF radio station Galey Tzahal in Tel Aviv |
| Ammann, Benno |
14 Jun. 1904 |
14 Mar. 1986 |
Swiss composer and conductor |
Ammerbach, Elias Nickolas
more... |
c. 1530
Naumberg, Germany |
29 Jan. 1597
Leipzig, Germany |
a German organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. He published the earliest printed book of organ music in Germany. Ammerbach developed a method of music notation for keyboard playing, known as tablature, which was specifically adapted for organ. His method became known as the "new German organ tablature" and involved letter notation for the pitches with rhythmic symbols placed above |
| Ammirati, John Lewis [Lonesome John] |
10 Nov. 1944 |
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American popular composer and lyricist |
| Ammon, Blasius (see Amon, Blasius) |
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Ammons, Gene
more... |
14 Apr. 1925
Chicago, USA |
6 Aug. 1974
Chicago, USA |
the son of outstanding boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons grew up in Chicago and first became nationally known as a member of Billy Eckstine's innovative bebop big band during 1944-47; he also played in Woody Herman's big band (1949). He and versatile saxophonist Sonny Stitt then formed a touring band (1950-52) that featured their improvised "battles"; Ammons spent the rest of his career leading his own groups. At the height of his popularity, Ammons served a prison sentence (1962-69) for a narcotics violation.
Ammons' 1950 recording "My Foolish Heart" was a rhythm-and-blues hit. For most of his career he played straightforward, lyrical jazz, at first in a style strongly influenced by Lester Young. As he developed a rich tone, he used rests and dynamic contrasts to create vivid phrasing in blues ("Blue Hymn") and standard songs ("Exactly Like You," "Angel Eyes"). He was among the first jazz saxophonists to work regularly in the popular tenor saxophone and organ "soul" idiom; his melodic variations and dramatic instincts lent character and musical integrity to otherwise sentimental material. He recorded a series of all-star albums with the likes of trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist John Coltrane in the 1950s, and later he performed frequently with fellow bebop saxophonists that included Stitt, James Moody, and Dexter Gordon |
| Amner, John |
234 Aug. 1579
Ely, England |
28 Jul. 1641
Ely, England |
organist and choirmaster at Ely Cathedral; composer of church music |
| Amner, Ralph |
fl. from 1605 |
3 Mar. 1664 |
Gentleman of the English Chapel Royal and composer |
| Amodei, Cataldo |
c.1650
Sciacca, nr. Agrigento, Italy |
c.1695
Naples, Italy |
Italian composer |
| Amodei, Roberto |
1 Oct. 1880 |
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Italian pianist, composer, and musicologist |
Amon (Ammon), Blasius
more... |
c. 1560
Imst, Austria |
between 1-21 Jun. 1590
Vienna, Austria |
singer with the court orchestra of Archduke Ferdinand II in Innsbruck and later at Heiligenkreuz; from 1587 Franciscan monk in Vienna. Composed mainly church music |
| Amon, Johannes Andreas |
1763
Bamberg, Germany |
29 Mar. 1825
Willerstein, Germany |
German composer, conductor and horn player |
| Amorose, Anthony Alfred |
21 May 1918 |
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American popular composer, lyricist, and singer |
| Amoroso, Francesco |
1874 |
1916 |
Italian wind composer |
| Amory, Anton Herman |
18 Nov. 1862 |
14 Oct. 1930 |
Dutch teacher, conductor, and composer |
Amos, Keith
more... |
1939 |
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English conductor, pianist, trombonist, and composer |
| Amott, John |
1798 |
9 Feb. 1865 |
English organist, choral conductor, and composer |
| Amps, William |
18 Dec. 1824 |
20 May 1910 |
English organist, conductor, and composer |
Ampuja, Raine
... |
1958
Finland |
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conductor of Kaartin Soittokunta, the Finnish Army Band in Helsinki, French horn player, musical consultant to STM-musiikki in band music and composer |
Amram, David (Werner III)
more... |
17 Nov. 1930
Philadelphia, USA |
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described by The Boston Globe has "the Renaissance man of American music.", Amram has composed over 100 orchestral and chamber works, written two operas, and early in his career, wrote many scores for theatre and films, including Splendor in the Grass and The Manchurian Candidate. He plays French horn, piano, guitar, numerous flutes and whistles, percussion, and a variety of folkloric instruments from 25 countries. |
| Amsberry, Robert Wayne |
2 Jun. 1928 |
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American actor and songwriter |
| Amsden, Arthur |
1 Jan. 1865 |
1925 |
American wind conductor and composer |
| Amsel, Peter |
1968
Canada |
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Canadian composer whose compositions include works for diverse solo instruments, chamber music, choral music and orchestral works. He has had numerous commissions, including works for Alcides Lanza and Robert Jones (piano duo) for a concert at McGill University in 1992 as well as the first Ottawa Chamber Music Festival in 1994 |
| Amsterdam, Chet |
20 Aug. 1926 |
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American popular composer and musician |
| Amsterdam, Morey |
14 Dec. 1914 |
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American composer, writer, and actor |
| Amy, Gilbert |
29 Aug. 1936 |
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pupil of Boulez; French composer whose works include Jeu for 1 to 4 oboes and a cycle for 6 percussionists |
| Ana, Francesco d' |
c. 1460 |
late 1502, or before 6 Feb. 1503 |
Italian composer and organist |
| Anaguino, Spirito |
fl. 1617-25 |
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Italian composer |
Anastas, Mounir
more... |
1963
Bethlehem |
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Palestinian composer mostly of chamber works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere. He has been resident in France since 1981 |
| Anbild, Karol |
1925 |
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Polish conductor and composer |
Ancelin, Pierre
more... |
6 October 1934
Cannes, France |
2000 |
French born composer and writer; his output includes operas, chamber music, etc. |
Anchieta, Juan de
more... |
1462 |
30 Jul. 1523 |
a relative of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order. Composer to the courts of Castille and Aragon, who wrote church music in Latin and secular songs in Spanish. He retired in 1519 to become a parish priest at Azpeitia |
| Anchors, William |
fl. 1726 |
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psalmodist who published 'A choice collection of psalm-tunes' (c. 1726) |
| Ancina, (Giovanni) Giovenale |
19 Oct. 1545 |
31 Aug. 1604 |
Italian music editor, composer, and possibly writer on music |
Ancliffe, Charles
more... | 1862
Turnhout, Belgium | 5 Oct. 1947
Brussels, Belgium | composer and conductor |
| Andelhof, Franz |
23 Mar. 1853
Turnhout, Belgium |
25 Dec. 1913
Turnhout, Belgium |
Belgian composer |
| Anderberg, Carl-Olof |
13 Mar. 1914
Stockholm, Sweden |
4 Jan. 1972
Malmö, Sweden |
Swedish composer, pianist, and conductor |
| Andergassen, Günther |
17 Apr. 1930
Margreid, Austria |
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composer and musicologist |
| Anders, Erich [Freiherr Wolff von Gudenberg] |
29 Aug. 1883 |
8 Jan. 1955 |
German music critic, administrator, agent, and composer |
| Anders, Hendrik |
1657
Oberweissbach, Thüringen |
c. 14 Mar. 1714
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Netherlands composer, organist, violinist, and carillonneur of German origin |
| Anders, John Frank [Andy; Jon Dersan; Bennnie Francis] |
24 Apr. 1907 |
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American popular composer, lyricist, and singer |
| Andersen, Anton Jögen |
10 Oct. 1845 |
9 Sep. 1926 |
Swedish cellist and composer of Norwegian birth |
| Andersen, Arthur Olaf |
30 Jan. 1880 |
11 Jan. 1958 |
American composer and educator |
| Andersen, Bo |
10 Nov. 1963 |
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Danish composer, organist, and musicologist |
| Andersen, Carl Joachim |
29 Apr. 1847 |
7 May 1909 |
Danish flautist and composer |
| Andersen, Eric | 1943 | | singer-songwriter of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk revivial. He is best known for two songs Thirsty Boots and Violets of Dawn |
| Andersen, Johan Fritz Em |
14 Feb. 1829 |
1910 |
Danish pianist and composer |
| Andersen, Karl August |
29 Sep. 1903 |
15 Aug. 1970 |
Norwegian composer and cellist |
Andersen, Martin Stig
more... |
1973
Denmark |
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Danish electroacoustic composer |
| Andersen, Michael |
26 Jan. 1938 |
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American composer, author, and conductor |
| Andersen-Wingar, Alfred Nikolai |
15 Oct. 1869 |
21 Apr. 1952 |
Norwegian composer, conductor, violinist, and violist |
| Anderson, Avril |
10 Jun. 1953 |
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co-artistic director, with David Sutton-Anderson, of Sounds Positive ensemble. Has written works for orchestra, chorus, instrumental ensembles, solo instruments and voice. Composer-in-Residence, Young Place (London Contemporary Dance School). PRS Composer-in-Education 1997 |
| Anderson, Barry |
22 Feb. 1935 |
27 May 1987
Paris, France |
Barry Anderson died tragically in Paris a few hours after the premiere of his IRCAM commission, Arc (bass clarinet, string quartet and tape). Barry Anderson's music was firmly based in the post-Webern idiom, dissonant but elegantly crafted, and at its best, brilliantly orchestrated with computer generated sounds |
Anderson, Beth [Barbara Elizabeth]
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3 Jan. 1950
Lexington, Kentucky |
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Beth Anderson received her musical education in California with John Cage, Terry Riley, Robert Ashley and Larry Austin at the Mills College and the University of California Davis. As well as composing she is active as a critic, pianist and vocalist |
| Anderson, Carol Grace |
7 Oct. 1945 |
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American country composer, lyricist and singer |
Anderson, David Sutton
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1956
London, UK |
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David Sutton-Anderson studied with John Lambert at The Royal College of Music, where he now teaches composition in the Junior Department, and at the Cologne Musikhochschule with Mauricio Kagel. Awards include the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize, the Composition Prize of the City of Mons and the Gemini Fellowship |
| Anderson, Edmund |
19 Sep. 1912 |
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American popular composer, writer, and producer |
| Anderson, Frank H., Jr. |
9 Apr. 1895 |
4 Jan. 1952 |
American popular composer, author, pianist, singer, and conductor |
| Anderson, Garland Lee |
10 Jun. 1933 |
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American composer and pianist |
| Anderson, George Frederick | fl. 19th century | | noted violinist and Master of the Queen's Music (1848-70) |
| Anderson, James Smith |
30 Jun. 1853 |
17 Jan. 1945 |
English organist, teacher, editor, and composer |
Anderson, Jean
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1939
Bradford, England |
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British-born composer who now lives and works in Canada |
| Anderson, John |
1737 |
5 Jun. 1808 |
English violinist and composer |
| Anderson, John |
13 Dec. 1955 |
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American country-music and rock singer and songwriter |
| Anderson, John Maxwell |
11 Aug. 1948 |
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American composer |
Anderson, Julian
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1967
London, UK |
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Julian Anderson studied composition with John Lambert, Alexander Goehr and Tristan Murail. His first acknowledged work, Diptych (1990) for orchestra, won the 1992 Royal Philharmonic Society Prize for Young Composers |
Anderson, Laurie (Phillips)
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5 Jun. 1947
Chicago, IL |
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after her 1981 lone hit "O Superman," Anderson remained firmly grounded within the realm of performance art, her ambitious multimedia projects encompassing not only music but also film, mime, visual projections, dance, and — most importantly — spoken and written language, the cornerstone of all of her work |
Anderson, Leroy
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29 Jun. 1908
Cambridge, MA, USA |
18 May 1975
Woodbury, CT, USA |
famous for his “concert music with a pop quality” (his own words), Leroy Anderson possessed not merely a skill in technique and a rich melodic gift, but also an engaging sense of humor. He was particularly successful in creating descriptive pieces that effectively borrowed sounds and rhythms of the extramusical world, such as the ticking of a clock, the clicking of a typewriter, and the ringing of sleigh bells. Anderson first studied music with his mother, who was a church organist. He earned a B.A. degree in music at Harvard University in 1929 and an M.A. degree in foreign language there the following year. As a student, he conducted the Harvard Band from 1928 to 1930. He became a music instructor at Radcliffe College from 1930 to 1932 and returned to Harvard as band conductor from 1932 to 1935. Later, he served as a church choir director, an organist, a conductor, and a composer-arranger, whose works in the “encore” category have few equals |
| Anderson, Mary Beth |
26 Jul. 1954 |
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American popular composer, lyricist, and singer |
| Anderson, Pink | 1900 | 1974 | South Carolina blues singer and guatarist who wrote the songs I Got Mine, Travelin' Man and Every Day of the Week which were popular with 60s revival singers |
| Anderson, R. Alex |
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during the Golden Era of Hawaiian Music, some of best "Hawaiian" songs were written by R. Alex Anderson, a confessed 'non-professional'. Anderson, a Honolulu business executive with no musical training and no knowledge of the Hawaiian language, nevertheless composed well over one hundred 'Island' songs, some of which, like Lovely Hula Hands have become standards |
| Anderson, Robert |
6 May 1835 |
22 Nov. 1882 |
Scottish amateur musician and composer |
| Anderson, Robert Alexander |
6 Jun. 1894 |
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American popular songwriter |
Anderson, (Evelyn) Ruth
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21 Mar. 1928 |
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Ruth Anderson is a minoritary composer, some of whose works have been published by the label Opus One, a label devoted to women composers and minority musics. Among the works this label has released of her compositions, mention must be made of "Dump", a piece consisting in a strange sonic collage composed by means of tape, which was released in 1970, where the author uses radio and TV ads, at the same time drawing her inspiration from contemporary references so as to develop her ideas. Another work by this author also released by the label Opus One is "I come out of your sleep", appeared in 1979, a composition in which Ruth Anderson utilizes sounds manipulated in an electronic environment. In 1973 this same label releases her work "SUM" ("State of the Union Message"), another sonic collage produced with the use of tape |
Anderson, Thomas Jefferson jr.
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17 Aug. 1928
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA |
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he has received degrees from West Virginia State College, Penn State University, and a Ph.D in Composition from the University of Iowa. He also holds several honorary degrees. After serving as Chairman of the Department of Music at Tufts University for eight years, Thomas Jefferson Anderson became Austin Fletcher Professor of Music and in 1990 became Austin Fletcher Professor of Music Emeritus. He now lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina where he devotes full time to writing music |
Anderson, William Henry
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21 Apr. 1882
London, England |
12 Apr. 1955
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
he studied voice and composition with private teachers before winning two scholarships to attend the Guildhall School of Music, London. He studied voice in Italy with Garcia and Battistini and was later tenor soloist in London at St. Stephen's Walbrooke Church and St. Paul's Cathedral, before moving and working in Canada |
| Anderson, William |
6 Jan. 1799 |
15 Sep. 1872 |
Scottish minister, compiler of sacred works, and composer |
| Anderson, W.H. (William Henry) |
21 Apr. 1882 |
12 Apr. 1955 |
Canadian composer, choirmaster, and tenor |
| Anderssén, Alfred |
4 Aug. 1887 |
10 Sep. 1940 |
Finnish conductor, critic, and composer |
| Andersson, Åke |
1944
Finland |
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Finnish composer who has worked with electronic music |
| Andersson, Benny |
1 Jan. 1946
Sweden |
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composer, actor, songwriter; a member of the 1970s musical phenomenon ABBA, Benny Anderson later wrote scores for Swedish films |
| Andersson, Ellen |
17 Oct. 1884 |
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Danish pianist and composer |
| Andersson, Magnus |
1953 |
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Swedish trombonist and composer |
| Andersson, Otto (Emanuel) |
27 Apr. 1879 |
27 Dec. 1969 |
Finnish musicologist, folklorist, and composer |
| Andersson, (Ernst Christian) Richard |
22 Sep. 1851 |
20 May 1918 |
Swedish pianist, teacher, and composer |
| Anderton, Howard Orsmond |
20 Apr. 1861 |
1 Feb. 1934 |
English composer and writer |
| Anderton, Thomas |
15 Apr. 1836 |
October 1903 |
English composer, organist, and critic |
| Anding, Johann Michael |
25 Aug. 1810 |
9 Aug. 1879 |
German composer |
| Andolfi, Otello |
20 Feb. 1887 |
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Italian violoncellist, writer, administrator, and composer |
Andovska, Darija
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2 Jan. 1979
Skopje, Macedonia |
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Macedonian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works |
| Andrade, Jean-Auguste |
c.1793
Gironde, France
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French tenor and composer of romances and a Nouvelle Méthode de chant |
| Andrasovan, Tibor |
3 Apr. 1917
Slovenská Lupca |
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Slovak conductor and composer |
André, Charles-Louis-Joseph
more... | 23 Feb. 1765
Ath, Belgium | 8 Apr. 1839
Malines, Belgium | Belgian composer, organist and choral director |
| André, Jean Baptiste (Andreas) |
7 Mar. 1823 |
9 Dec. 1882 |
German pianist and composer |
| André, Johann (Jean) |
28 Mar. 1741
Offenbach-am-Main, Germany |
18 Jun. 1799
Offenbach-am-Main, Germany |
German composer and music publisher |
| André, Johann Anton |
6 Oct. 1775
Offenbach, Germany |
6 Apr. 1842
Offenbach, Germany |
German composer and publisher. In 1799, when he became head of the music-publishing firm founded by his father (founded in 1774), he contacted Constanze, Mozart's widow, and negotiated the purchase of a large number of Mozart’s manuscripts. These were published in generally excellent editions over the coming years. He also published in 1805 Mozart’s own catalogue of compositions covering the period from February 1784 until November 1791. He further made an attempt to catalogue Mozart’s earlier works. As well, he was involved in the ongoing controversy as to the accuracy and authenticity of the Requiem K.626, his firm bringing out two editions of the work, one in 1827 and another in 1829 |
| André, José |
17 Jan. 1881 |
13 Jul. 1944 |
Argentine composer |
Andre, Julius
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1806 |
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music publisher who is believed to have completed Mozart's Sonata for 4-hands in G major which he published in 1853 |
André, Mark
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1964
Paris, France |
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French composer of mostly chamber works |
| André le Chapelain (see Andreas Capellanus) | | | |
| Andreae, Carolus |
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1627 |
German composer |
| Andreae, Volkmar |
5 Jul. 1879
Berne, Switzerland |
19 Jun. 1962
Zürich, Switzerland |
Swiss conductor and composer |
Andreas Capellanus
more... | fl. 12th century | | author of a treatise commonly entitled De amore ("On Love"), and often known in English as 'The Art of Courtly Love'. Nothing is known of Andreas Capellanus's life, but he is presumed to have been a courtier of Marie of Troyes, and probably of French origin; he sometimes known by a French translation of his name, André le Chapelain |
| Andreas de Florentia |
c. 1415 |
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Italian composer and organist |
Andreas of Crete, St.
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c. 650
Damascus |
720
Crete |
composer of hymns |
| André de Huy (see Huy, André de) | | | |
| Andrée, Elfrida |
19 Feb. 1841
Visby, Sweden |
11 Jan. 1929
Göteborg, Sweden |
Swedish organist, conductor and composer |
| Andreescu, Horia |
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Romanian composer and conductor |
Andreevska, Jana
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27 Apr. 1967
Skopje, Macedonia |
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Macedonian composer of orchestral, choral, vocal, and piano works |
| Andrejs, Jaroslav |
1919 |
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Czech administrator and composer |
| Andreoli, Alessandro |
8 Jan. 1900 |
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Italian composer |
| Andreoli, Carlo |
8 Jan. 1840 |
22 Jan. 1908 |
Italian pianist, composer, and conductor |
| Andreoli, Guglielmo, Senior |
22 Apr. 1835 |
13 Mar. 1860 |
Italian pianist and composer |
| Andreoli, Guglielmo, Junior |
9 Jan. 1862 |
26 Apr. 1932 |
Italian pianist, violinist, conductor, and composer |
| Andreozzi, Gaetano [called Jommellino] |
22 May 1775
Aversa, Italy |
21 or 24 Dec. 1826
Paris, France |
Italian opera composer and singing teacher. He studied with his uncle Jommelli, whence his nickname 'Jommellino'. His most successful opera was La principessa filosofa |
| Andreozzi, Maria, Marquise de Bottini |
1802
Italy |
1858 |
composer who was elected an honorary member of the Academie des Philharmoniques of Bologna |
| Andres, Bernard |
1941
Belfort, France |
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French composer particularly of music for the harp |
| Andrès, Camillo |
1863 |
Aug. 1904 |
organist and composer |
| Andresen, Mogens |
1945 |
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educated privately in Denmark and England. Has worked as a bass trombonist in several orchestras, including The Royal Danish Orchestra. Composes and arranges music, especially for brass. Member of the ”Royal Danish Brass” |
| Andress, Walter |
2 Feb. 1904 |
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Austrian composer and conductor |
| Andrevi y Castellar, Francisco |
7 Nov. 1786 |
23 Nov. 1853 |
Spanish composer |
| Andrews, Addison Fletcher |
2 Apr. 1857 |
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American composer |
| Andrews, Curcy H., Jr. [Bud] |
5 Jul. 1940 |
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American popular composer, writer, and musician |
| Andrews, Edward Hoffmann |
7 Feb. 1836
England |
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American pianist and composer |
| Andrews, George Whitfield |
1861 |
18 Aug. 1932 |
American organist and composer |
| Andrews, H.K. (Herbert Kennedy) |
10 Aug. 1904 |
10 Oct. 1965 |
Northern Irish music scholar, teacher, organist, composer, and editor |
| Andrews, James William |
12 Aug. 1945 |
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American administrator, wind conductor, flute teacher, composer, and arranger |
| Andrews, Jenny [Mrs. John Holman née Constant] |
1817
London |
29 Apr. 1878 |
published a set of vocal exercises, songs and piano pieces |
| Andrews, Mark |
21 Mar. 1875
England |
10 Dec. 1939 |
American composer, organist, and conductor |
Andrews, Nicola Ellis
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1964
Wrexham, North Wales |
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English flautist and composer |
| Andrews, Richard Hoffmann |
22 Nov. 1803 |
8 Jun. 1891 |
English actor, teacher, publisher, violinist, editor, and composer |
| Andrews, Richard Hoffmann, Jr. |
24 May 1831
England |
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American pianist and composer |
Andreyev, Samuel
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1981
Kincardine, Ontario, Canada |
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Canadian oboist, poet and composer mostly of chamber works |
Andreyev, Vassily Vassil'yevich
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15 Jan. 1861 |
26 Dec. 1918 |
in the late nineteenth-century, the Russian nobleman, Vassily Vassilievich Andreyev, embarked on a project to standardize the balalaika for orchestral use. Andreyev, with the assistance of luthiers, developed the multiple balalaika sizes and tunings in use today. He arranged many traditional Russian folk songs and melodies for the orchestra and also composed many tunes of his own |
Andriasov, Iosaf [Ovsep Andreasian]
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7 Apr. 1933
Moscow, USSR |
16 Nov. 2000
New York, NY, USA |
Russian composer of three symphonies, Concertino for trumpet and orchestra, Concertino for clarinet and orchestra, Concerto for French horn and orchestra, Variations in Five Movements for symphony orchestra, musical sketches for various instruments and orchestra, Passacaglia for trumpet, trombone and strings, Meditation for French horn and strings, string quartet, piano trio, cantata To the Mother-Earth (poetry by Vladimir Lazarev), as well as numerous works for choir, voice and many other instruments. Andriasov left the USSR in 1979 to live in the United States |
| Andric, Josip |
14 Mar. 1894 |
7 Dec. 1967 |
composer of about 700 songs, an opera Duzijanca for tamburitza, collector of almost 2000 folk songs, he was already conducting at the age of 15. He wrote widely on Slovak music and produced the first grammar of the Slovak language: Slovnica Slovackog jezika (HKD Sv. Jeronima Zagreb, 1942). In his weekly Obitelj ('Family') he wrote articles against Hitler during the 1930s. During the Second World War he was arrested by the Gestapo, but after three months spent in prison, upon intervention of the Slovak government, he was released |
| Andricu, Mihail G(heorghe) |
3 Jan. 1895 (Old Style 22 Dec. 1894) |
4 Feb. 1974 |
Romanian composer, pianist, and critic |
| Andries, Jean |
25 Apr. 1798
Ghent, The Netherlands |
21 Jan. 1872
Ghent, The Netherlands |
violonist, composer, teacher and writer on music |
| Andriessen, Cornelis (Kees) |
28 Jan. 1865 |
22 Jan. 1947 |
Dutch conductor and composer |
| Andriessen, Hendrik [Hendricus Franciscus] |
17 Sep. 1892
Haarlem, The Netherlands |
12 Apr. 1981
Heemstede, The Netherlands |
brother of Willem; composer of choral, symphonic and organ works; his Masses make use of Gregorian chant |
| Andriessen, Juriaan |
15 Nov. 1925
Haarlem, The Netherlands |
23 Aug. 1996 |
son of Hendrik; composer of Concertante for 4 trumpets and orchestra and Homage to Milhaud for 11 instruments |
Andriessen, Louis (Joseph)
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6 Jun. 1939
Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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brother of above; pupil of his father and of Berio; works include Sweet for recorder and Contra tempus for 23 musicians |
| Andriessen, Nicolaas Hendrik |
9 May 1845 |
16 May 1913 |
Dutch organist and composer |
| Andriessen, Willem (Christiaan Nicolaas) |
25 Oct. 1887
Haarlem, Holland |
29 Mar. 1964
Amsterdam, Holland |
composer of choral and orchestral works |
| Andrieu Contredit d’Arras (see Arras, Andrieu Contredit d’) | | | |
Andrieu, François
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fl. late fourteenth century |
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Andrieu is known only from the ballade Armes amours, written on the death of Machaut in 1377 to the text by Eustache Deschamps |
| Andrieu, Fernand |
6 Aug. 1863 |
15 Feb. 1935 |
French pedagogue, publisher, and wind composer |
| Andrieu, Contredit d'Arras |
c. 1180 |
1248 |
trouvère. He was a member of the Puy d'Arras, one of several French societies that organized literary and musical festivals with compositions durung the trouvère period. He was connected with Guillaume le Vinier, and may have been a knight. Sixteen poems with melodies survive. |
| Andrikopoulos, Dimitris |
1971
Greece |
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Greek-born composer who works in the Netherlands |
| Andrino, José Escolástico |
1837 |
14 Jul. 1862 |
Salvadorian pedagogue and composer |
Andrix, George
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15 Jun. 1932 |
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Canadian string player and composer |
| Androet, Cesare |
1827 |
1889 |
Italian wind composer |
Androsch, Peter
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12 Jan. 1963
Wels, Austria |
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composer who studied at the Bruckner conservatory in Linz and from 1984 with M. Rüegg at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna |
| Androet, Cesare |
1827 |
1889 |
Italian wind composer |
| Andrus, Donald |
1935 |
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American composer |
| Andrzejowski, Adam |
1880 |
1920 |
Polish violinist and composer |
| Anduza, d' Clara |
fl. 1200s |
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composer |
| Anelli, Achille |
23 Mar. 1887 |
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Italian piano and voice teacher and composer resident in the United States |
| Anello, Ann Marie |
13 Sep. 1954 |
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American popular composer, lyricist, singer, actress, and dancer |
Anerio, Felice
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c. 1560
Italy |
26 or 27 Sep. 1614
Italy |
Palestrina's successor as composer to the Papal Chapel |
Anerio, Giovanni Francesco
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c. 1567
Italy |
12 Jun. 1630
Austria |
brother of above; composer of masses, madrigals and motets |
| Anessy, Joseph Jacques Auguste |
25 Apr. 1800 |
2 Jan. 1871 |
French conductor and composer |
| Anet, Jean-Jacques-Baptiste [known as Baptiste] |
2 Jan. 1676 |
14 Aug. 1755 |
French violinist and composer |
| Anfossi, Giovanni |
6 Jan. 1864 |
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Italian composer, pianist, and conductor |
| Anfossi, Giuseppe |
19 May 1846 |
1920 |
Italian composer |
Anfossi, Pasquale
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5 Apr. 1727
Taggia, Naples, Italy |
Feb. 1797
Rome, Italy |