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Name Born Died Information Vaccai (or Vaccaj), Nicola more... 17 Mar. 1790 Tolentino, Italy 5/6 Aug. 1848 Pesaro, Italy Italian composer of 17 operas, ballets, cantatas and sacred music Vacchi, Fabio more... 1949 Bologna, Italy   Italian composer of operas, ballets, orchestral and chamber works Vacek, Milos more... 20 Jun. 1928 Horní Roven, Czechoslovakia   composer of operas Vachon (or Vasson, Waschon), Pierre Jun. 1731 Arles, France 7 Oct. 1803 Berlin, Germany French violinist and composer. He studied in Paris, where he appeared at the Concert Spirituel from 1756. He was principal violinist in the orchestra of the Prince of Conti from 1761. In 1772 and around 1775 he visited England; later he settled in Berlin, where he was appointed Konzertmeister to the court in 1786. Along with Baudron (published 1768), Gossec (published 1770 and 1772) and Davaux (published from 1773), he was among the first French composers to write string quartets, producing at least four sets of 6 quartets from about 1772 until 1786. His music was published in London by by William Napier. Vachon's music shows much originality, variety and a real feeling for string texture. At times it could easily be mistaken for that of Haydn at the same period Vacs, Daniel more... 1972 Argentina   Argentinean pianist, performer on the bandonéon and composer Vadé, Jean-Joseph more... 17 Jan. 1719 Ham, Picardie, France 4 Jul. 1757 Paris, France prolific composer of operas. Vadé has been termed the 'the La Fontaine of the guinguettes [open-air dance halls] and taverns': he was the inventor of the poissard, popular comic theatre which parodied more elevated literary genres through its use of the common street language and colourful portrayal of the fishwives (poissardes) of the Seine and drunken tarts Vado, Juan del c.1625 1691 working at the Madrid Royal Chapel, Juan del Vado wrote, in about 1650, a Mass upon Francisco Guerrero's popular motet Ave virgo sanctissima. He was a violinist in the Royal Chapel in 1635, and, subsequently, organist there. In addition to a number of tonos humanos, the surviving corpus of his works includes Masses, a motet, villancicos and some organ pieces Vaelbeke, Lodewyc Van   begining of 14th century Flemish musician, possibly composer, from Brabant Veldeke, Hendrik van 1140-1150 c.1190 Minnesänger originally from Limbourg, nr. Maastricht Vaet, Jacobus more... c.1529 either Kortrijk or Harelbeke 8 Jan. 1567 Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was a representative of the generation between Josquin and Palestrina, writing smooth polyphony with pervasive imitation, and he was a friend both of Clemens non Papa and Lassus Vaggione, Horacio more... 1946 Cordoba, Argentina   composer who has lived in the United States and in Spain where he founded, with de Pablo and Polonio, the group ALEA. Currently, he is professor at the University of Paris VIII St Denis Vagner (or Wagner), Genrikh Matusovich (Heinrich Matusowitsch) more... 2 Jul. 1922 Zhiradov, Warsaw, Poland   Polish composer Vähi, Peeter more... 1955 Estonia   in his youth he learned to play the accordion, the piano and the double bass. During his studies, the young composer took interest in baroque music, also in oriental and electronic music. In 1980 he graduated from Estonian Academy of Music as composer. Having completed his studies, Peeter Vähi has worked as an author of musical programs for the Estonian Radio, a producer at the State Concert Institute of Estonia and Estonia Record Productions, artistic director of several international festivals (Orient, Arvo Pärt Festival, Glasperlenspiel, Estonian culture festivals in Germany and Japan). He is a member of Estonian Academic Oriental Society, also a member of the boards of Estonian Composers’ Union and Mahayana Institute, also the president of Estonian Buddhist Society Vahle, Fredrik (Fritz) more... 1942 Stendal, Altmark, Germany   composer of children's songs, author and docent of linguistics at the Universität Gießen Vaillant, A. fl. begini of the 18th century   composer active in Mons and Valenciennes Vaillant, Jehan (Jean) (Johannes) more... fl. 1360-1390   French composer Vainberg, Mieczyslaw Moisei more... 8 Dec. 1919 Warsaw, Poland 26 Feb. 1996 Moscow, Russia composer of twenty-two symphonies, seven operas, seventeen string quartets, sonatas for various instruments, several concertos, various chamber music works with piano, including a piano quintet many containing elements of Jewish folklore while others use musical idioms closer to Shostakovich or Bartok Vainikka, Sakari more... 6 Oct. 1945 Finland   composer whose output includes music for accordion and choral works Vainio, Jan Mikael more... 27 Jan. 1972 Finland   studied composition and orchestration with Harri Vuori at the Helsinki University (1993-1997) and completed his music theory studies at the Sibelius Academy in 1999. In 1998 Vainio studied composition with Erkki Jokinen, and since the autumn 1998 he has studied with Olli Kortekangas. Vainio has also participated in composition courses given by Brian Ferneyhough, Alexander Müllenbach, Jouni Kaipainen and Magnus Lindberg Vajda, Janos more... 8 Oct. 1949 Miskolc, Hungary   Hungarian composer Vakhnyanyn, Anatol' more... 1 Oct. 1841 Sin'yava, Galicia 24 Feb. 1908 L'vov, Russia Russian composer who studied in Vienna, and was later a member of the Austrian parliament. His first opera, Kupalo, was produced in 1892 Vakkilainen, Ari more... 29 Mar. 1959 Finland   pianist and composer of two chamber operas: the 'beer opera' Lätäkkö (Puddle, 1988), which is a mishmash of stylistic elements; and the bright and largely tonal children's opera Punahilkka (Little Red Riding Hood) premiered in 2000 Valach, Jan 22 Sep. 1925 Hnúsa, Slovakia   composer, organist and teacher now based in Belgium Valderrama Blanca, Juan more... 24 Feb. 1916 Torredelcampo, Spain 12 Apr. 2004 Espartinas, Spain initially a flamenco singer before turning to more popular songs; composer - his most famous song, El Emigrante ("The Emigrant"), which he composed in 1949, was an ode to millions of Spaniards forced through poverty and oppression to seek a better life far from home. "I wrote it when I saw Spaniards weeping as they fled abroad. I could have called it El Exiliado ('The Exile') but I'd have been shot." The song wrenched hearts in Spanish émigré communities throughout Europe in the 1950s and 1960s. Many therefore considered him Spain's first protest singer - an astonishing achievement in the depths of the dictatorship, and with a song the dictator loved. Valderrábano, Enríquez de more... c. 1500 after 1557 Spanish vihuelist and composer of whose life little is known Valdéz (or Valdes), Jesús "Chucho" more... 9 Oct. 1941 Quivicán, Havana, Cuba   son of Bebo, Cuban jazz pianist and composer Valdéz (or Valdes), Ramon "Bebo" more... 1918 Quivicán, Havana, Cuba   father of "Chucho", Cuban pianist, musical director at the Tropicana Nightclub and composer who left Cuba in 1960 and spent many years in Sweden before settling in New York City, USA Valek, Jiri more... 28 May 1923 Prague, Czechoslovakia     Valen, Fartein more... 25 Aug. 1887 Stavanger, Norway 14 Dec. 1952 Haugesund, Norway Norwegian composer music teacher, best known for his original approach to twelve tone music. He spent his childhood from 2 to 7 in Madagascar where his parents were missionaries. Valen considered that the time he spent in Madagascar had a great impact on his approach towards music. He absorbed strong impressions from nature, society, songs, myths and folktales. During this period Fartein Valen lived in Masinandraina (Antsirabe) and Fianarantsoa. His music has been championed by Glenn Gould, who recorded his Piano Variations, and more recently by the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Valen's symphonies, songs with orchestra, and tone poems all show a strong, combined influence of Bach, Webern and Schoenberg Valente, Antonio more... c.1520 Italy 1581 active in Naples, blind from a young age, he was the organist at San Angelo a Nilo (1565-1580) and published two collections of keyboard music in 1565 and 1580 Valente, Augusto more... 1959 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Brazilian composer Valente, Nicola more... 28 Aug. 1881 Naples, Italy 16 Sep. 1946 Naples, Italy Italian composer particularly of operas Valente, Vincenzo more... 21 Feb. 1855 Corigliano Calabro 6 Sep. 1921 Naples, Italy Italian teacher and composer particularly of operas Valentine, Ann fl. 1799   composed ‘Ten Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin' published in England in 1799, and the rondo Monny Musk. She was also a music merchant Valentine, Robert more... c. 1680 c.1735 English composer Valentini, Cesare more... 3 Feb. 1967 Palermo, Italy   Italian pianist and composer who lives in Florence Valentini, Giovanni more... 1583 1649 while little is known of the early life and career of Giovanni Valentini, his later association with Archduke Ferdinand in the Habsburg court, and the remarkable music this service produced, tells us a lot about his skills as a composer. Indeed, Valentini (not to be confused with Giuseppe Valentini, who lived almost exactly 100 years later and whose early life is equally sketchy) spent 35 years composing collections of madrigals and motets, as well as magnificats (including one for seven choirs and trumpets), masses, and other sacred and secular works for Ferdinand and his successor Valentini, Giovanni more... c.1730 Naples, Italy   Neapolitan composer, painter and poet, though he is known chiefly as a composer of inventive instrumental music Valentini, Giuseppe more... c.1680 Florence, Italy after 1759 Paris, France   Valentini (or Valentino), Michelangelo (Michele Angelo) more... c.1720 Naples, Italy c.1768 Italian composer of operas Valentini (or Valentino), Pier (Pietro) Francesco (Pierfrancesco) more... c.1570 Rome, Italy 1654 Rome, Italy Italian composer Valeri, Gaetano more... 21 Sep. 1760 Padua, Italy 13 Apr. 1822 Padua, Italy Italian composer Valerius, Adriaan more... 1575 Middelburg, The Netherlands 1625 Veere, The Netherlands Dutch composer who in 1626 published a setting of Wilhelmus van Nassouwe ben ick van duijtschen bloet a hymn tune (written c. 1570) which became the National Anthem of The Netherlands Valkama, Vesa more... 30 Apr. 1963 Finland   composer of several chamber music works and concertos in a Modernist style in the 1980s Valledor y la Calle, Jacinto more... 1744 Madrid, Spain c. 1809 Madrid, Spain   Vallerand, Jean more... 24 Dec. 1915 Montreal, Canada   Canadian composer Valle-Riestra, José Maria more... 9 Nov. 1859 Lima, Peru 25 Jan. 1925 Lima, Peru Peruvian composer Vallet, Nicolas more... 1583 Cocheni, France c.1642 Amsterdam, The Netherlands French lutenist, teacher and composer. Vallet left France for Holland early in his career and spent the rest of his life there as a free-lance musician, member of a lute quartet, and instructor at his own dance school. But most importantly for today's players and listeners, he also composed and arranged volumes of lute music, including the two-part collection known as Le Secret des Muses (1615 & 1616) and sets of Psalms, and he was careful to include detail regarding performing technique and fingering Valls, Francisco more... 1665 Barcelona, Spain 1747 Barcelona, Spain not too much is known about his childhood or his early education, but we can assume that he was a student of Juan Barter at the cathedral of Barcelona. In 1696 he held the post of maestro de capilla at Santa María del Mar. The following year he became assistant maestro to Barter at the cathedral of Barcelona, taking over from him shortly after, and held this post until his retirement in 1726. He was one of the most important and prolific composers of the Baroque period, writing a wide range of works as well as being a distinguished musical theorist Valls (Gorina) Manuel more... 21 Jul. 1920 Badalona, Spain     Valois, Philippe more...       Valoix (Valois) (Valoys) (Valoy), Etienne (Stephan) (Stefan) c.1657 France 21 Aug. 1715 Darmstadt, Germany French-born violinist, composer and Kapellmeister at the Hanoverian court Valpola, Heikki more... 22 Apr. 1946 Rauma. Finland   composer, theatre conductor, choir leader and folk musician not daunted by even the most varied of musical challenges. In addition to composing a wealth of works for stage and screen and concert hall, he has produced music ranging from pieces fro young beginners to large-scale chamber works, simple songs to choral masterpieces and litlle dance accompaniments to a full-length ballet. All his music is marked by a striving to break down the strict borders between genres in an apprach that has been described as an alliance of neoclassicism, folk and popular music Valverde, Joaquin more... 27 Feb. 1846 Badajoz, Spain 17 Mar. 1910 Madrid, Spain composer particularly of opera Valverde, Sanjuán, Quinto (Joaquin) more... 2 Jan. 1875 Madrid, Spain 4 Nov. 1918 Mexico composer particularly of opera van Assche, Anatole (see Assche, Anatole van)       van Avermaete, François-Fidèle (see Avermaete, François-Fidèle van)       van Beethoven, Louis (Ludwig) (see Beethoven, Louis (Ludwig) van)       van Belle, Jan (see Rijspoort, Jan)       van Beveren, Achiel (see Beveren, Achiel van)       van Bocxstaele, Jean (see Bocxstaele, Jean van)       van Branteghem, Lucien (see Branteghem, Lucien van)       van Buggenhout, Émile (see Buggenhout, Émile van)       van Campenhout, François (see Campenhout, François van)       van Cleemput, Werner (see Cleemput, Werner van)       van Crombruggen, Paul (see Crombruggen, Paul van)       Vancura (or Wanczura, Wanzura, Wanskura), Arnost (Ernest) more... c. 1750 Vamberk, Cechoslovakia c. 1801 St. Peterburg, Russia composer Vandair, Maurice more... 1905 1982 composer of light songs many of which were recorded by the French singer Maurice Chevalier van de Cauter, Jean (see Cauter, Jean van de)       Vande Gorne, Annette more... 1946 Charleroi, Belgium   a Belgian professor of electroacoustic music and composer van den Abeele, Cyriel (see Abeele, Cyriel van den)       Vandenabeele, Wouter more... 1970 Belgium   Belgian violinist, composer and arranger van den Ackere, Jean (see Ackere, Jean van den)       van den Berghe, Frans (see Tiburtius van Brussel)       van den Boorn-Coclet, Henriette (see Boorn-Coclet, Henriette van den)       Vandenborn, Albert 15 Aug. 1915 Sint Lambrechts-Herk (Limbourg) 21 Oct. 1980 Hasselt Belgian composer, pianist, organist and teacher Vandenborre, Oscar 2 Jan. 1846 Enghien 31 Jan. 1904 Charleroi Belgian composer and teacher Van den Bosch, Pieter Jozef (see Bosch, Pieter Jozef Van den )       Van den Broeck, Henri (see Broeck, Henri Van den)       van den Broeck, Leo (see Broeck, Leo van den)       Vandenbroek, Othon-Joseph more... 20 Dec. 1758 Ieper, Belgium 18 Oct. 1832 Passy, nr. Paris, France violinist and horn player and composer particularly of operas many of which have been lost. He was appointed professor at the Paris Conservatoire from 1795 to 1800 van den Broek, Piet (see Broek, Piet Van den)       van den Dries, Jean (see Dries, Jean van den)       Van den Eeden (or Vandeneet), Gilles (see Eeden (Vandeneet), Gilles Van den)       van den Eeden, Jan (Jean-Baptiste) (see Eeden, Jan (Jean-Baptiste) van den)       Vandeneet, Gilles (see Eeden (Vandeneet), Gilles Van den)       van den Gheyn, Matthias (see Gheyn, Matthias van den)       van den Hove, Joachim (see Hove, Joachim van den)       van den Kerckhoven, Abraham (see Kerckhoven, Abraham van den)       Van den Wyngaerde, Antonius (see Wyngaerde, Antonius Van den)       Van der Donck, Adrien (see Donck, Adrien Van der)       van der Elst, Johannes (Jan) (see Elst, Johannes (Jan) van der)       van der Eyken, Ernest (see Eyken, Ernest van der)       Van der Ghinste, Pierre (Peter) (see Ghinste, Pierre (Peter) Van der)       Van der Hagen, Amand (-Jean-François-Joseph) (see Hagen, Amand (-Jean-François-Joseph) Van der)       van der Linden, Dolf (see Linden, Dolf van der)       Van der Linden, Cornelis (see Linden, Cornelius van der)       van der Linden, Jan (see Linden, Jan van der)       Vandermark, Ken more... 22 Sep. 1964Warwick, Rhode Island, USA   an American jazz composer and saxophone and clarinet player Van de Vate, Nancy more... 30 Dec. 1930 Plainfield, NJ, USA   born in the United States and now living permanently in Vienna, Austria, Nancy Van de Vate is a composer, teacher and lecturer Vandermaesbrugge, Max 14 Jun. 1933 Couillet (Hainaut), Belgium   composer, pianist, teacher and music critic van der Meulen, Jozef (see Meulen, Jozef van der)       Vander Phaliesen, Antoine (see Phaliesen, Antoine Vander)       Vander Plancken, Corneille (see Plancken, Corneiller Vander)       Van der Roost Jan (see Roost, Jan Van der)       van der Sloten Karel (see Sloten Karel van der)       van der Stucken, Frank (see Stucken, Frank van der)       Vandervelde, Janika more... 26 May 1955 Ripon, Wis., USA   American composer Van der Velden, Renier (see Velden, Renier Van der)       Van der Wielen, Jan Pieterszoon (see Wielen, Jan Pieterszoon Van der)       Van der Wilgen (see Gerardus á Salice Frandrus)       van Dessel, Lode (see Dessel, Lode van)       Van de Wiele, Aimée (see Wiele, Aimée Van de)       Van de Woestijne, David (see Woestijne, David Van de)       Vandevorst, Toon more...     Dutch-born, American-based singer-songwriter and composer of vocal, instrumental and electro-acoustic chamber music Vandini, Antonio more... c.1690 Bolongna c.1773-78 Padua a close friend of Giuseppe Tartini, Vandini was a cellist and composer. He was first violoncellist of the Capella at the basilica of Saint Anthony, Padua, where Tartini was first violinist and concertmaster Van Dooren, Arthur (see Dooren, Arthur Van)       Van Dorne, Jean-Baptiste (see Dorne, Jean-Baptiste Van)       Vandrise, Albert more... 19 Aug. 1915 Etterbeck   Belgian composer, organist, keyboardist, teacher and poet van Durme, Fernand (see Durme, Fernand van)       Van Durme, Jef (Josef) (see Durme, Jef (Josef) van)       van Durme, Oscar (see Durme, Oscar van)       Van Duyse, Florimond (see Duyse, Florimond Van)       van Eechaute, Prosper (see Eechaute, Prosper van)       Van Eeckhoute, Rogier (see Rogierus de Lignoquercu)       van Elewijck, Xavier (see Elewijck, Xavier van)       van Etsen, Julius (see Etsen, Julius van)       van Frachen, Victor (see Frachen, Victor van)       Van Geert, Octaaf (see Geert, Octaaf Van)       Vangelis (born Papathanassiou, Evangelos Odysseas) more... 29 Mar. 1943 Volos, Greece   a Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical music and musical performer Van Gheluwe, Léon (Leo) (see Gheluwe, Léon (Leo) Van)       van Ghizeghem, Hayne (see Ghizeghem, Hayne van)       Vanhal, Jan Krtitel (Johann Baptist) more... 12 May 1739 Nové Nechanice, Bohemia 20 Aug. 1813 Vienna, Austria organist and composer who earned his living in Vienna as an accomplished keyboardist, a proficient violinist and cellist, and a highly sought-after teacher and much-published composer. His Viennese publishers included Hoffmeister, Artaria, Sauer, Eder and Kozeluch, and his works were printed by major publishers throughout Europe Vanheel, Leon more... 1938 Belgium   a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and Ghent, Leon Vanheel has been director of the Genk Academy of Music, Theatre and Dance since 1974 van Helmont, Charles-Joseph (see Helmont, Charles-Joseph van)       van Hemel, Oscar (see Hemel, Oscar van)       van Heymissen, Philippe (see Heymissen, Philippe van)       van Hoey, Gustaaf (see Hoey, Gustaaf van)       Van Hoof, Jean-Baptiste (see Hoof, Jean-Baptiste Van)       Van Hoof, Jef (see Hoof, Jef Van)       Van Hove, Luc (see Hove, Luc Van)       van Hulse, Camil (see Hulse, Camil Van)       van Ingelgem, Kristiaan (see Ingelgem, Kristiaan van)       van Keulin (see Keulin, Geert van)       van Laere, Henri (see Laere, Henri van)       Van Landeghem, Jan (see Landeghem, Jan Van)       van Lijnschooten, Hendrikus Corneli (Henk)) more... 28 Mar. 1928 The Hague, The Netherlands   Dutch composer who works under the pseudonym Ted Huggens [information provided by Alison J Perry] Van Looy, Jos (see Looy, Jos Van)       van Maldeghem, Robert-Julien (see Maldeghem, Robert-Julien van)       van Maldere, Pierre (see Maldere, Pierre van)       Van Meert, C. F. (see Meert, C. F. Van)       van Meldert, Léonard (see Meldert, Léonard van)       van Messaus, Guillaume (see Messaus, Guillaume van)       Van Mol, Jan (see Mol, Jan Van)       Vann, Stanley more... 1910 Leicester, UK   composer, who was also organist and Master of the Music at Peterborough Cathedral for many years, he was previously organist of Chelmsford Cathedral, and before that worked in Leicester where he assisted Sir Henry Wood as chorus master of the Philharmonic choir Vannarelli (or Vanarelli), Francesco Antonio more... c. 1615 Rome, Italy after 1676 Padua, Italy   van Nieuwenhove, Ernest (see Nieuwenhove, Ernest van)       van Nieuwkerk, Willem Wander (see Nieuwkerk, Willem Wander van)       van Nuffel, Jules (see Nuffel, Jules van)       van Onna, Peter (see Onna, Peter van)       van Oost, Arthur (see Oost, Arthur van)       van Praag, Henri C. (see Praag, Henri C. van)       van Pullaer, Louis (see Pullaer, Louis van)       van Puyvelde, Omer (see Puyvelde, Omer van)       van Rickstal, Jos (see Rickstal, Jos van)       van Rossum, Frédéric (Frederik) (see Rossum, Frédéric (Frederik) van)       van San, Herman (see San, Herman van)       van Schie, Tjako (see Schie, Tjako van)       van Schoor, Hendrik (see Schoor, Hendrik van)       Van Stappen, Crispin (see Stappen, Crispin Van)       Van Steelant, Philippe (see Steelant, Philippe Van)       Vanstreels, René 24 Jan. 1925 Hasselt, Belgium   Belgian composer, pianist, organist and teacher Van Synghel, Henry-Alexandre (see Synghel, Henry-Alexandre Van)       Van Tendeloo, René (Renaat) (see Tendeloo, René (Renaat) Van)       Van Ulft, Antoine (see Ulft, Antoine Van)       Van Vaelbeke, Lodewyc (see Vaelbeke, Lodewyc Van)       van Veldeke, Hendrik (see Veldeke, Hendrik van)       van Vlemmeren, Gisleen (see Vlemmeren, Gisleen van)       van Wassenhoven, Paul (see Wassenhoven, Paul van)       van Weerbeke, Gaspar (see Weerbeke, Gaspar van)       van Weerst, Emmanuel (Déodat) (see Weerst, Emmanuel (Déodat) van)       Van Wicchel, Philippe (see Wicchel, Philippe Van)       van Wilder, Philippe (see Wilder, Philippe van)       Vanzo, Vittorio Mario more... 29 Apr. 1862 Padua, Italy 13 Dec. 1945 Milan, Italy   van Zundert, Renaat (see Zundert, Renaat van)       Vaquedano, José (de) more... c.1642 Northern Spain 17 Feb. 1711 possibly Santiago de Compostela, Spain Spanish composer Vaqueiras, Raimbaut de more... fl. 1180-1205   troubadour who came from Vaqueirad near Orange Vaqueras, Bertrand more... c.1450 21 Apr. 1507 Rome, Italy Flemish humanist, singer and composer Varah, Sean more... 1968 Madison, Wisconsin, USA   brought up in Vancouver, Canada, Sean Varah is a composer and cellist Varela, Adriana (born Lichinchi, Beatriz Adriana) more... 9 May 1952 Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina   a female Argentine tango singer, with a successful career that encompasses seven records, as well as minor movie roles Varèse, Edgard (Edgar) (Victor Achille Charles) more... 22 Dec. 1883 Paris, France 6 Nov. 1965 New York, USA French-born composer. Varèse's music features an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He was the inventor of the term "organized sound", a phrase meaning that certain timbres and rhythms can be grouped together, sublimating into a whole new definition of sound. His use of new instruments and electronic resources led to his being known as the "Father of Electronic Music" while Henry Miller described him as "The stratospheric Colossus of Sound" Vargas, Chavela (born Lizano, Isabel Vargas) more... 17 Apr. 1919 San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica   a Mexican-Costa Rican singer, who has been an influential interpreter in the Americas and Europe, muse to figures such as Pedro Almodovar, hailed for her haunting performances, and called la voz aspera de la ternura, the bitter voice of tenderness Varischino (or Varischini), Giovanni more... fl. 1680-1685     Varon, Isak more... 1884 Gelibolu, Turkey 1962 Salonika, Greece one of a group of Turkish Jewish composers who excelled in classical Ottoman music Varoter, Francesco (Ana [Anna], Francesco d’ [Franciscus Venetus, etc.]) more... c.1460 late 1502 Venice, Italy Venetian organist and composer of frottole Varlamov (or Warlamov), Alexander Egorovich more... 27 Nov. 1801 Moscow, Russia 27/28 Oct. 1848 St. Petersburg, Russia a Russian composer who composed two ballets, incidental music, piano pieces, songs, etc. Varlamov, Alexander Vladimirovich more... 19 Jun. 1904 Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk)   Soviet jazz musicians and compser Varney, Louis more... 30 May 1844 New Orleans, USA 20 Aug. 1908 Paris, France prolific composer of operas Vars, Henry (see Warszawski, Henryk)       Varvoglis, Mario more... 22 Dec. 1885 Brussels, Belgium 30 Jun. 1967 Athens, Greece Greek composer who started by studying painting, then music in Paris with Xavier Leroux and Caussade from 1904 and with d'Indy from 1913 Vasconcellos, Josefina Alys Hermes de more... 26 Oct. 1904 England 20 Jul 2005 England musician, composer, poet, dancer, inventor and figurative sculptor Vasilenko (or Wassilenko, Vassilenko), Sergei Nikiforovich more... 30 Mar. 1872 Moscow, Russia 11 Mar. 1956 Moscow, Russia his early works reflect his enthusiasm for Russian folk music and old 'believe' song. After 1906, he produced several pieces that show a connection with Russian symbolist poetry, among them the orchestral Sad smerti (The Garden of Death) and the Flight of the Witches and the songs on texts by Blok and Bryusov. Between 1910-1920, he was attracted by eastern exoticism and an interest in oriental folk music, particularly that of Central Asia (Iosif the Beautiful). In 1938 he worked in Tashkent on the first Uzbek opera The Snowstorm Vasilyev-Buglai, Dmitrii Stepanovich 9 Aug. 1888 Moscow, Russia 15 Oct. 1956 Moscow, Russia Russian composer Vasks, Peteris more... 16 Apr. 1946 Aizpute, Latvia   among his compositions, orchestral music (Symphonic Poems for orchestra), chamber music (wind quintet, string quartet, sonatas, etc.), piano music (In Memoriam for 2 or 4 pianos (1977), Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1978), Autumn Music (1981), etc.) and vocal music (Tomtis Message for female chorus (1982), Latvia, chamber cantata (1987), Zemgale, cantata for mixed chorus (1989), etc. Vasques Dias, Amilcar more... 1945 Badim, Portugal   Portuguese pianist, composer and professor of music at the University of Évora (Portugal) Vasquez, Edmundo more... 1938 Chile   Chilean-born composer particularly of music for the guitar Vasquez, Juan more... c. 1500 Badajoz, Spain c. 1560 Seville, Spain Spanish composer and priest who can be considered part of the School of Andalusia group of composers along with Francisco Guerrero, Cristóbal de Morales, Juan Navarro and others Vassena, Nadir more...       Vasseur, Léon (Félix Augustin Joseph) more... 28 May 1844 Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, France 25 Jul. 1917 Paris, France French organist and composer particularly of opera who was also leader of the orchestra of the Folies-Bergère Vasseur, Pierre more... 1953 France   French tombonist and engineer who has researched computer-based digital techniques at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (G.R.M.) in Paris and worked on film music and the sound/image link with Alain Lacombe, music consultant for the Gaumont Company Vassilenko Sergei Nikiforovitch (see Vasilenko, Sergei Nikiforovich)       Vassiliev, Artem more... 1974 Kazakhstan   Artem composes in both traditional and electro-acoustic media. As the selections here demonstrate, they range from small chamber works to larger orchestral pieces, as well as choral works Vasson, Pierre (see Vachon, Pierre)       Vaszy, Viktor more... 25 Jul. 1903 Budapest, Hungary 12 Mart. 1979 Szeged, Hungary Hungarian composer Vate, Nancy van de (see van der Vate, Nancy)       Vaubourgoin, Jean-Fernand more... 29 Dec. 1880 Bordeaux, France 25 Nov. 1952 Bordeaux, France French composer Vaubourgoin, Marc more... 19 Mar. 1907 France 1985 France French composer Vaucorbeil, Auguste-Emmanuel more... 15 Dec. 1821 Rouen, France 2 Nov. 1884 Paris, France   Vaughan, Mike more... c.1960   Professor of Music at Keele University, Mike studied at Dartington College of Arts and Nottingham University, and was awarded a Ph.D. in composition in 1989 for composition work based on the use of general compositional algorithms Vaughan Williams, Ralph more... 12 Oct. 1872 Down Ampney, Gloucs. England 26 Aug. 1958 London, England an influential British composer. He was a student at the Royal College of Music and Trinity College, Cambridge and served as a lieutenant in World War I. He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958 as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music and film scores. He was also a collector of British folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him Vaulquier de Valenciennes more... possibly 14th century   Flemish composer. No works attributable to this composer have survived Vaute, Maurice more... 27 Apr. 1913 Roisin-Honnelles, Belgium   Belgian composer, conductor and teacher Vauthrot (or Vautherot), Eugène François more... 2 Sep. 1825 Paris, France 18 Apr. 1871 Paris, France French accompanist and chorus master who prepared the piano reductions of numerous operas Vautor, Thomas more...       Vaynberg, Mieczyslaw Moisei (see Vainberg, Mieczyslaw Moisei)       Veale, John (Douglas Louis) more... 15 Jun. 1922 Shortlands, Kent, England 16 Nov. 2006 Bromley, Kent, England the son of Sir Douglas Veale, for 30 years Registrar of Oxford University, Veale studied music with Egon Wellesz, while he was an undergraduate at Oxford, and later received encouragement from William Walton. Awarded an American Commonwealth Fellowship, he travelled to America where he studied with the composers Roger Sessions and later Roy Harris. He was suvccessful as a composer of music for films as well as concert material including a number of symphonies Vecchi, Orazio (Horatio) (Tiberio) more... c. 6 Dec. 1550 Modena, Italy 19 Feb. 1605 Modena, Italy composer of one of the earliets operas L'Amfiparnaso (1597) Vedel, Artemy more...       Vedro, Adolf more...       Veerhoff, Carlos more... 3 Jun. 1926 Buenos Aires, Argentina     Veggio, Claudio more... c.1510 Piacenza, Italy after the 1540s an Italian composer of the Renaissance, principally of secular music. Veggio was an early composer of madrigals, of which two books have survived, published in Venice in 1540 and 1544, for four and eight voices respectively. He was also a prolific keyboard composer of ricercars which alternate contrapuntal and highly ornamented passages. Of greatest significance to musicologists is a manuscript by Veggio which survived in the archives of Castell'Arquato. It appears to be a rough copy of his draft compositions, containing numerous sketches, strikeouts and revisions; it is one of the earliest such music manuscripts to survive, and provides a rare window into compositional procedures of the time. Many of the compositions are transcriptions for keyboard of vocal compositions, now lost, probably by other composers. Vehviläinen, Arvo 1901 1964 he worked as a band leader in Lappeenranta and as a conductor of military bands. He composed many pieces for wind band Veichtner, Franz Adam more... 10 Feb. 1741 Regensburg, Germany 3 Mar. 1822 Kalnciems, Latvia German violinist and composer, who was a pupil of Franz Benda (violin) and of Riepel (composition). He was in the service of Count Kaiserling at Königsberg (1763–64), Konzertmeister to the Duke of Courland in Mitau (1765–95), and then chamber musician to the Russian court in St. Petersburg until his retirement in 1820 Veiga, Joao Mario more...       Vejvanovsky, Pavel Josef more...       Velasquez, Glauco more... 23 Mar. 1884 Naples, Italy 21 Jun. 1914 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Velasquez, Jose Francisco more...       Velázquez, Torres Ortiz Consuelo more... 29 Aug. 1916 Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico 22 Jan. 2005 Mexico City singer, pianist and composer of the intimate Mexican ballad Besame Mucho, among the greatest, and certainly one of the most recorded, songs of the 20th century, with versions by such diverse artists as the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Dame Vera Lynn and the Grateful Dead Veldeke, Hendrik (or Heinrich) van more... before 1140 after 1190 known today as Hendrik van Veldeke (in Dutch) or Heinrich von Veldeke (in German), Hendrik is the first writer from the Low Countries who is known by name. He wrote in a Middle Dutch Limburgish dialect (also sometimes referred to in German sources as a Middle German dialect). He was an important influence on the German literature of the twelfth century and later because of his excellent technique. He was valued at the noble courts for his lyric poetry, of which about thirty examples survive Velden, Renier Van Der 14 Jan. 1910 Borgerhout, Belgium 19 Jan. 1993 Anvers, Belgiumcomposer and conductor Veldhuis, Jacob ter more...       Velez, Glen more...       Veliov, Naat more...       Vella, Joseph more... 1942 Gozo, Malta   one of Malta's leading contemporary composers, he has written for a wide range of musical combinations including solo, chamber, choral and symphonic works. In addition, he has pioneered the revival of old Maltese music which has led to a wider knowledge and appreciation of an important part of the country's national heritage which, up to the late 60s, was almost completely neglected Vellère, Lucie more... 23 Dec. 1896 Brussels, Belgium 12 Oct. 1966 Brussels, Belgium Belgian composer Vellones, Pierre (born Pierre Rousseau) more... 29 Mar. 1889 Paris, France 17 Sep. 1939 Paris, France French composer and a medical doctor, possibly the first composer to write for the Ondes Martenot Veloso, Caetano (Emanuel Viana Teles) more... 7 Aug. 1942 Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil   composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist, Veloso is best known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship Veltheim, Charlotte 1803 Germany 1873 a fine singer lauded by Moscheles. She composed songs and variations for the piano Velut, Gilet more...       Venantius, Fortunatus more...       Venegas de Henestrosa, Luys more...       Venerable, Pierre le more...       Venetsanou, Nena more...       Venezia, Anna Bon (Boni) (di) 1738 Venice   at the age of four she was admitted to the music school (coro) of the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. Music by her was published in Venice in about 1760 Veneziano (or Veneziani), Gaetano more... 1656 Bisceglie, Bari, Italy 15 Jul. 1716 Naples, Italy   Veneziano, Giovanni more... 11 Mar. 1683 Naples, Italy 13 Apr. 1742 Naples, Italy   Venosa, Carlo Gesualdo da (see Gesualdo da Venosa, Carlo)       Venosta, Giovanni more...       Vent, Jan Nepomuk more...       Ventadorn (de), Maria 1165 1221 composer Ventadour (Ventadorn), Bernart de more... c.1125 Ventadorn, France 1195 a troubadour who was in the service of Eleanor of Aquitaine (wife of Louis VII of France and later Henry II of England). Few other troubadours left so many melodies which have survived; there are eighteen, and many of them became well known all over medieval Europe, some being given German texts by Minnesingers such as Friedrich von Hûsen and Dietmar von Aist. Some of his songs, including the especially famous Quan vei l'aloete, show the melodic influence of Gregorian chant Ventas, Adolf more... 1919 Amposta, Spain   Spanish saxophonist, composer and arranger Vento, Mattia (Matthias) more... 1735 Naples, Italy 22 Nov. 1776 London, England Italian composer of opera Ventura, Charlie more...       Venturelli, Giuseppe more... 1711 Rubiera, c. Modena, Italy 31 May 1775 Modena, Italy   Venturi del Nibbio, Stefano more... fl. 1600   composer with Caccini and others of the early opera Il rapimento di Cefalo performed in Florence on 9 Oct. 1600 Venturini, Francesco more...       Venua, Frederic Marc Antonie more... 1786 1872 composer Vény (or Vinit), Louis Auguste more... 30 Sep. 1801 Méru, France   French oboist who composed works for oboe and piano Venzano, Luigi more... 1814 Genoa, Italy 26 Jan. 1878 Genoa   Veprik (or Weprik), Alexander Moiseyevich 23 Jun 1899 Balta, Odessa, Ukraine 13 Oct. 1958 Moscow, Russia Ukrainian composer and musicologist Veracini, Francesco Maria more... 1 Feb 1690 Florence, Italy 31 Oct 1768 Florence, Italy Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his violin sonatas and concerti Verbeek, Frans (see Beck, Randy)       Verbeek, Margriet more... 1957 Leiderdorp, The Netherlands   Margriet studied guitar in The Netherlands before moving to Cedar Falls, Iowa where she continued her studies under the American guitarist and painter Frje Echeverria. On her return to Eindhoven she followed classes at the music school of Jan-Anton van Hoek for a short period and then went on to study under the Uruguayan guitarist Baltazar Benitez at the Brabant Conservatory. In 1985 she finished her studies but she continued to study composition under Jan van Dijk (in Tilburg), while at the same time teaching classical guitar in Maasland, near Rotterdam. Margriet has, up to now, published eighteen books of compositions and two books with adaptations. Naturally the guitar plays a major role in Margriet's music, although she also has composed a great deal for other instruments Verbesselt, August more... 22 Oct. 1919 Klein-Willebroek, Belgium   Belgian composer, flautist and teacher Verbey, Theo more... 5 Jul. 1959 Delft, The Netherlands   Dutch composer and teacher Verbiest, Rony more...       Verbonnet, Jean (Johannes) (see Ghiselin, Jean (Johannes))       Verbugt, Eric more...       Verbytsky, Mykhaylo more... 1815 Ulyuchi, Galicia 31 Dec. 1870 Mlyny, Russia   Verchen de Vreuschmen, Léon (see Vreuschmen, Léon Verchen de)       Verdelot, Philippe more... 1480/1485 Les Loges, France c.1530/1532 possibly Venice French composer of the Renaissance, who spent most of his life in Italy. He is commonly considered to be the father of the Italian madrigal, and certainly was one of its earliest and most prolific composers; in addition he was prominent in the musical life of Florence during the period after the recapture of the city by the Medici from the followers of Girolamo Savonarola. Verdelot, along with Costanzo Festa, is considered to be the father of the madrigal, an a cappella vocal form which emerged in the late 1520s from a convergence of several previous musical streams (including the frottola, the canzone, the laude, and also including some influence from the more serious style of the motet) Verdery, Benjamin more...       Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) more... 10 Oct. 1813 Le Roncole, nr. Busseto, Italy 27 Jan. 1901 Milan, Italy probably the finest composer of Italian opera Verdickt, Benoît more... 27 Sep. 1884 Steenhuffel, Belgium 28 Apr. 1970 Saint-Laurent (Montréal) Belgian composer, organist, choral director and teacher Verdin, Hilmer more... 7 Mar. 1921 Bruges, Belgium   Belgian composer, choral director, organist and teacher Verdin, Joris more... 21 Jan. 1952 Anderlecht, Belgium   Belgian composer, organist and teacher Verdonck, Cornelis more... 1563 Turhhout, Flanders 5 Jul. 1625 Anvers, The Netherlands a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was one of the last members of the Franco-Flemish school of polyphony, and was a notable composer of madrigals in a style that blended both Italian and native Netherlandish idioms Verdonck, Jean (Jan) more... c.1546 Anvers, Belgium   Flemish composer and singer Verdone, Signor more...       Verdu, Jose Sanchez more...       Veremans, Renaat more... 2 Mar. 1894 Lierre, Belgium 5 Jun. 1969 Antwerp, Belgium   Veress, Sándor more... 1 Feb. 1907 Cluj-Napoca, Hungary     Veretti, Antonio more... 20 Feb. 1900 Verona, Italy 13 Jul. 1978 Rome, Italy   Vergauwen, André more... 23 Jul. 1930 Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium   Belgian composer Verger (du), Virginie Morel 1799 France 1870 composer and pianist Verheyden, Edward more... 8 Oct. 1878 Antwerp, Belgium 10 Apr. 1959 Antwerp, Belgium   Verhaegen, Augustinus Jules more... 19 Aug. 1886 Kapellen-op-den-Bos, Belgium 12 Oct. 1965 Alost, Belgium Belgian composer, organist and choral director Verhaegen, Marc more... 25 Feb. 1943 Anvers, Belgium   Belgian composer, pianist and teacher Verhey, Theodoor more...       Verheyden, Edward more... 8 Oct. 1878 Anvers, Belgium 10 Apr. 1959 Anvers, Belgium Belgian composer, violinist and teacher Verheyen, Pierre-Emmanuel more... c. 1750 Ghent, Belgium 11 Jan. 1819 Ghent, Belgium Belgian composer, organist and singer Verhoeven, Arthur more...       Verhulst, Johannes more...       Verikivsky (or Verikovsky), Mykhaylo (Mikhail Ivanovich) more... 20 Nov. 1896 Kremenets, Tarnopol, Russia 14 Jun. 1962 Kiev, Russia composer of 7 operas Verius more... fl. 16th century   Flemish composer Verkaeren, Philippe more... 25 Oct. 1950 Vilvorde, Belgium   Belgian composer, organist and teacher Verlit (or Verlith), Gaspar de more... c.1625 Mons, Belgium c.1673 Flemish composer Verloge Hilaire (also known as Alarius) more... 1685 Ghent, Belgium 1734 Ghent, Belgium Flemish viol player, violinist and composer. Francois Couperin's Concerts royaux were performed for Louis XIV at Versailles on selected Sundays in 1714 and 1715. In the published edition (1722) Couperin supplied the names of his musicians for these petits concerts de chambre: Francois Duval (violin), Andre Danican Philidor (oboe and bassoon), Hilaire Verloge (viol), Dubois (oboe and bassoon) and himself (harpsichord) Vermandere Joseph (frère Placide) more... 18 Jan. 1901 Heule, Belgium 23 Apr. 1971 Montréal Belgian composer, organist, poet, teacher and music critic Vermandere, Willem more... 9 Feb. 1940 Lauwe, Belgium   a Belgian sculptor, musician, storyteller and folk singer Vermeeren, Anthonius (Antoine) more... bap. 11 Feb. 1618 Wilrijk, Belgium c.1668 Anvers, Belgium Belgian composer Vermeeren, Coen more... 4 Nov. 1962 Breda, The Netherlands   composer of religious music Vermeersch, Peter more... 25 Sep. 1959 Waregem (Flandre Occidentale), Belgium   Belgian composer, clarinetist and architect Vermeiren, Jef more... 13 Jun. 1904 Anvers 1999 Belgian composer, pianist and conductor Vermeulen, Arthur more... 3 Feb. 1871 Poperinge, Belgium 21 Jan. 1938 Courtrai, Belgium Belgian composer, organist, pianist and carillonneur Vermeulen, Matthijs more...       Vermont, Pierre II more...       Vermote, Petra more...       Vernaelde (or Vernaëlde), Albert (Charles Hermann) more... 3 Apr. 1859 Antwerp, Belgium (of French parents) Feb. 1928 bass singer who was the author of Le Solfège raisonné, ouvrage théorique et pratique (Paris, 1898, 2nd edn. 1926) and Précis de l'art du chant, traité théorique et pratique (Paris, 1923, 2nd edn. 1929) Vernier, Jean Aimé fils more... 16 Aug. 1769 Paris, France after 1838   Vernizzi (or Vernici, Invernizzi, Invernici), Ottavio more... 27 Nov. 1569 Bologna, Italy 28 Sep. 1649 Bologna, Italy   Verocai, Giovanni more... c. 1700 Venice, Italy c. 13 Dec. 1745 Braunschweig, Germany   Verrall, John (Weedon) more... 17 Jun. 1908 Britt, Iowa, USA     Verrijt, Jan Baptist more...       Verrimst, Victor Frédéric more... 29 Nov. 1825 Paris, France 16 Jan. 1893 Houilles, France French doublebassist and composer of sacred music, military music, music for Orphéon. Acad. 1881 Verroust, Louis Stanislas (David) Xavier (called Verroust aîné) more... 10 May 1814 Hazebrouck 9 or 11 Apr. 1863 Hazebrouck oboist and composer of works for oboe, brother of the bassoonist Charles (André Joseph) Verroust (1826-1887) (called Verroust jeune) Verschraegen, Gabriel more... 11 Aug. 1919 Eksaarde, Belgium 13 Nov. 1981 Ghent, Belgium student of Flor Peeters, later organ professor at Ghent Conservatory and cathedral organist in Ghent, his compositions are inspired by Gregorian chant as in the chorale prelude on the All Saints Vespers hymn Verschueren, Bert more...       Verso, Antonio il more... c.1550 1621 Italian composer, an infant prodigy, who it is reported composed a 2-part ricercare at the age of ten. He was a pupil of Pietro Vinci and spent most of his working life in Palermo, though he may have visited Venice c.1600-3 Verstockt, Serge more... 28 Feb. 1957 Brasschaat, Belgium   Belgian composer Verstovsky (or Werstowski), Alexey Nikolayevich 1 Mar. 1799 Seliverstovo, Tambov 17 Nov. 1862 Moscow, Russia Russian composer Vert, Juan more...       Verweire, John Livin more... 3 Nov. 1869 Ghent, Belgium 10 Feb. 1949 Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Belgian-born American composer Vesque von Püttlingen, Johann Vesque von (see Hoven, Johann)       Vets, Lodewijk (Lode) 2 Sep. 1899 Anvers, Belgium 26 Jul. 1970 Anvers, Belgium Belgian composer, viola player and teacher Vetter, Michael more... 18 Sep. 1943 Oberstdorf, Allgäu   composer of the opera Der Dichter und die Mädchen (1966) Veysberg (or Weissberg) (Rimskaya-Korsakova), Yuliya Lazarevna 6 Jan. 1880 Orenburg, Russia 1 Mar. 1942 Leningrad, Russia Russian composer Vézina, Joseph more... 9 Jun. 1849 Quebec, Canada 5 Oct. 1924 Quebec, Canada Canadian composer who wrote three operas Vezzana, Lucrezia Orsina fl. 17th century Italy   a nun whose works were published in Venice in 1623 Viadana, Lodovico Grossi da more... c.1560 Viadana, Italy 2 May 1627 Gualtieri, Italy Italian composer, teacher, and Franciscan friar of the Order of Minor Observants. He was the first significant figure to make use of the newly developed technique of figured bass, one of the musical devices which was to define the end of the Renaissance and beginning of Baroque eras in music Viana, Andersen more... 1962 Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Brazilian composer, arranger, conductor and music producer. His father Sebastian Viana was assistant to the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos Vianna, Alfredo more...       Vianna da Motta, Jose more...       Viardot (or Viardot-García), (Michelle Ferdinande) Pauline (née García) more... 18 Jul. 1821 Paris, France 18 May 1910 Paris, France composer of the opera Cendrillon (1904) Vicente, Josep more...       Vicenti, Giovanni more...       Vicentino, Nicola more... 1511 Vicenza, Italy 1575/76 Milan, Italy Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most visionary musicians of the age, inventing, among other things, a microtonal keyboard, and devising a practical system of chromatic writing two hundred years before the rise of equal temperament Victoria, Tomás Luis de more... 1548 Ávila, Spain 20 Aug. 1611 Madrid, Spain a gifted Spanish organist and composer of the late Renaissance. He was the most famous composer of the 16th-century in Spain, and is considered by many to be second only to Palestrina as a composer of sacred polyphony at the time Victors, Karel (see Albert, Karel)       Victory, Gerard (also Loraine, Alan) more... 24 Dec. 1921 Dublin, Ireland   Irish composer who has written 7 operas Vidakovic, Albe 1914 Subotica, Yugoslavia 1964 an important composer of Croatian church music. He also collected Croatian musical folklore. The Insitute for Church Music in Zagreb is named after him Vidal, Joseph Bernard more... 15 Nov. 1859 Toulouse, France 18 Dec. 1924 Paris, France   Vidal, Paul (Antoine) more... 16 Jun. 1863 Toulouse, France 9 Apr. 1931 Paris, France French composer and teacher Vidal, Peire more... fl. 1180-1206   Provençal troubadour who served Boniface II, Marquis of Monferrat Vidales, Francisco de more...       Vide, Jacobus (Jacques) more... fl. 1405-1433   Franco-Flemish composer of the transitional period between the medieval period and early Renaissance. He was an early member of the Burgundian School, during the reigns of John the Fearless and Philip the Good. The group, which included Guillaume Dufay, Gilles Binchois, Pierre Fontaine and Nicolas Grenon, went on to become the leading musicians of their time and, as well as their duties in churches and cathedrals, they often directed court music too Vidovszky, Laszlo 1944 Bekescsaba, Hungary   Hungarian conductor, pianist and composer Vidjeskog, Patrik more... 16 Oct. 1964 Jakobstad, Finland   he works more purely in a traditional framework. His music is clearly free-tonal and based on thematic processing. He himself has named melody, harmony and counterpoint as the main elements of his music. His rather limited output focuses on chamber music; significant works we may mention are the vivacious and lucid Assa (1997) for 11-member chamber ensemble and Sonata in modo classico (1999) for heckelphone and piano, recalling Hindemith Vidue, Ettor fl. 16th century   Flemish composer Vierdanck, Johann c. 1605 Germany 1646 Dresden, Germany German organist and composer. The trio sonata was developed by Paul Peuerl (d. c.1650), Johann Vierdanck and Johann Rosenmüller, the last of whom amplified the form by adding a slow introduction or sinfonia. All these men composed sonatas for four, five and six instruments which maintained the slow-quick alternation of their Italian models while writing in a considerably more contrapuntal style Vierk, Lois V more... Aug. 1951 Lansing, Indiana, USA   American composer much influenced by gagaku, Japanese court music Vierling, Johann Gottfried more... 25 Jan. 1750 Metzels, Germany 22 Nov. 1813 Schmalkalden, Germany German composer and organist Vierne, Louis more... 8 Oct. 1870, Poitiers, France 2 Jun. 1937 Notre-Dame-de-Paris, France French organist and composer. He was also a fine teacher whose students were the nucleus of the modern French organ school. His pupils included Marcel Dupre, Joseph Bonnet, Nadia Boulanger, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Durufle, Gaston Litaize and Jean Langlais. He taught at the Paris Conservatory as Widor's assistant in 1894-96; then became the colleague and assistant there of fellow composer Alexander Guilmant (1837-1911), whose organ sonatas also have symphonic dimensions and influenced Vierne's style almost as much as Widor's symphonies did Vierne, René 11 Mar. 1878 Lille, France 29 May 1918 missing in action French organist and composer, brother of Louis Vierne, René had organ lessons with his brother, and later at the Paris Conservatory with Guilmant. He won the Premier Prix d'Orgue et Improvisation in 1906. In 1902 he was appointed Organist de Choeur of the church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris, and from 1904 he was the Organist Titulair of this church Vieru, Anatol more... 8 Jun. 1926 Iasy, Romania     Vietinghoff-Scheel (or Fitingov-Shell), Baron Anatol 29 Mar. 1899 Pushkin, Russia 15 Nov. 1933 Graz, Austria Russian pianist, organist, choral direcotr and composer Vietinghoff-Scheel (or Fitingov-Shell), Baron Boris Aleksandrovich 1829 Kurland 24-26 Sep. 1901 St. Petersburg amateur composer of 5 operas, two of which were never performed Vieuxtemps, Henri more... 17 Feb. 1820 Verviers, Belgium 6 Jun. 1881 Mustapha, Algeria Belgian violinist and composer particularly for the violin Viganò, Salvatore more... 25 Mar. 1769 Naples, Italy 10 Aug. 1821 Milan, Italy   Vignati, Giuseppe more... probably born in Bologna 1768 Milan, Italy composer of 7 operas all of which have been lost Vigneron-Ramackers, Josée more... 25 Jan. 1914 Leopoldsburg (Limbourg), Belgium   Belgian composer, conductor and teacher Vignery, Jane (Emilie Virginie) 1913 Ghent, Belgium 1974 Luttre, Belgium she came from a musical family; both her mother and grandfather composed. Her early studies were at the Royal Music Conservatory in Ghent, and she graduated in music theory (1925), harmony (1927), counterpoint and fugue (1929) quite young. She later studied violin at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and harmony with Nadia Boulanger and Jacques de la Presle, as well as musical analysis with Paul Dukas. An incurable weakness in her muscles forced her to give up the violin and devote herself completely to composition. In 1942 she received the Emile Mathieu prize for her Sonata for Horn and Piano and in 1945 she was appointed lecturer in harmony at the Royal Music Conservatory in Ghent, a post she held until her tragic death in a train crash in 1974. Her small output includes works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, orchestra with chorus, and songs Vignola, Giuseppe more... 5 Feb. 1662 Naples, Italy Nov. 1712 Naples, Italy composer of 3 operas Vihmand, Mari more... 1967 Tartu, Estonia   Estonian composer Viitala, Mauri 1948 Finland   Finnish composer Viitanen, Harri more... 27 Dec. 1954 Finland   church organist and composer. He has written over 100 organ chorales for practical everyday use. In his principal works, however, he has explored more modern sounds. His major work to date is the organ concerto Firmamentum (1985–1988). His solo organ work Images d'oiseaux (1992) is based on a deep analysis of recorded birdsong Viitasaari, Jukka more... 1961   a Finnish classroom teacher with a musical background (including studies in music theory, rock, jazz, and low brass instruments.) His instruments are the tuba and the guitar and he has composed dozens of pieces for windbands of various forms of which about 50+ have been published in Finland and several other by the Dutch publisher Bronsheim Muziekuitguiverij. The most popular of them are written for younger bands Viitasaari, Markku 1966   music teacher and composer, the head master of music school. He also conducts several bands and composes mainly for windband Vila, Juan d'Autras 1900 Barcelona, Spain 1978 Barcelona, Spain Spanish composer noted for his zarzuelas Vilar, José Teodor more... 10 Aug. 1836 Barcelona, Spain 21 Oct. 1905 Barcelona, Spain composer of 9 operas Vilbac (or Vilback), (Alphonse Charles) Renaud de more... 3 Jun. 1829 Montpellier, France 19 Mar. 1884 Ixelles, nr. Brussels, Belgium French organist and composer whose works include two operettas Au clair de la lune (1857) and Don Almanzor (1858) Vilboa (or Villebois), Konstantin Petrowitsch 29 May 1817 St Petersburg, Russia 12 (or 2) Jul. 1882 Warsaw, Poland Russian composer Vilén, Asko more... 21 May 1946 Tyrvää, Finland   composer of orchestral and wind band music and songs. He has been musical director of STM-musiikki for many years and was the artistic director of STM summer music camp Vilhar, Franz more... 5 Jan. 1852 Senozece 4 Mar. 1928 Zagreb   Villa, Ricardo more... 23 Oct. 1873 Madrid, Spain 10 Apr. 1935 Madrid, Spain   Villain, Florentius fl. 16th century   composer, probably Flemish Villa-Lobos, Heitor more... 5 May 1887 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 Nov. 1959 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil South American composer who in his works combined the folk music of Brazil and classical musical forms as well as having a profound influence on music education in Brazil through his organisation and direction of SEMA, Superintendency of Artistic and Musical Education, which introduced the study of music and choral singing into the school curriculum Villa Rojo, Jesus 1940 Brihuega, Spain   composer and director of the Madrid Laboratorio de interpretacion musical Villalpando, Alberto 1942 La Paz, Bolivia   considered one of the main driving forces of contemporary music in Bolivia Villani Cortes, Edmundo more... 8 Nov. 1930 Minas Gerias, Brazil   Brazilian musical director, pianist and compose Villani Gabriele more... c.1555 Piacenza, Italy 1625 Piacenza, Italy Italian composer of the Renaissance, brother of Gasparo, son of Giuseppe Villani Gasparo more... mid 16th-century Piacenza, Italy   Italian composer of the Renaissance, brother of Gabriele, son of Giuseppe Villani Giuseppe more... 1519 Piacenza, Italy c. 1591 Piacenza, Italy Italian maestro di cappella and composer of the Renaissance, father of Gabriele and Gasparo Villard de Beaumesnil, Henriette Adélaïde (married name Cauvy) 31 Aug. 1758 Paris, France 15 Jul. 1813 Paris, France a fine singer who became one of the foremost artists of the Paris Opera. She was the second woman to have her compositions performed at the Opéra, Paris and the only woman known to have composed an oratorio, Les Israëlites poursuivis par Paharaon for performance at the Concert spirituel in 1784 and 1785. Some sources give her birth as being in 1748 or even as early as 1738 Villate, Gaspar more... 1851 Havana, Cuba 9 Oct. 1891 Paris, France   Villeblanche (de), Mme before 1758 before 1782 composer, who died aged 24, known for four Sonatas for Piano and Harpsichord published c. 1789 by her husband after her death Villebois, Konstantin (see Vilboa, Konstantin)       Villeroye, Jehan de (see Briquet)       Villette, Pierre 1926< Duclair, France/td> 1998 Aix en Provence, France might be considered a part-time composer, as most of his life has been spent in music education, most notably as director of the Conservatoire in Besancon and later at its counterpart in Aix-en-Provence. He has found time to write a succession of sensuous motets which set Latin texts familiar from the Catholic liturgy often emplying his very personal synthesis of the Catholic choral tradition and the harmonies of jazz Villico (see Dillen, Guillaume)       Villoing, Vassili 28 Oct. 1850 Moscow, Russia 15 Sep. 1922 Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia Russian composer, music educator and author Villoldo, Angel Gregorio more... 16 Feb. 1861 Barracas, Argentina 14 Oct. 1919 Buenos Aires, Argentina author of the celebrated tango El Choclo Vilm (de), Mlle fl. 1699   composer who was published in Paris in 1699 Viña (Manteola), Facundo de la more... 21 Feb. 1876 Gijon, Spain 19 Nov. 1952 Madrid, Spain   Vinaccesi (or Vinacesi, Vinacese), Benedetto more... c. 1670 Brescia, Italy c. 1719 Venice, Italy composer of four operas Viñao, Alejandro more... 4 Sep. 1951 Buenos Aires, Argentina   studied composition with the Russian composer Jacobo Ficher in Buenos Aires. In 1975 he moved to Britain where he continued his studies at the Royal College of Music and the City University in London. He has been resident in Britain since then. In 1988 he was awarded a PhD. in composition at the City University Vincent (or Winzenhörlein), Heinrich Joseph more... 23 Feb. 1819 Teilheim, nr. Würzburg, Germany 19 May 1901 Vienna, Austria   Vincent, John more... 17 May 1902 Birmingham, Ala., USA 21 Jan. 1977 Santa Monica, USA   Vinci, Leonardo more... c. 1690 Strongoli, Naples, Italy 27 May 1730 Naples, Italy Neapolitan opera composer who composed well over 30 operas Vinderhout, Petrus fl 1318-82 Flanders   also known as Petrus de Brugis, composer and singer Petrus Vinderhout worked at St. Donatian, Bruges from 1381-82 and may have been the composer of Comes Flandrie Vinders, Hieronimus (Hieronymous) fl. 1325-1526   Flemish composer, one of those composers who wrote a musical epitaph on the death of Josquin des Pres. Vinders' Lamentatio super mortem Josquin combines the words O mors inevitabilis with sections of text and chant from the Requiem Mass in a sonorous seven-part texture Vine, Carl more... 1954 Perth, Western Australia   Australian pianist, director, adminstrator and composer particularly for dance, film and theatre Vine, Ian more... 3 Jan. 1974 United Kingdom   British composer who combines Near and Far East modalities with formal elements taken from Western music Vinea, Antoine de (see Wyngaerde, Antonius van den)       Vinier (d'Arras), Gilles le more... 1190 Arras, France 1252 France trouvère, brother of Guillaume Vinier (d'Arras), Guillaume le more... c. 1190 Arras, France 1245 France trouvère, brother of Gilles Vinit, Louis Auguste (Vény, Louis Auguste)       Vinitsky, Alexander more... 1950 Omsk, Russia   Russian virtuoso guitarist, arranger and composer Vinogradova, Vera fl. 20th century   Russian pianist and composer who was born in Leningrad Vinson, Eddie 'Cleanhead' more... 18 Dec. 1917 Houston, Texas, USA 2 Jul 1988 alto saxophone player, blues singer and bandleader Vinter, Gilbert more... 1909 Lincoln, England 1969 Tintagel, England English composer, conductor and bassoonist. During the 1960s Gilbert Vinter single-handedly revolutionised the British brass band repertoire: dissonance became more widely accepted, percussion became integral and rhythm became as important as melody Vintule, Ruta Evaldovna more... 1944 Riga, Latvia   Latvian composer and pianist who accompanies the State Choir Latvija which was founded in 1942 Viola, Anselm 1738 Teruel, Spain 1798 Montserrat, Spain Catalan harpsichordist and organist Viotti, Giovanni Battista more... 12 May 1755 Fontanetto da Po, Piedmont 3 Mar. 1824 London, England Italian violinist and composer Viozzi (or Weutz), Giulio more... 5 Jul. 1912 Trieste, Italy     Viret, Jean Philippe more... 1959 St. Quentin, France   French jazz double bass player and composer who trained over a five year period at the National Convervatory of Music in Versailles. He studied bass with Hack Cazauron and harmony, counterpart and orchestration with Julien Falk. In 1980 he became co-leader of Orchestra de Contrabasses. As a jazz performer he was influenced by the Bill Evans Trio, with Scott Laforo on bass, and also the great bass player Paul Chambers Virtaperko, Olli more... 29 Dec. 1973 Espoo, Finland   Finnish cellist, composer and sometime singer in the rock group Ultra Bra (1995-2001). Visée, Robert de more... c. 1655 France c. 1732 singer, lutenist, guitarist and violist in the service of Louis XIV Visetti, Alberto Antonio more... 13 May 1846 Salona, Italy 10 Jul. 1928 London, England composer of an opera entitled Les Trois mousquetaires which was performed sometime after 1872 but has since been lost Vishnegradsky (or Vyshnegradsky, Vysjnegradsky, Vysjnegradskij, Wischnegradsky, Wyschnegradsky), Ivan Alexandrovich 16 May 1893 St. Petersburg, Russia 29 Sep. 1979 Paris, France Russian-born French composer, a practitioner of microtones and quartertones, who wrote Manual of Quartertone Harmony (1933), originally in French, who also used the pseudonym Ivan Alexandrovich Volney Viski, János 10 Jun. 1906 Kolozsvar, Hungary 16 Jan. 1961 Budapest, Hungary Hungarian teacher and composer Visman, Bart more... 21 Oct. 1962 Naarden, The Netherlands   Dutch composer Vismarri, Filippo more... after 1635 c. 1706 Vienna, Austria   Visotsky (or Wyssotzky, Vyssotzky, Vysocki), Mikhail (or Michael) Timofeyevich 1791 Moscow, Russia 16-28 December 1837 Moscow, Russia Russian guitarist and composer Visser, Dick more... 1926 The Netherlands   Dutch guitarist, teacher and composer Visser, Peter more... The Netherlands   Dutch guitarist and composer Visser, Yme G 1911 Friesland, The Netherlands   Dutch organist and composer Vitali, Giovanni Battista more... 18 Feb. 1632 Cremona, Italy 12 Oct. 1692 Modena, Italy Italian singer, cellist and composer Vitali, Filippo more... c. 1590 Florence, Italyafter 1 Apr. 1653 Flornece, Italy   Vitali (or Vitalino), Tommaso (Tomaso) Antonio more... 7 Mar. 1663 Bologna, Italy 9 May 1745 Modena, Italy son of Giovanni Battista, violinist and composer Vitalis, George more... 9 Jan. 1895 Athens, Greece 27 Apr. 1959 Athens, Greece George vitalis worked with Santini. He was conductor of the Khedivial Opera House (Royal Opera House), Cairo. He also worked with Saint-Saens and Ravel in Paris, and with Richard Strauss and Furtwangler in Berlin. He went to the USA in 1946 [information provided by Dennis Kirton, husband of George Vitalis' daughter Miranda Niove Kirton] Vitiello, Stephen more... 1964 New York, USA   a sound and media artist, who in his work, is particularly interested in the physical aspect of sound and its potential to define the form and atmosphere of a spatial environment. Since 1988 collaboration with artists, musicians and choreographers, including Dara Birnbaum, Jem Cohen, John Jasperse/White Oak Dance Project featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Joan Jonas, Pauline Oliveros, Tony Oursler and Constance De Jong, Nam June Paik, Eder Santos, Scanner, Yasunao Tone, Frances-Marie Uitti Vito-Delvaux, Berthe di more... 17 May 1915 Angleur, Belgium   Belgian composer and teacher Vitols (or Wihtol), Jazeps (Joseph) more... 26 Jul. 1863 Valmiera, Latvia 24 Apr. 1948 Lübeck, Germany Latvian teacher, critic and composer Vittadini, Franco more... 9 Apr. 1884 Pavia, Italy 30 Nov. 1948 Pavia, Italy   Vittori (or Vittorij, Rovitti, Victorius), Loreto (Lauretus, Olerto) more... c. 5 Sep. 1600 Spoleto, Italy 23 Apr. 1670 Rome, Italy   Vittoria, Tomás (see Victoria, Tomás (Tomaso) Luis de)       Vitry, Philippe de more... 31 Oct. 1291 Paris, France 9 Jun. 1361 Meaux, France French composer, music theorist and poet. He was the defining music theorist of the early Ars Nova, as well as an accomplished, innovative, and influential composer Vitzthumb (or Fiston, Fitzthumb, Witzthumb), Ignaz (Ignace) more... 14 Sep. 1724 Baden, nr. Vienna, Austria 23 Mar. 1816 Brussels, Belgium Austrian-born composer and conductor Vivaldi, Antonio (Lucio) more... 4 Mar. 1678 Venice, Italy 27 or 28 Jul. 1741 Vienna, Austria Italian priest, teacher, violinist and composer. over the course of his career he composed over five hundred concertos, both for solo instruments (principally violin) and for combinations of instruments. Although Vivaldi wrote a great deal of music in other genres, including more than fifty operas, it is his concertos that helped define this form in the Baroque and into the Classical era. These normally comprised three movements (fast, slow, fast); the fast movement regularly employed a ritornello form. In this form, an orchestral melody alternates with the freer sections that feature the soloist or soloists. The repetition of the ritornello provides a point of reference for the listener, allowing the soloist to stand out. It also allows the composer a greater degree of freedom in how the soloist's material is treated Vivanco, Sebastian de more... c. 1551 1622 Spanish priest and composer contemporary of Tomas Luis de Victoria Vivancos, Bernat more... 1973 Barcelona, Spain   pianist, violinist and composer Vives, Amadeo more... 18 Nov. 1871 Collbató, near Montserrat, Spain 1 Dec. 1932 Madrid, Spain composer of song, orchestral works and zarzuela and one of those who helped found influential Orféo Catalá (1891), a key element in Catalunya's musical renaissance Viviani, Giovanni Buonaventura more... 15 Jul. 1638 Florence, Italy after Nov. 1692 Florence or Pistoia, Italy Italian violinist and composer who was for a time Kapellmeister to the Innsbruck court of Emperor Leopold I Vivier, Claude more... 14 Apr. 1948 Montreal, Canada 12 Mar. 1983 Paris, France Canadian composer who trained and worked in Europe until 1974. In 1979 he undertook an extended stay on the island of Bali Vivier, Joseph 15 Dec. 1816 Huy, Belgium 3 Jan. 1903 Brussels, Belgium Belgian composer, music theorist and inventor Vizzana (or Vizana), Lucrezia Orsina more... 1590 Bologna, Italy 1662 Bologna, Italy published in Venice, her collected works, Componimenti musicali (1623) are made up mostly of solos or duets with continuo. Her music is characterised by virtuoistic ornamentation. In sixteenth- and early-seventeenth-century Bologna, approximately one-seventh of the entire female population lived behind convent walls. Santa Cristina became home for a number of gifted women musicians, many from among the upper classes, who sought "respectable" musical careers. Lucrezia Vizzana was Bologna's only published nun composer. She entered the convent at the age of eight Vlachopoulos, Yannis more... 8 Mar. 1939 Piraeus, Greece     Vlad, Alessio more...     son of composer, pianist and musicologist Roman Vlad (formerly the artistic director of La Scala in Milan), Alessio followed in his father's footsteps, eventually becoming artistic director of the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. He is a conductor, arranger and composer of film scores such as Tea with Mussolini, Jane Eyre and Callas Forever Vlad, Roman more... 29 Dec. 1919 Cernauti, Romania   composer, pianist and musicologist formerly the artistic director of La Scala in Milan who became an Italian citizen in 1941 Vlad, Ulpiu more... 27 Jan 1945 Zarnesti, Romania   Romanian oboist and composer of orchestral, chamber, choral and vocal works Vladigerov, Alexander more... 4 Aug. 1933 Sofia, Bulgaria     Vladigerov, Pancho more... 25 (Old Style 13) March 1899 Zurich, Switzerland 8 Sep. 1978 Sofia, Bulgaria Swiss-born composer one of the founding members of the Bulgarian Contemporary Music Society (1933) Vlak, Kees more... 1938 Amsterdam, The Netherlands   Dutch composer Vlasov, Vladimir (Alexandrovich) more... 7 Jan 1903 (Old Style 25 Dec. 1902) Moscow, Russia 7 Sep. 1986 Moscow, Russia composer of many 'patriotic' operas, music for films, plays, operattas, etc. Vleeshouwer, Albert de 8 Jun. 1863 Anvers, Belgium 19 Jun. 1913 Anvers, Belgium Belgian composer Vleggaar, Giel more... 1974 Amsterdam, The Netherlands   graduating in composition (with Theo Verbey and Daan Manneke) from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2001, he flirted with jazz and pop music (leading to jazz arranging and composition studies with Jurre Haanstra at the Conservatory of Hilversum), took a trip to visit the Wolof tribe in the Gambia in 1998, and followed studies in Karnatic music (with Rafael Reina). His musical influences and tastes remain wide-ranging Vlemmeren, Gisleen van 23 Aug. 1844 Saint-Nicolas (Flandre Orientale) 22 Jul. 1915 Saint-Nicolas (Flandre Orientale) Belgian composer, choral director and teacher Vlieger, Henk de more... 1953 Schiedam, The Netherlands   Dutch percussionist and composer Vliet, Don van more... 1941 USA   poet, singer and composer, known as Captain Beefheart, he championed avant-garde music with his eccentric fusion of influe