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Name Born Died Information B. (de), Mlle fl. late 17th century   composer of songs and airs who published in Paris in 1696 Baal, Johann 1657 Germany 1701 Bamburg German violinist and composer Baán, Jozef more... 1964 Bratislava, Slovakia   Czech composer Baaren, Kees van more... 22 Oct. 1906 Enschede, The Netherlands 2 Sep. 1970 Oegstgeest, The Netherlands composer whose works include Variations for orchestra, a piano concerto and a wind quartet Babadjanian (or Babadzhanyan), Arno more... 22 Jan. 1921 Yerevan, Armenia 15 Nov. 1983 Yerevan, Armenia his father was an accomplished folk musician, capable of a variety of folk instruments. During childhood, Babadjanian witnessed the Westernisation of music in Armenia: with the creation of the Armenian Philharmonic and the Union of Armenian Composers was formed in 1932; the opening of the Opera Theatre in Yerevan in 1933; and the première of Arno Babadjanian’s Symphony No. 1 in 1934. Babadjanian’s first formal lessons were at the Yerevan Conservatory with Vardkes Talian (1896-1947). Talian instilled a sense of Armenian musical history in Babadjanian by insisting that his young student study the folk traditions of his country, in addition to the music of the great Armenian composer and ethnomusicologist, Vartabed Komitas (1869-1935). He studied piano with Konstantin Igumnov (1873-1948) at the Moscow Conservatory Babán, Gracián c. 1620 Spain 2 Feb. 1675 Spain Spanish composer Babayev, Andrei 27 Dec. 1923 Azerbaijan 21 Oct. 1964 Moscow, Russia Russian composer Babbi, (Pietro Giovanni) Cristoforo (Bartolomeo Gasparre) 6 May 1745 Cesena 19 Nov. 1814 Dresden Italian violinist and composer Babbi, Gregorio c. 1770-75 c. 1815 Italian bass singer, violinist, composer, and organist Babbitt, Milton more... 10 May 1916 Philadelphia, USA 29 Jan. 2011 Princeton, USA trained as a mathematician; his music is highly abstract, including the use of electrophonics Babekov, Stoyan more... 16 Oct. 1936 Sofia, Bulgaria   Bulgarian composer and conductor Babell, Charles fl. 1707-1714   known primarily as an editor of musical collections Babell, William c. 1690 Canonbury, England 23 Sep. 1723 Canonbury, London English composer and organist, his father and Dr. Pepusch being among his teachers. From some time after 1710, a musician in London concert halls 1718-23: Organist of All Hallows, Bread Street (London). Extant works include The Third Book of the Ladys Entertainment (1709); The Fourth Book of the Ladys Entertainment (1716); The Harpsichord Master Improved (1718) Babin, Victor 13 Dec. 1908 Moscow, Russia 1 Mar. 1972 Cleveland, OH, USA pianist, in particular as a duo with his wife Vitya Vronsky (b. 22 Aug. 1909, Russia; d. 28 Jun. 1992, Cleveland, OH, USA); compositions include a concerto for two pianos Baboni Schilingi, Jacopo more... 4 Apr. 1971 Milan, Italy   Italian composer, now resident in both France and Italy, of mostly chamber, vocal, piano and electroacoustic pieces Babou, Thomas 12 Feb. 1656 c. 1740 French organist and composer Baca-Lobera, Ignacio more... 28 Jun. 1957 Mexico City, Mexico   Mexican composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and electroacoustic works Bacalov (Bacalof), Luis more... 30 Mar. 1933 San Martin, Argentina   composer of over 112 Argentinean and American film scores including those for Il Postino and The Love Letter Bacarisse, Salvador 12 Sep. 1898 Madrid, Spain 5 Aug. 1963 Paris, France Spanish conductor and composer, a member of the Group of Madrid, who left Spain during the Spanish Civil War to live and work in France Baccelli, Matteo Pantaleone [Papia Leone] 1690 Lucca, Italy c. 1760 Lucca, Italy Italian composer Bacchini, Girolamo M. [Fra Teodoro del Carmine] fl. 1588-1605   Italian singer, composer, and theorist Bacchius (Bacchus, Bachus, Bachi, Bachy), Johannes de   before 29 Jan. 1557 composer, possibly French Bacchus, Z late nineteenth century   composer of Dr. Hekok Jig a violin solo taken from Dan Emmett's manuscript tune book of American Minstrel Show tunes Bacchylides more... c.507 BC Ceos, Greece after 452 BC ancient Greek lyric poet, composer, choreographer and impressario Baccusi, Ippolito c. 1550 1609 Italian composer Bacevicius, Vytautas more... 9 Sep. 1905 Lodz, Poland 15 Jan. 1970 New York, USA one of the leading Lithuanian composers of the interwar period advocating modern composition techniques. After the outbreak of the WWII, Bacevicius settled in the USA in 1940. He taught at the New York and Brooklyn conservatoires, as well as Long Island Music Institute, wrote articles and gave lectures. In 1942 he established a private piano studio Bacewicz, Grazyna more... 5 Feb. 1909 Lodz, Poland 17 Jan. 1969 Warsaw, Poland violinist and composer sister of Vytautas Bacevicius. Her compositions include 4 symphonies, a cello concerto, 4 violin concertos, 4 string quartets Bach family (see listing)       Bach, August Wilhelm more... 4 Oct. 1796 Berlin, Germany 15 Apr. 1869 Berlin, Germany German organist, teacher and composer who succeeded Zelter as director of the Institute for Church Music (1832). He was Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's organ teacher. He is, however, unrelated to the famous Bach family Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (see Bach, Karl Philippe Emanuel)       Bach, Christoph more... 19 Apr. 1613 Arnstadt, Germany 12 Sep. 1661 Eisenach, Germany German organist and composer, grandfather of JS Bach who left several distinguished pieces for organ Bach, Georg Christoph more... before 8 Sep. 1642 Eisenach, Germany 24 Apr. 1697 German composer, eldest son of Christoph Bach, he held the post of Kantor at Schweinfurt. His motet, Siehe, wie fein und lieblich, for two tenors and bass, accompanied by violin, three 'celli, and continuo, is in the Bach Archives Bach, Georg Friedrich 17 Mar. 1793 2 Oct. 1860 German flautist, music teacher, music director, theorist, and composer Bach, Heinrich more... 16 Sep. 1615 10 Jul. 1692 Arnstadt, Germany German organist and composer. Third son of Hans Bach, brother of Johann Bach and Christoph Bach. From 1641, organist of Arnstadt church a post he held for 51 years, until his death. He left organ pieces, and hymn-tunes in manuscript Bach, Jan (Morris) more... 11 Dec. 1937 Forrest, Illinois, USA   American composer who studied with Roberto Gerhard, Aaron Copland, Kenneth Gaburo, Robert Kelly, and Thea Musgrave Bach, Johann 1621 12 Sep. 1686 German Kantor, composer, and minister Bach, Johann(es) (Hans) more... 26 Nov. 1604 Weimar, Germany buried 13 May 1673 Erfurt, Germany German organist and composer, son of Hans Bach II (born: Weimar 1626) Bach, Johann Bernhard more... 25 Nov. 1676 Erfurt, Germany 11 Jun 1749 Eisenach, Germany Johann Bernhard studied briefly with his second cousin Johann Sebastian in Weimar, later becoming organist and court musician in Eisenach, the city of that cousin's birth. His excellent instrumental oeuvre is very much in the style of Telemann. Johann Sebastian performed four of his instrumental suites with his Collegium Musicum in Leipzig. Johann Bernhard was the father of Johann Ernst who became his colleague during the last year of his life Bach, Johann Bernard 24 Nov. 1700 12 Jun. 1743 German organist and composer Bach, Johann (John) Christian more... 5 Sep. 1735 Leipzig, Germany 1 Jan. 1782 London, England J.S. Bach's eleventh son, for a time organist at Milan Cathedral; as music master to the family of George III, J.C. Bach became known as 'The English Bach', he wrote operas, symphonies and works for keyboard, also successfully promoting concerts in London with Abel, the viola da gamba virtuoso. He also influenced the young 8 year-old Mozart on his visit to London Bach, Johann Christoph I more... 6 Dec. 1642 Arnstadt, Germany 31 Mar. 1703 Eisenach, Germany cousin of J.S. Bach's father; he wrote music appreciated by both J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, including motets on religious themes and works for keyboard. One of his finest works is a lament, Ach, dass ich Wassers g'nug hätte, with an accompaniment written for a consort of viols Bach, Johann Christoph II 16 Jun. 1671 Eisenach, Germany 22 Feb. 1721 Ohrdruff, Germany composer and organist. Brother of J.S. Bach who studied in Erfurt with Johann Pachelbel and went on to become assistant to Hans Bach in Arnstadt. He was appointed organist at Ohrdruff, a position he held for the rest of his life. J.S. Bach took clavichord lessons with him. Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich more... 21 Jun. 1732 Leipzig, Germany 26 Jan. 1795 Bückeburg, Germany J.S. Bach's ninth son; he wrote chamber music, concertos, symphonies and keyboard works Bach, Johann Ernst (of Arnstadt) more... 5 Aug. 1683 Arnstadt, Germany 21 Mar. 1739 composer and organist Bach, Johann Ernst more... 30 Jan. 1722 Eisensach, Germany 1 Sep. 1777 Eisenach studied law at Leipzig for six years, returning to Eisenach and practicing as advocate. In 1748 was appointed assistant to his father, Johann Bernard, organist of St. George's church; in 1756, appointed honorary Kapellmeister at Weimar, with pension. Published compositions include sonatas for clavecin with violin., etc; many others exist in manuscript Bach, Johann Friedrich c. 1682 buried 8 February 1730 a German organist and composer Bach, Johann Jacob 1682 possibly Eisenach, Germany 1732 a German musician, composer and an older brother of Johann Sebastian Bach Bach, Johann Lorenz 10 Sep. 1695 Schweinfurt, Germany 14 Dec. 1773 Lahm, Germany organist and composer; one of J. S. Bach's cousins who studied with J. S. who was at that time court organist and court harpsichordist at Weimar Bach, Johann Ludwig more... 4 Feb. 1677 Thal, Germany bur. 1 Mar. 1731 Johann Sebastian's second cousin was Kapelldirektor and court cantor in Meiningen. For this reason he is called "Meiningen Bach." in 1726, Johann Sebastian performed eighteen of his cousin's church cantatas, which like all his music is a fusion of Italian and German styles Bach, Johann Michael I more... baptised 9 Aug. 1648 Arnstadt, Germany 17 May 1694 Gehren, Germany German composer, son of Heinrich Bach (1615-1692), and distant relative of J.S. Bach, he was taught by his father and in 1665 became organist at Arnstadt castle, to be succeeded by J.S. Bach himself. His finest works are his motets although he wrote over 70 organ chorales, choral concerts and many instrumental works Bach, Johann Michael II 9 Nov. 1745 Struth, Germany 1820 Elberfeld, Germany organist and composer, who appears to be unrelated to the Bachs listed above Bach, Johann Nicolaus (Nikolaus) more... 10 Oct. 1669 Eisenach, Germany 4 Nov. 1753 Jena, Germany organist and composer, son of Johann Christoph I Bach, Johann Sebastian more... 21 Mar. 1685 Eisenach, Germany 28 Jul. 1750 Leipzig, Germany virtuoso instrumentalist, particularly on organ and harpsichord - he was probably one of the greatest exponents of these two instruments of his day; a prolific composer of instrumental, vocal, church and keyboard music of an extraordinarily high quality, but which proved to be the apogee of a contrapuntal style that was soon to be swept away by the musical style developed by his sons and adopted by their contemporaries Bach, Johannes 1612 Dec. 1632   Bach, Karl (Carl) Philipp Emanuel 8 Mar. 1714 Weimar, Germany 14 Dec. 1788 Hamburg, Germany J.S. Bach's third son; for 28 years at the court of Frederick the Great (C.P.E. accompanied his father on the occasion of the first performance of Bach's extemporisation on a 'musical subject' offered by Frederick, and which Bach later presented to Frederick entitled the Musical Offering; modern scholars believe the theme rather than being an invention of the King, was actually composed either by C.P.E. Bach or J.S. himself. C.P.E. Bach has left us detailed written evidence of performance practices of his day, as well as being the chief founder of the new sonata-symphony style which became, in the hands of Haydn and Mozart, what we call today the Classical style Bach, Leonhard Emil 11 Mar. 1849 Poznan, Poland 15 Feb. 1902 London, England Polish composer Bach [Bachtischa], Michael more... 1958 Germany   German cellist and composer who writes using the pseudonym 'Michael Bach Bachtischa' Bach, P.D.Q. (see Schickele, Peter) more...       Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann 22 Nov. 1710 Weimar, Germany 1 Jul. 1784 Berlin, Germany J.S. Bach's second son, principally known as a harpsichordist; he wrote numerous keyboard works, 9 symphonies and church cantatas but died in poverty Bach, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst more... 27 May 1759 25 Dec. 1845 son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach who was one of J.S. Bach's sons, the last musically notable member Bacharach, Burt more... 12 May 1928 Kansas City, Mo. USA   pianist and highly successful song writer. Along with a great many hit songs, this composer has won three Academy Awards; one for the song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head; one for the film score to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and one for the title tune to Arthur. His song Don't Make Me Over made singer Dionne Warwick a superstar, while his score for the Broadway play Promises, Promises gave a Tony Award to Jerry Ohrbach as best actor in a musical play Bache, Francis Edward 14 Sep. 1833 Birmingham, England 24 Aug. 1858 Birmingham, England pianist and composer whose early death disappointed those expecting notable developments Bacheler (or Batchelar), Daniel c. 1574 Aston Clinton, England 1619 Lee, Kent, England English lutenist and composer whose composition date from 1588. Thestyle of some of his lute solos suggests that he was still composing in the last years of his life. More than 50 lute solos survive, in manuscript form. Some of his pieces require considerable technical skill, and he was one of the first lutenists to explore the lower sonorities of the instrument, occasionally taking a melody down to the fourth and fifth courses. He was probably the first English lutenist to play unmeasured preludes. His best known composition is probably Monsieur’s Almain Bachelet, Alfred 26 Feb. 1864 Paris, France 10 Feb. 1944 Nancy, France French composer Bachmann, Arthur Marc more... 27 Mar. 1961 Calgary, Canada   Canadian violist and composer Bachmann, Elise 1838 Germany   composed and published a melodrama, songs and piano pieces in the popular style Bachmann, Judith fl. late 18th century   an exceptionally fine pianist whose compositions were published in Austria in 1796 Bachmann, Sixt [Joseph Siegmund Eugen] 18 Jul. 1754 Ketterhausen, Germany 18 Oct. 1825 Reutlingendorf, Germany German composer. A child prodigy, he took part in an organ contest with the young W.A. Mozart in 1766; both emerged with credit. He later became a priest in Ober Marchthal, where he taught music and composed keyboard, sacred and other works Bachofen, Johann Caspar [Hans Kaspar] 26 December 1695 23 June 1755 Swiss composer and music pedagogue Bachrich, Sigmund [Sigismund] 23 Jan. 1841 Zsambokreth 16 Jul. 1913 Vienna, Austria Austrian composer Bachschmidt (or Bachschmid), (Johann) Anton (Adam) 11 Feb. 1728 Melk, Nieder-Österreich, Austria 29 Dec. 1797 Eichstätt a composer known chiefly for his sacred music although he also wrote a number of fine early-classical concertos Bacilieri, Giovanni (fl. 1607-19)   Italian composer Bacilly, Bénigne de c. 1625 27 Sep. 1690 French singing teacher, composer and theorist Back, Konrad 23 Jun. 1749 10 Apr. 1810 South German monastic musician and composer Bäck, Sven-Erik 16 Sep. 1919 Stockholm, Sweden   pupil of Petrassi; works include a symphony for strings, a sonata for solo flute and an opera entitled Crane Feathers Backer-Gröndahl, Agathe Ursula more... 1 Dec. 1847 Holmestrand, Norway 4 Apr. 1907 Ormoen, Norway Norwegian pianist, pupil of von Bülow; composer of songs and piano music Backer-Gröndahl, Fridtjof 1885 Oslo, Norway 1959 Oslo, Norway son of the above, Norwegian pianist and composer Bäckström, Ola 1959 Ore, Sweden   fiddler and composer, a member of the folk group SWÅP Bacon, Ernst more... 26 May 1898 Chicago, USA 16 Mar. 1990 Orinda, California, USA conductor and musical journalist; composer of symphonies, theatre music and song Bacri, Nicolas more... 23 Nov. 1961 Paris, France   French composer, former winner of the Prix de Rome Baculewski, Krzysztof more... 1950 Warsaw, Poland   Polish composer and musicologist. He studied composition under the direction of Witold Rudzinski at the Warsaw Academy of Music and he graduated in 1974. Then he continued his studies in Vienna and in Paris, where he focused on composition and music analysis under Olivier Messiaen's direction, and studied electronic music at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales Badajoz, Manolo de 1892 Badajoz, Spain 1962 Madrid, Spain his full name - Manuel Alvarez Sorubet, a gipsy flamenco guitarist Badajóz el músico [Joao de Badajos] fl. c. 1520   Spanish or Portuguese composer and poet Badalamenti, Angelo more... 22 Mar. 1937 New York, USA   composer of film music, particularly working with David Lynch Badalbeyli, Afrasiyab 1907 1976 contributed to the development of music theatre in Azerbaijan. He wrote the first ballet Qiz Qalasi or Maiden's Tower (1940) Badalla, Rosa Giacinta more... c. 1660 Bergamo, Italy c. 1715 Milan, Italy Italian composer of motets for the Monaca di S. Radegonda in Milan where she was based. Her music was published in Venice in 1684 Badarzewska-Baranowska, Tekla 1834 Warsaw, Poland 29 Sep. 1861 Warsaw, Poland composer of songs and 34 piano pieces, including the very popular composition for piano, The Maiden's Prayer Badelt, Klaus more... 1968 Frankfurt, Germany   film composer Klaus Badelt gained recognition in his native Germany for scoring dozens of films and commercials. In 1998, he accepted Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer's invitation to relocate to Santa Monica, USA in order to work at Media Ventures. He has since collaborated with Zimmer on scores for Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, The Prince of Egypt, Mission: Impossible 2, Hannibal and Pearl Harbor. In addition, he has also completed a variety of independent projects, including K-19: The Widowmaker, The Recruit and Basic Baden, (Peter) Conrad (Krohn) more... 31 Aug. 1908 Drammen, Norway 11 Jun. 1989 the son of Olaf Jørgensen, organist in Strømsø Church, Conrad Jørgensen later assumed the older family name of Baden. He trained in Oslo as an organist and later as a composer at the Leipzig Academy studying with Günter Raphael and Kurt Thomas. Later he studied also with Per Steenberg, Bjarne Brustad and in 1950 he travelled to Paris, to study under Jean Rivier and attended classes in composition under Honegger. Baden was also active as a writer. He was music critic for the newspapers Drammens Tidende, Vårt Land and Morgenbladet, as well as contributing editor to Nordisk Musikkkultur, Norsk Kirkemusikk and Norsk Musikktidskrift Badia, Carlo Agostino 1672 possibly Venice, Italy 23 Sep. 1738 Vienna, Austria Italian composer noted for his operas Badian, Maya more... 1945 Bucharest, Romania   Romanian composer now living in Canada. Her diversified output includes more than eighty major compositions for orchestra, for soloist(s) with orchestra, for choir, music for instrumental and vocal ensembles of various combinations, and works for multimedia Badings, Henk more... 17 Jan. 1907 Bandoeng, Indonesia 26 Jun. 1987 Maarheeze, The Netherlands trained as an engineer; prolific composer of music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, piano and organ Badinski, Nikolai 19 Dec. 1937   Bulgarian composer Baena, Lope de fl. c. 1475-c.1508 &nbs; Spanish composer Baer, Abel 10 Mar. 1893 Baltimore, Maryland 5 Oct. 1976 New York, NY composer and lyricist, was most active during the 1920s into the 1940s and whose most famous song is There Are Such Things (1942) Baert, Bernard more... 10 Apr. 1963 Waregem, Belgium   Belgian pianist and composer Baervoets, Raymond 6 Nov. 1930   Belgian composer Baes, Jonas more... 1961 Los Banos, The Philippines   Philippine ethnomusicologist, writer and composer Baeyens, August Louis more... 5 Jun. 1895 Antwerp, Belgium 17 Jul. 1966 Antwerp, Belgium Belgian composer Baez, Joan more... 9 Jan. 1941 Staten Island, NY, USA   American composer and performer of popular music Báez, Joan Chandos more... 9 Jan. 1941 New York ,USA   an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. She is a soprano with a three-octave vocal range and a distinctive throat vibrato. In addition, she is noted for her activism in the areas of nonviolence, civil and human rights and, in more recent years, the environment Bagadurov (or Bagodurov, Bagaduroff), Vassili 22 Feb. 1878 Nishi Novgorod, Russia 10 Oct. 1954 Moscow, Russia Russian composer and teacher of singing Bagatti, Francesco [Bagati] fl. 1658-c. 1680   Italian composer and organist Bagge, Charles Ernest, Baron de [Bach] 14 Feb. 1722 24 Mar. 1791 French dilettante, amateur violinist, composer, patron of the arts, and instrument collector Baggiani, Guido 4 Mar. 1932 &nbs; Italian composer Bagley, Edwin Eugene 1857 Craftsbury, VT, USA 1922 Keene, NH, USA composer, particularly of military marches such as National Emblem March Baglioncella, Francesca 16th century Italy   composer of madrigals Baglioni, Girolamo c. 1575 1608 Italian composer Bagni, Benedetto [Bagnius, Benedictus] fl. 1608   Italian composer and organist Baguer, Carlos Mar. 1768 Barcelona, Spain 29 Feb. 1808 Barcelona, Spain a pupil of his uncle, Francesco Mariner who was organist of Barcelona Cathedral, Carlos succeeded him in 1786. By 1789 he had become principal organist of the Cathedral, a post he held until his death in 1808. Baguer was one of the most important musical figures in Catalonia at this time, his reputation enhanced particularly by his interpretations and improvisations on the organ. As the composer of nineteen symphonies, he is the principal symphonist of Spain during the classical era. These works show strongly the influence of Josef Haydn. In addition, his compositions include many works for keyboard, for church use, an opera (La principesa filósofa o sea El desdén con el desdén, 1797) and chamber music Bahr, Johann [Bähr] c. 1610 Germany 3 Jun. 1670 Swedish organist and composer Baif, Jean Antoine de 1532 Venice, Italy 1589 Paris, France born in Venice where his father was the French ambassador, Baif was a guitarist, composer and poet. He wrote a method for the four string guitar entitled Instrucction pur apprendre la tablature de guiterne Bailey, Derek more... 29 Jan. 1932 Sheffield, England   jazz guitarist and composer Bailey, Parker more... 1 Mar. 1902 Kansas City, Missouri 1982 USA Bailey came to Yale College in 1919 to study with Horatio Parker, who died that year. He studied instead with David Stanley Smith from 1920 to 1925, with Quincy Porter from 1925 to 1930, and with Roger Sessions. Following his musical studies he received an LL.B degree from the Cornell Law School in 1934 and practiced law the remainder of his life. He published a number of musical works Bailie, Joanna more... 1973 London, UK   the composer writes: "my music has been changing a great deal over the last few years, mainly because of a shifting from my initial interest in New Complexity to something less stylistically definable. Exposure to Feldman, the later works of Karel Goeyvaerts and above all the music of the Italian composer Aldo Clementi resulted in a fascination with the ideas of obsessive repetition and monotony. In fact, someone once told me that they thought that Clementi's music was "an interesting shade of grey", an aesthetic that I've attempted to adopt for myself, as a kind of reaction against the ubiquitous "contrast" that dominates mainstream modernism, the idea that somehow we have to fit the entire universe of sounds into one piece." Bailleux, Antoine c. 1720 c. 1798 French publisher, composer, and teacher Baillon, Pierre-Jean more... fl. late 18th century   French composer, author of Nouvelle méthode de guitarre selon le sisteme des meilleurs auteurs, contenant les moyens les plus clairs et les plus aises pour apprendre a accompagner une voix et parvenir a jouer tout ce qui est propre a cet instrument (first edition 1781). An important aspect of Baillon's method is that in it we find the first reference to the use of single strings on the guitar, although he states that he prefers the sound of double courses Baillot, Pierre (Maire François de Sales) more... 1 Oct. 1771 Passy, Paris, France 15 Sep. 1842 Paris, France virtuoso violinist pupil of Viotti who composed 9 violin concertos. Building on the pedagogical work he and his colleagues had accomplished at the Paris Conservatoire in the 1790s, he would later write one of the greatest treatises on violin playing, l'Art du violon (1834) Baillou, Luigi de [Baylou, Baillon, Ballion, Ballioni, Baglioni; Louis] c. 1735 Milan, Italy c. 1809 Milan, Italy Italian violinist and composer Bailly, Henri le date unknown France 1637 Paris, France one of the senior musicians (singer-composers), in the service of the French Kings Henri IV (r. 1589-1610) and Louis XIII (r. 1610-1643), who composed in the style that dominated secular vocal music in France in the early 17th century, 'courtly song' Bainbridge, Simon more... 1952 London, England   studied composition at the Royal College of Music with John Lambert from 1969-72. In 1973 and 1974 he studied with Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood, and from 1976-78 he was the Forman Fellow in Composition at Edinburgh University. In 1978, Bainbridge returned to the USA on a US/UK Bicentennial Fellowship. Back in England, he worked for a time at the National Theatre, before taking up a post as composer-in-residence for Southern Arts (1983-85). In 1987 he was awarded the Gemini Fellowship by the Worshipful Company of Musicians [taken from Chester/Novello website biography] Baines, William more... 26 Mar. 1899 Horbury, England 6 Nov. 1922 York, England composer of interesting piano works who died as a result of tuberculosis. He composed chamber music, some songs and a few orchestral pieces, Baines was primarily a miniaturist, writing mainly for the piano. He had a particular gift for melody, and owed something to both Chopin and Scriabin in his musical language. Handsome tributes were paid to the young composer at his death: Frederick Dawson going so far as to declare that "he was the greatest composer of pianoforte music the English have ever had" Baini, Giuseppe (Giacobbe Baldassarre) 21 Oct. 1775 21 May 1844 Italian musicologist and composer Bainton, Edgar Leslie 14 Feb. 1880 London, England 8 Dec. 1956 Sydney, Australia pianist and prolific composer Bainville, François 1 Apr. 1725 26 Sep. 1788 French organist and composer Baird, David Olen more... 1951 Oklahoma, USA   American composer who in 1996 received international notice when he was named one of the top composers by the International Clarinet Association for his jazz inspired chamber work, Crosstalk. He has also composed two symphonies, a string quartet, and several chamber music works. His efforts included works for piano, works for chorus, and works for organ as well as compositions for both rock and jazz ensembles Baird, Michael more... 1954 Lusaka, Zambia   composer and percussionist, Michael Baird moved to England in 1964 and to Holland in 1967. Michael started playing drums in 1968 and is self-taught, except for a few private lessons with jazz-drummer Art Taylor and workshops led by Afro-Caribbean percussionist Raul Burnet Baird, Tadeusz more... 26 Jul. 1928 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland 2 Sep. 1981 Warsaw, Poland a Polish composer. In 1956, with Kazimierz Serocki he founded the Warsaw Autumn international contemporary music festival Bairstow, Edward Cuthbert 22 Aug. 1874 Huddersfield, England 1 May 1946 York, England church organist, voice trainer, choral conductor and composer of church music Baj, Tommaso [Bai, Baij] c. 1650 22 Dec. 1714 Italian composer and singer Bajamonti, Julije [Giulio] 4 Aug. 1744 Split, Croatia 12 Nov. 1800 Split, Croatia a Croatian by birth and a medical doctor by profession, Bajamonti wrote an article entitled Il medico e la musica ('The physician and music', 1796), the earliest essay on music therapy in which he showed that music has therapeutic strength. He composed more than two hundred works (many are only fragmentary) including sacred music to texts in Latin, Italian, and Croatian: for example, La passione de Gesu Cristo (a cantata to words written by Pietro Metastasio), Requiem (composed on the occasion of death of Rugjer Boskovic and commissioned by the Dubrovnik Senat in 1787) and spiritual songs to Croatian verses. In 1767 he composed an oratorio which constitutes the first Croatian opera. He also wrote the first Croatian oratorio, La translation di San Diomo Bajic, Isidor 1878 1915 a student of the Pest conservatory, he proved himself a skilled organiser in the musical life of Novi Sad, where he started the 'Serbian Music Journal', produced an edition of music from the Serbian Musical Library and founded the Music School. He directed, wrote articles and textbooks. His compositions include the opera 'Prince Ivo of Semberija' Bajon Louis, Marie Emmanuelle (see Bayon Louis, Marie Emmanuelle       Bajoras, Feliksas Romualdas Konstantinas more... 7 Oct. 1934 Alytus, Lithuania   Lithuanian composer who between 1984 and 1988 lived in the United States Bakaleinikoff, Constantin more... 26 Apr. 1898 Moscow, Russia 3 Sep. 1966 Los Angeles, CA, USA sometimes credited as: Constantine Bakaleinikoff, and very early in his career as just plain Bakaleinikoff, his nickname was Costia, or Mr. B. Constantin. He was a conductor, musical director (mostly at RKO (1939-1956)) and composer. He was nominated 4 times for the Oscar. He should not be confused with Mischa Bakaleinikof who was also very active in the Hollywood studios, but only as a musical director Baker, Chet more... 23 Dec. 1929 Yale, Oklahoma, USA 13 May 1988 Amsterdam, Holland born Chesney H. Baker, jazz trumpeter and composer Baker, Claude 1948   Baker earned his doctoral degree from the Eastman School of Music. As a composer, he has received a number of accolades, which have included an Academy Award in Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, two Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards, and numerous commissions and fellowships. He won the first ever Barto Prize for his composition Flights of Passage: From Silent Sun to Starry Night. Baker has also served on the faculties of the University of Georgia and the University of Louisville, and was a Visiting Professor at the Eastman School of Music. Currently, Baker is Professor of Composition in the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington Baker, David Nathaniel jr. more... 1931 Indianapolis, USA   David Baker received his B.M.E. (1973) and M.M.E. (1954) from Indiana University (Bloomington) and has had private study with George Russell, Bernard Heiden Gunther Schuller, John Lewis, William Russo, and others. He has served as chairman of the Jazz Studies Department at Indiana University. Baker's extensive compositional output covers a wide range of genres and styles, including works for jazz, orchestra, solo voice, chorus, piano, and chamber ensemble. Several instumental combinations, i.e., "Black America," "Levels," and "Psalm 22." He has received commissions from Janos Starker, Harvey Phillips, Natalie Hinderas, and other artists. Baker is nationally recognized as a composer, lecturer - clinician, and writer of more than one hundred books and articles on jazz and other subjects in Afro - American music Baker, George fl 1720   English psalmodist, 'A collection of the best and most musical psalms' (1720) Baker, Sir Henry Williams 27 May 1821 London, England 12 Feb. 1877 Leominster, England an eminent English clergyman, son of Sir Henry L. Baker; educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1844. He took holy orders in 1844, and became vicar of Monkland, Herefordshire, in 1851, which benefice he held until his death. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1851. He is best known as editor in chief of Hymns Ancient and Modern, to which he contributed several of his hymns Baker, Kenny 1 Mar. 1921 Withernsea, Yorkshire, England 7 Dec. 1999 Felpham, West Sussex, England English trumpeter and composer. who, though uncredited, composed the dance music for the very successful film The Red Shoes (1948). Baker also composed the night club music in the British film 'The Small Back Room' (1949) Baker, Michael Conway more... 13 Mar. 1937 West Palm Beach, FL, USA   American composer, now based in Canada, noted for his film, television and video music scores as well as for his symphonic work Baker, Richard more... 1972 England   English composer and professor of composition Baker, Thomas more... 1944 Toronto, Canada   Canadian composer, conductor, pianist and organist Baker, Tom more... 1965 USA   Tom Baker has been active as a composer, performer and music producer in the Seattle new-music scene since 1994. Tom has appeared as guest conductor for the Seattle Creative Orchestra and has served as composer-in-residence for the a cappella vocal ensemble The Esoterics. As the artistic director and curator of the new-music concert series, the Seattle Composers' Salon, he is dedicated to producing and promoting the new and adventurous music that is being created in the Pacific Northwest. Tom is also the co-director of the Seattle EXperimental Opera (SEXO) and a co-founder of the new-music recording label Present Sounds. For the past several years, Tom has been performing on and composing for the fretless guitar; his first solo CD Sounding the Curve was released in October 2003 Bakfark (or Bachfarrt, Backvart, Bekwark), Bálint Valentin more... 1507 Brasov, Hungary 15 or 22 Aug. 1576 Padua, Italy he was educated in Buda at the royal court of Janos Zapolya and spent some time of his life in the late 1540s in Paris. He was appointed as a court musician (lutenist) at the court of Krakow in 1549; he was famous for his virtuosity on the instrument as well as also for his compositions of which there exist several printed collections that are attributed to his name. He fled Poland in 1565 after his house in Vilnius had been plundered by soldiers Bakhmetyev, Nikolai Ivanovich 1807 Bakhmetevka, Saratov, Russia 31 Aug. 1891 St. Petersburg, Russia Russian violinist and adminstrator of church publications Bakikhanov, Tofig 1930   Azerbaijani a composer and professor at the Baku Academy of Music. He is remembered for his short ballet, called Caspian Ballad Bakke, Ruth more... 2 Aug. 1947 Bergen, Norway   Norwegian composer and organist who received most of her training in the United States. Since 1973, she has worked as an organist and choir conductor in Bergen. She also teaches music theory at Bergen Teacher's Training College and Bergen Music Conservatory Baklanova (or Baklanowa), Natalya (or Natalja) more... 1902 1985 composer particularly of pedagogical works for the violin Baksa, Robert more... 1938 New York City, NY, USA   one of America's most prolific composers, Baksa grew up in Tucson, Arizona and eventually earned a BA in Composition at the University of Arizona. He returned to live in New York City in the early 60s. He has written more than 500 pieces of music since his first efforts as a teenager. Since his earliest New York reviews critics have noted his melodic gifts, the structural clarity and harmonious nature of his music. His first pieces, short piano pieces written in the early 1950s which he later arranged for wind trio, are in fact still being performed around the world. His numerous choral pieces have been performed in many countries and his art songs have been featured in two recent studies on the subject of American Art Song Bakshi, Alexander more... 1952 Sakhumi, Georgia   Georgian-born Russian composer mainly of orchestral and stage works Bal y Gay, Jesús 23 Jun. 1905   Spanish musicologist and composer Balada, Leonardo more... 22 Sep. 1933 Barcelona, Spain   Catalan composer who came to New York in 1956 to study composition, has been a powerful creative force for more than three decades. His highly personal “avant-garde” techniques in the sixties – dramatically as well as rhythmically imposing – sets his works like Guernica and María Sabina apart from composers of the time. Later, in the seventies, he was credited as a pioneer in blending the “avant-garde” with folkloric ideas mixing the new with the old – now a very fashionable trend – in works like Sinfonía en Negro-Homage to Martin Luther King (1968) and Homage to Casals and Sarasate (1975). He is University Professor of Composition at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Balakauskas, Osvaldas more... 19 Dec. 1937 Miliunai, Lithuania   Lithuanian composer, who studied in Vilnius from 1975 to 1961 and later at the Conservatory in Kiev (composition with Boris Ljatoschinsky and Miroslav Skorik). Until 1972 he was active as an editor for the music publisher Ukraina in Kiev but some years later he returned to Vilnius, where he was engaged as an art counsellor for the composers association. Since 1988 he is the leader of the composition class at the conservatory of Vilnius Balakiref (or Balakirev, Balakirew, Balakireff), Mily Alexeyevich more... 2 Jan. 1837 Nijni-Novgorod, Russia 29 May 1910 St. Petersburg, Russia member of the group called 'The Five', later in life had a breakdown and became a railway official; composer of brilliant piano music, 2 symphonies, the symphonic poem Tamara, songs and folksong arrangements Balakrishnan, David more... 1954   violinist and member of the Turtle Island String Quartet, David Balakrishnan, co-founder of the quartet, has also collaborated with such ensembles as the Modern Jazz Quartet and Manhattan Transfer. In addition, he has made a name for himself as a successful composer and arranger Balanchivadze (or Balancsivadze), Andrey (Melitonovich) 1 Jun. 1906 St Peterburg, Russia 28 Apr. 1992 Tbilisi Russian composer and conductor Balanchivadze, Meliton (Antonovich) 24 Dec. 1862 Banodzha 21 Nov. 1937 Kutaisi Georgian composer and singer Balanescu, Alexander more... 1950 Bucharest, Romania   Romanian violinist and composer, leader of the Balanescu Quartet. Recordings of Balanescu’s original work appear on his albums for MUTE (‘possessed’, ‘Luminitza’, 'Angels and Insects’) as well as his tribute to YMO ‘East meets East’ (Con-Sipio), his score for the Italian war film ‘Il Partigiano Johnny’ (Virgin, Italy) and collaborations with electronica artist ‘Lume, Lume’ (Staubgold) as well as guesting on albums by To Rococo Rot , Spiritualized, Rabih Abou-Khalil and The Pet Shop Boys Balart, Gabriel 8 Jun. 1824 Barcelona, Spain 5 Jul. 1893 Barcelona, Spain Spanish composer Balasanian, Sergey Artem'yevich 26 Aug. 1902 Ashkhabad 3 Jun. 1982 Moscow, Russia Russian composer Balasanyan, David to listen to his music... 10 Oct. 1983 Yerevan, Armenia   studied composition and piano with Ashot Ghazaryan at a music school at "Mkhitar Sebastatsi" educational centres in Yerevan from 1991-98 and composition with Ashot Ghazaryan and piano with Avetik Pivazyan at the Romanos Melikyan Music College in Yerevan (1998-2000). He studied composition with Prof. Ashot Zohrabyan at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (2000-05), and continued there for post-graduate studies (2005-2008). He is currently completing his musicology-thesis. He participated with Ashot Zohrabyan as an Armenian delegate to the European Composers Congress in Vienna (2006) and he has been a member of the Armenian Composers Union since 2006. He has been awarded: 2nd Prize at 'The 90th Anniversary of Benjamin Britten Competition' for chamber works (2003, Yerevan, Armenia) for his 'Composition' for woodwind quintet; 'Naregatsi Young Composers Award' (2006, Yerevan, Armenia) for 'Postlude in memoriam...' for violin and piano; 3nd Prize at 'The 6th Sichuan Conservatory of Music Students Composition Competition (2010, Chengdu, China) for 'Flower Garden In The Dark' for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano. Since 2009 David Balasanyan has been working as an assistant at the chair of composition of Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas. His composition "The Pillow Tagh", composed in 2013, was a commission from the Ensemble "Oktoplus" (NDR Radiophilharmonie). He also writes poems, many of which appear in his book 'Arahetner' ('Paths') (Pub. 'Mitk'; Yerevan; 2001). His works have been performed in Armenia, Georgia, Brazil, Italy, Lebanon, USA, Germany, Greece and some of them are published in Swiss Musical Publishing House 'Sordino' . [e-mail: davbal@yandex.ru] Balassa, Sándor 20 Jan. 1935 Budapest, Hungary   composer of Iris for orchestra, a trio for violin, viola and harp and Requiem for Lajos Kassák Balatka, Hans more... 26 Feb. 1826 Hoffnungsthal, Moravia 17 Apr. 1899 Chicago, USA Moravian conductor and composer, active in the United States [birth date corrected by W. Pin] Balazs, Arpad more... 1937 Hungary   Hungarian composer Balbastre, Claude-Bénigne more... 22 Jan. 1727 France 9 May 1799 France French organist and composer. Balbastre taught the harpsichord to Marie-Antoinette and the Duke of Chartres. He was organist at the Chapelle Royale where he performed his own works at Christmas, as did his colleagues, Louis Claude Daquin and Jean-François Dandrieu. It is reported that the improvisations by Balbastre at Christmas attracted so many people, it was feared disorder would be caused in the church, to the point where he was twice refused access to the organ loft at Notre-Dame Cathedral during midnight mass, by order of the Archbishop of Paris Balbi, Igazio fl. 1720-75   Italian composer Balbi, Lodovico c. 1545 before 15 Dec. 1604 Italian composer and friar Balbi, Luigi [Alviso, Alciso, Aluigi, Aloysius] fl. 1585-1621   Italian composer, organist and friar Balbi, Melchiore 4 Jun. 1796 Venice, Italy 21 Jun. 1879 Padua, Italy Italian composer Balbulus, Blessed Notker (Stammerer) more... c. 840 Jonswil, Switzerland 912 St. Gall Switzerland it is practically accepted that he is the "monk of St. Gall" (monachus Sangallensis), author of the legends and anecdotes Gesta Caroli Magni. The number of works ascribed to him is constantly increasing. He introduced the sequence, a new species of religious lyric, into Germany. It had been the custom to prolong the Alleluia in the Mass before the Gospel, modulating through a skillfully harmonized series of tones. Notker learned how to fit the separate syllables of a Latin text to the tones of this jubilation; this poem was called the sequence, formerly called the 'jubilation'. (The reason for this name is uncertain.) Between 881-887 Notker dedicated a collection of such verses to Bishop Liutward of Vercelli, but it is not known which or how many are his. Ekkehard IV, the historiographer of St. Gall, speaks of fifty sequences attributable to Notker. The hymn, Media Vita, was erroneously attributed to him late in the Middle Ages. Ekkehard IV lauds him as "delicate of body but not of mind, stuttering of tongue but not of intellect, pushing boldly forward in things Divine, a vessel of the Holy Spirit without equal in his time". [taken from Catholic Encycolpedia] Balciunas, Linas more... 1973 Lithuania   Lithuanian composer Baldan, Angelo 1753 23 Apr. 1803 Italian composer, teacher and priest Baldassare, Pietro [Baldassari] c. 1690 Rome, Italy c. 1768 he worked as a choirmaster in Brescia between 1721 and 1725 and is believed to have composed oratorios although none appear to have survived Baldi, Joao José 1770 18 May 1816 Portuguese composer Baldrati, Bartolomeo [Baldradi] c. 1645   Italian (?) composer Baldwin, Anthony more... late 20th century London, UK   his early years were spent as a choirboy at Southwark Cathedral, London. At the age of 17, he was awarded the Associateship Diploma of the Royal College of Organists, winning the prize for harmony and counterpoint, and earned the Fellowship a year later. He studied at the Universities of Oxford and Durham, and afterwards embarked upon a career in teaching, organ-playing and choir-training. Baldwin has made regular visits to the United States as a recitalist and formed his own chamber choir in California. He is currently Organist at the American Church in London. As a composer, Baldwin has written anthems, carols, carol arrangements and organ music. He won the Royal School of Church Music’s Harold Smart Competition in 1996 and 1998 Baldwin, John [Baldwine, Baldwyn, Baudewyn, Bawdwine] before 1560 28 Aug. 1615 English anthologist, singer and composer Baley, Virko more... 1938 Ukraine, Russia   composer, conductor and pianist, who trained in (West) Germany and at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, was the first American to be awarded the coveted Shevchenko Prize for Music (1996) Balfe, Michael William more... 15 May 1808 Dublin, Ireland 20 Oct. 1870 Rowney Abbey, Herts. baritone singer, violinist and composer of popular operas including The Bohemian Girl (1843) Baliani, Carlo [Bagliani, Balliani, Basiliani] c. 1680 possibly Milan, Italy 16 Feb. 1747 Milan, Italy Italian composer Balissat, Jean 15 May 1936   Swiss composer and conductor Balius y Vila, Jaime 3 Nov. 1822   Spanish composer Ball, Christopher more... England   English-born recorder player, teacher and composer particularly of works including the recorder Ball, Eric more... 31 Oct. 1903 Kingswood, Bristol, UK 1 Oct. 1989 in 1919, Eric Ball took a job in The Salvation Army Musical Instrument Department at Judd Street in central London. He soon progressed to The Musical Editorial Department where he would spend twenty eight years, and where he worked alongside such well known Salvation Army composers as Philip Catelinet, Bramwell Coles, Albert Jakeway and George Marshall, as well as Henry Hall, later to become famous as a band leader. He was a bandmaster of the International Staff Band of The Salvation Army and a prominent figure in the brass band world. A prolific composer and arranger, many of his works remain in the repertoire Ball, Ernest R. more... 21 Jul. 1878 Cleveland, Ohio, USA 3 May 1927 Santa Ana, CA, USA American composer who co-wrote i>When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1912) Ball, Michael more... 1946 Manchester, England   while attending the Royal College of Music, he studied with Herbert Howells, Humphrey Searle and John Lambert. In 1970 he was one of four students selected to take part in master classes with Nadia Boulanger on her visit to the RCM and in the same year was awarded all the major composition prizes of the College, including the Octavia Travelling Scholarship, which he used to study with Franco Donatoni in Italy during the summers of 1972 and 1973. Whilst he was there, he participated in master classes with Luciano Berio and György Ligeti. He has written works for orchestra, windband and brassband as well as an opera The Belly Bag for younger musicians Ballabene, Gregorio [Bellabene] c. 1720 c. 1803 Italian composer Ballantine, Edward 6 Aug. 1886 2 Jul. 1971 American composer Ballard, Robert more... c. 1575 France in or after 1650 French composer and lutenist, probable pupil of Adrian le Roy and son of Robert Ballard (c.1525-1588), was a lutenist at the royal court from 1612 until his death, taking part in performances of ballets de cour. He published two volumes of airs and dances for the lute. Robert snr. in partnership with Adrian le Roy who was his brother-in-law, was granted a privilege (license) for printing music from the French king Henri II on July 14, 1551. In 1553, Le Roy and Ballard received the title of music printer to the king, which was re-affirmed in 1568 under Charles IX. A combination of important court connections, shrewd choice of repertoire, technical expertise, and high artistic quality (some it due to their using movable type, cut in 1540 by Robert's father-in-law, Guillaume Le Bé (or du Gué)), gave Le Roy and Ballard a near-monopoly on music printing in France through the end of the 16th century. Under Henry IV in 1594, a few years after Robert's death, the same title was granted to the partnership of Le Roy and Lucrèce Ballard, Robert's widow. Members of the Ballard family were to bear the title of music printers to the king well into the 18th century. They held a virtual monopoly on music printing in France for two centuries, and continued in business into the second decade of the 19th century, when the final owner was the great-great-great-great grandson of Robert. Throughout this period the Ballard family exploited the role of family relationships in the French social system by establishing family ties to leading printers and publishers such as Boivin, Montéclair and Dumesnil Ballarotti, Francesco c. 1660 Apr. 1712 Bergamo, Italy Italian composer Ballesteros, Antonio     published his Obra Para Guitarra de Seis Ordenes, a method book for the 6 string guitar, in 1780 Ballestra, Reimundo [Balestra, Armbruster?; Raimundo] 2nd half 16th century 11 Oct. 1634 composer, probably German Balletti, Bernardino fl. 1554   Italian lutenist and composer Ballière de Laisement, (Charles-Louis-)Denis 9 May 1729 8 Nov. 1800 French composer and theorist Ballif, Claude (André François) more... 22 May 1924 Paris, France 24 Jul. 2004 Poissons, Haute-Marne, France Claude Ballif first studied music in Bordeaux, before entering the Paris Conservatory in 1948 to study composition with Tony Aubin, counterpoint and fugue with Noël Gallon and analysis in the class of Olivier Messiaen. From 1954 he followed the classes of Boris Blacher (composition) and Joseph Rufer (analysis) at the Berlin Conservatory. The following year he won First Prize for music composition in the Geneva International Competition for his orchestral work Lovecraft and his First String Quartet. From 1956 to 1959 he taught at the summer school in Darmstadt, alongside Luigi Nono, Luciano Berio and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Works include Journey of my ear for orchestra and various chamber works Ballis, Oliviero fl. 1577-1609   Italian composer, singer and priest Ballou, Esther (Williamson) 17 Jul. 1915 12 Mar. 1973 American composer, pianist and educator Balmer, Luc 13 Jul. 1898 Munich, Germany   Swiss conductor and composer Balogh, Erno more... 4 Apr. 1897 Budapest, Hungary 2 Jun. 1989 Michellville, MD, USA Erno Balogh, pianist, composer, editor and teacher. From an early age, he performed and composed music at the piano. Punishment for him was being denied access to the piano. His first compositions, two short piano pieces dedicated to his father, were written at the age of eight. For twelve years, 1905 to 1917, he attended the Budapest Conservatory, completing the Professor's Certificate and receiving the Franz Liszt Prize in piano and composition. During this period, he studied piano with Bela Bartok and composition with Zoltan Kodaly. Balogh became a close friend of both men and he was instrumental in bringing Bartok to the U.S. for his first concert tour in 1927 Balsach, Llorenç more... 1953 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain   studied music with J. Poch, C. Guinovart, A. Argudo and J. Soler. and mathematics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He has received commissions from Radio Baden-Baden Orchestra, Valles Symphonic Orchestra, Catalonian Composers'Association, Spanish Ministry of Culture, National Radio of Spain and the Councils of Barcelona and Sabadell, among others Balsamino, Simone fl. c. 1590-96   Italian composer and poet Baltakas, Vykintas more... 10 Jul. 1972 Vilnius, Lithuania   Lithuanian composer and conductor Baltan, Kid (see Raaijmakers, Dick)       Balthaus, Dirk more... 1965 Oberhausen, Germany   Jazz pianist, co-founder of Crossover Piano, a piano-duo, with the classical pianist Wolfgang Mechsner Baltzar, Thomas more... 1631 Lübeck, Germany bur. 27 July 1663 London, UK German violinist and composer, he came from a family of Lübeck musicians: his father, David (d 1647), his grandfather, Hinrik Thomas, his great-grandfather, Hinrik, and his brothers Joachim and David were all musicians there. According to the English scientist Samuel Hartlib, Baltzar studied with Johann Schop, and he is recorded at the Swedish court in 1653. He probably returned home in summer 1654, after Queen Christina's abdication, and was briefly appointed a Lübeck Ratslutenist at the beginning of 1655. He travelled to England later in the year, where he remained until his death. Baltzar caused a sensation in England. John Evelyn heard him at Roger L'Estrange's London house on 4 March 1656, and wrote that he ‘plaid on that single Instrument a full Consort, so as the rest, flung-downe their Instruments, as acknowledging a victory’. Baltzar was in London in September 1656 to play in Davenant's The Siege of Rhodes, though Anthony Wood wrote that he spent about two years with Sir Anthony Cope at Hanwell House near Banbury. Presumably he was living there when he made his famous visits to William Ellis's Oxford music meetings in summer 1658. Wood compared him several times with the English violinist Davis Mell, who ‘play'd farr sweeter than Baltsar, yet Baltsar's hand was more quick and could run it insensibly to the end of the finger-board’. Mell was also in Oxford in 1658, and their divisions on John, come kiss me now, printed in Playford's The Division Violin (1684/R), probably record some sort of playing contest. They show that Mell was no match for Baltzar, as a composer as well as a player Balys, Eduardas 20 Dec. 1919   Lithuanian composer Balzano, Domenico fl. 1680   Maltese composer, brother of Giuseppe, known for his motet "Venite Omnes" (1680) scored for 2 canti and continuo Balzano, Giuseppe fl. 1652   Maltese composer, brother of Dominico, known for his motet "Beatus Vir" (1652) scored for two tenors, a baritone and continuo Bamfi, Alfonso [Banfi, Banfo] fl. 1641-55   Italian composer and organist Ban, Joan Albert [Bannius] more... 1597/1598 The Netherlands 27 Jul. 1644 The Netherlands Dutch musical theorist and composer noted for his arguments with Mersenne and other French theorists Banasik, Christian more... 1963 Siemianowice, Poland   has lived in Germany since 1974. He studied composition with Guenther Becker and Dimitri Terzakis at the Robert Schumann Academy of Music in Duesseldorf. Computer music seminars with Clarence Barlow at the Music Academy in Cologne. Postgraduate studies with Hans Zender (composition) and Hans-Dieter Resch (conducting) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt. His instrumental and electronic pieces have been featured in concerts and radio programs throughout Europe (BBC London, SFB Berlin, HR Frankfurt, WDR Cologne, NDR Hamburg, VPRO Radio Holland, VRT Radio Belgium, Polskie Radio and Swedish National Radio), the Americas, Asia and Australia. He has developed an algorithmic composition software (AFSTS 1) for the Atari ST computers from 1991-1993. From 1994-1997 he was chairman of the music department in the guild of artist "Kuenstlergilde NRW". Banasik was the artistic director of the ensemble "go ahead" and organizer of multimedia events with new music, literature and fine arts as well as concerts of electroacoustic music. He has received national and international music awards and scholarships. Beside live electronics and computer music Banasik has produced works for tape, radio plays and film soundtracks Banaster, Gilbert [Banastir, Banastro] c. 1445 between 19 Aug. and 10 Sep. 1487 English composer Banchieri, Adriano (Tomaso) more... 3 Sep. 1568 Bologna, Italy 1634 Bologna, Italy a man of considerable versatility, a composer, dramatist, organist and theorist, he spent almost his whole life at the monastery of San Michele in Bosco, near Bologna, becoming abbot in 1620. He founded the Accademia dei Floridi in Bologna Banci, Giovanni fl. 1619 Italy   Italian composer Bancquart, Alain more... 1934 France   one of the leading composers of microtonal music in Europe Bandiera, Lodovico fl. 1663   Italian composer Bandolim, Jacob do more... 13 Aug. 1918 Brazil 14 Feb. 1969 Brazil the most influential Brazilian artist on the instrument that became part of his name, Jacob elevated the mandolin (bandolim, in Portuguese) to a place of honour [to hear extracts of his music click here] Banester, Gilbert more... c.1445 probably London, England 1487 probably Windsor, England English composer Gilbert Banester was possibly born in London in 1445. He was Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal from 1478. He contributed a carol in florid style to the Fayrfax Manuscript, and wrote and produced pageants at Henry VII's court; his latin motets include one probably for Henry's wedding. He is represented in the Eton Choirbook. Banevich, Sergei 2 Dec. 1941 Okhansk, nr. Perm   composer Banfield, William more... 1961 USA   he earned a Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1983, a Master of Theological Studies from Boston University in 1987, and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan in 1992. His diverse blend of musical influences were shaped by his teachers and mentors including T.J. Anderson, George Russell, Leslie Bassett, William Bolcolm, and William Albright. In 2000, he was a W.E.B. Dubois fellow at Harvard University where he worked on two operas, including Gertrude Stein Invents A Jump Early On. He has composed eight symphonies, six symphonic concertos, four operas, music for ballet, musicals, chorus, chamber ensembles, jazz ensembles, and song cycles for voice and keyboard Bangalter, Thomas more... 3 Jan. 1975 Paris, France   French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also produced music for the band Stardust, as a member of the band Together, and for the film Irréversible. His music is sometimes known as French house Banister, Charles W. fl 1792   English psalmodist, 'Twelve psalm and hymn tunes' (1792) Banister, Henry Charles 13 Jun. 1831 20 Nov. 1897 English composer and teacher Banister, John c. 1625 London, England 3 Oct. 1679 London, England flageolet player, violinist, leader of Charles II band (based on the string band of the French court); composer and pioneering organiser of concerts to which the public paid an entry fee Banister, John   c. 1725 English composer, violinist and recorder player Bank, Jacques more... 18 Apr. 1943 Amsterdam, The Netherlands   Dutch composer. He studied composition with Ton de Leeuw and Jos Kunst at the Amsterdam Conservato­ry, where he was awarded the Composition Prize in 1974 Banks, Don (Donald Oscar) 25 Oct. 1923 Australia   pupil of Seiber and Dallapiccola; works include Four pieces for orchestra, a horn concerto, a violin sonaa and a Divertimento for flute and string trio Bannink, Harry more... 10 Jul. 1929 Enschede, The Netherlands 19 Oct. 1999 Dutch composer, arranger and pianist who wrote about 3000 songs Banshchikov, Gennadi Ivanovich 1943 Kazan, Russia   composer of 5 cello concertos and operas Bantock, Sir Granville more... 7 Aug. 1868 London, England 11 Oct. 1946 London, England born the son of eminent London gynaecologist, who forbade him to take up music professionally. Joined civil service and when failed to be tempted by the money on offer was reluctantly allowed to study at the RAM. While a student there his bottled-up musical ambition was released into 14 symphonic poems on Indian themes. Founded the New Quarterly Musical Review and took up conducting, transforming the New Brighton Orchestra from a shambolic mob to a competent orchestra. Introduced all-British programmes of music, an innovation at the time (1898). Championed British music al his life, along with other 'modern' composers such as Sibelius (who dedicated his 3rd Symphony to him), Strauss, Debussy etc. Succeeded Elgar as professor of music at Birmingham University. A great fan of the east, many of his works have an oriental theme - a famous photograph of him shows him dressed as a mullah, reading the Rubayat - which he eventually set to music. Later on he became interested in British folk culture too, especially Celtic Bantzer, Claus more... 10 Oct. 1942 Marburg, Germany   organist, conductor and composer of film scores Banwart, Jakob 19 May 1609 ca. 1657 German composer Baptista, Gracia     nun and composer who published in Spain in 1557 Baptiste, Ludwig Albert Friedrich 8 Aug. 1700 c. 1764 German composer, probably of French descent Baqueiro Fóster, Gerónimo 7 Jan. 1898 29 May 1967 Mexican musicologist and composer Barabba, Jason A. more... 1970 US   graduate of Occidental College with a Bachelor's Degree in Latin American Studies, Mr. Barabba subsequently attended the University of Chicago where he pursued his interest in music. He received a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Composition and Music Technology from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California at Irvine in 2004. He is currently attending the University of California at Los Angeles, where is pursuing a Ph.D. in Composition. In his formative years, Mr. Barabba received extensive instrumental training in piano and trombone Baranovic, Krešimir more... 25 Aug. 1894 Sibenik 17 Sep. 1975 Belgrade, Yugoslavia much of the career of Croatian composer/conductor Krešimir Baranovic was spent with Zagreb Opera. He conducted there for almost 30 years between 1915 and 1943, and also directed the opera between 1929 and 1940. His opus contains two comic operas, 'Shorn-mown' and 'The Bride from Centigrad'. The first was premiered in Zagreb in 1932 and the second first saw the stage in Belgrade in 1951 Bararipton 14th century   composer in Avignon repertory Bararini Lupus, Manfred fl. 1557-61   Swiss composer of Italian birth Barat, Joseph Edouard more... 1882 1963 best known through his compositions for solo winds and orchestra, Joseph Edouard Barat studied music in Paris with Paul Vidal and Emile Pessard. His affinity for wind music was partially influenced through his work as a bandmaster with the French Army. His Andante et Allegro for trombone and piano (orchestra) was composed for the annual trombone competition at the National Conservatory in Paris in 1935, and dedicated to Professor Henri Couillaud Barati, George more... 3 Apr. 1913 Györ, Hungary 22 Jun. 1996 San Jose, California, USA Hungarian composer and cellist who worked from 1939 in the U.S.A. Barba, Daniel [Daniele] (Pius) dal 5 May 1715 Verona, Italy 26 Jul. 1801 Verona, Italy Italian composer Barbara, Joan La more... 8 Jun. 1947 Philadelphia, USA   her career as a composer, performer and sound artist has been devoted to exploring the human voice as a multi-faceted instrument, going far beyond its traditional boundaries, creating works for voices, instruments and interactive technology. "One of the great vocal virtuosas of our time" (San Francisco Examiner) and an important pioneer in the field of contemporary classical music and soundart, she developed a unique vocabulary of experimental and extended vocal techniques, including multiphonics (the simultaneous sounding of two or more pitches), circular singing, ululation and glottal clicks that have become her "signature" sounds Barbarino, Bartolomeo (Il Pesarino) c. 1568 1617 Italian composer. Maestro di cappella at the cathedrals of Pesaro and (from 1605) Parma, he published some church music but is mainly important as one of the earliest and most prolific monodists, a follower of Caccini in his style of vocal composition, which is often dramatic, with extravagant word painting; in general, however, his best music is in a more melancholy and expressive vein Barbato, Angelo fl. 1583-87   Italian amateur music editor and composer Barbe, Antoine   2 Dec. 1564 Flemish composer Barbe, Antoine sr before 1547 13 Feb. 1604 Flemish composer and organist Barbe, Helmut 28 Dec. 1927   German composer Barbella, Emanuele more... 14 Apr. 1718 Naples, Italy 1 Jan. 1777 Naples, Italy Emanuele Barbella, originally trained by his father Francesco. After the premature death of his father in 1733, Barbella continued to study the violin with Angelo Zago and Pasqualino Bini (a student of Tartini), also studying composition with Michele Caballone, Leonardo Leo, and, probably, with Father Martini in Bologna. In 1753 he became first violin of Teatro Nuovo in Naples, and three years later he entered into the service of the Neapolitan Royal Chapel; starting in 1761, he played in the orchestra of Teatro S. Carlo, also teaching at the Conservatoire of S. Onofrio. Charles Burney, who got to know Barbella during his stay in Naples in October 1770, spoke of him as the “kindest human being that I’ve ever known”, blessed with a character which was as “sweet as the sound of his violin” Barbella, Francesco 1692 Italy 1733 Italy composer and “Master of String Instruments” at the Conservatoire of S. Maria di Loreto, father of Emanuele Barbella Barber, Charlie more...     a composer based in South Wales who is also the artistic director of Sound Affairs Barber, John fl 1723   psalmodist of Castleton, Derbys. who published 'A book of psalmody' (1723) with Robert Barker Barber, Robert fl 1723-53   psalmodist based in Castleton, Derbys, who published 'The psalm singer's choice companion' (1723), 'A book of psalmody 2nd edn' (1733) and 'David's harp well tuned' (3rd edn of A book of psalmody) (1753) Barber, Robert (ii) c. 1750   English composer and organist Barber II, Samuel Osborne more... 9 Mar. 1910 West Chester, PA, USA 23 Jan. 1981 New York City, USA major American composer whose predominantly lyrical and expressive works include a violin concerto and the famous Adagio for Strings Barberá, José 21 Jan. 1876 1947 Spanish composer and teacher Barberiis, Melchiore de fl. c. 1545-50   Italian priest, composer, lutenist and 4 course guitarist who in the late 1540s published works for the lute Barbetta, Giulio Cesare c. 1540 after 1603 Italian lutenist and composer Barbier, René (Auguste-Ernest) 12 Jul. 1890 Namur, Belgium 24 Dec. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Belgian composer Barbieri, Carlo Emanuele [de Barbieri] 22 Oct. 1822 Genoa, Italy 28 Sep. 1867 Pest, Hungary Italian conductor and composer Barbieri, Francisco Asenjo more... 3 Aug. 1823 Madrid, Spain 17 Feb. 1894 Madrid, Spain he was central to the group of composers, including Oudrid, Gaztambide and Arrieta working from 1851 at the Teatro del Circo, directing the chorus as well as providing many original stage works. 1856 saw the founding of the Teatro de la Zarzuela, and from the 1860s Barbieri broadened his activities even further, founding the Society for Orchestral Music (1866) and introducing much of the German symphonic repertoire to Madrid, as well as publishing a wide variety of books on music, politics and much besides Barbieri, Gato more... 28 Nov 1932 Rosario, Argentina   Gato Barbieri is the second Argentinean musician to make a significant impact upon jazz - the first being Lalo Schifrin, in whose band Barbieri played as a teenager. His story has been that of an elongated zigzag odyssey between his homeland and North America. He started out playing to traditional Latin rhythms in his early years, turning his back on his heritage to explore the jazz avant-garde in the 1960s, reverting to South American influences in the early 1970s, playing pop and fusion in the late 1970s, only to go back and forth again in the 1980s Barbieri, Girolamo 1808 Piacenza, Italy 1871 Piacenza, Italy he began his career as maestro di cappella at Caravaggio, subsequently took up the same position in Cremona and finally returned to his home town in 1847. Most of his energies were devoted to the composition of sacred music and piano pieces. He also held a post as organist and took an interest in organ building: he reviewed the inaugurations of new Lingiardi and Serassi organs for the Gazzetta musicale di Milano. His organ works, published by F. Lucca and Ricordi, amount to some 800 pieces Barbieri, Lucio [Luzio] 24 Jul. 1586 mid-November 1659 Italian composer, organist and teacher Barbignant fl. c. 1470   composer Barbio, Eustachius   before 9 Jul. 1556 Flemish composer and choirmaster Barbireau, Jacques [Barberianus, Barbirianus, Barbarian; Jacobus]>br>more... 1455 probably Antwerp, Belgium 7 Aug. 1491 a Renaissance composer from the southern Netherlands. He was considered to be a superlative composer both by his contemporaries and by modern scholars, however his surviving output is small, and he died young Barbitonsoris fl. late 14th century   composer, probably from northern Italy Barbosa de Araújo, Damião 27 Sep. 1778 Itaparica, nr. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 20 Apr. 1856 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Brazilian composer Barbour, J(ames) Murray 31 Mar. 1897 4 Jan. 1970 American acoustician, musicologist and composer Barce, Ramon 6 Mar. 1928 Spain   Spanish composer and writer on the Italian composer Boccherini Barcelata, Lorenzo [Lorenzo Barcelata y Castro] more... 1898 Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz, Mexico 13 Jul. 1943 Mexico composer and lyricist for the beautiful waltz Maria Elena (1940), a song that won him international fame Barchan, Stephen Mark more... 1982 Middlesborough, UK   English composer who studied at the University of Huddersfield with Richard Steinitz, where he was awarded the J Wood and Sons Prize for composition. His music has been played throughout Europe, Australia and the USA. He is currently working as a freelance composer and music copyist, alongside studying at the Birmingham Conservatoire with Edwin Roxburgh, and he has just been awarded a fellowship to attend Ostrava Days 2005 Barchet, Siegfried 1918 Stuttgart, Germany 1982 German cellist, for more than thirty years solo cellist in the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, and composer whose works include: Sinfonie for strings (1968) - Serenata in modo classica (1964) - Introduction and Burleske (1968) - Images de Menton (1963) - Five Miniatures (1966) - Flute Quartet (1970) - Concertino (1973) - Quodlibet (1977) - Nonchalance (1945-60) - Nocturne (1945-60) - String Trio (1966) - Divertimento Op. 10a (1944) - Quartet (1973) Bardanashvili, Josef more... 1948 Batumi, Georgia   Georgian painter and composer now living in Israel Bardi, Agustin more... 13 Dec 1884 Argentina 1941 one of a group of Argentinean composers of popular tangos Bardi, Giovanni de', Count of Vernio 5 Feb. 1534 Sep. 1612 Italian literary critic, poet, playwright and composer Bárdos, Lajos more... 1 Oct. 1899 Budapest, Hungary 18 Nov. 1986 Budapest, Hungary choir director, teacher and musicologist, he was professor at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, composer and founder of a school of music theory in Hungary. In 1934, he organized with György Kertész the movement 'Singing Youth'. They also founded a periodical and a publishing house both named Magyar Kórus (Hungarian Chorus). Bárdos did his utmost to put into practice Zoltan Kodály's idea of 'singing Hungary' Bardwell, William 26 Aug. 1915   English composer Barera, Rodiano [Barrera; Ahrodiano] late 16th century   Italian composer Bargeld, Blixa more... 12 Jan 1959 Berlin, Germany   German actor, composer and songwriter Barges, Antonino [Bargues; Antonio] fl. 1547-65   Netherlands composer resident in Italy Bargiel, Woldemar 3 Oct. 1828 Berlin, Germany 23 Feb. 1897 Berlin, Germany Woldemar Bargiel was the son of Marianne Tromlitz, first wife of Friedrich Wieck and mother of Clara Schumann and was taught by Moscheles and Niels W. Gade in Leipzig, before returning to his native Berlin, where he was later appointed professor of composition at the invitation of Joachim. His music is influenced by Schumann, who regarded him as one of the leading composers of the younger generation Bargielski, Zbigniew more... 21 Jan. 1937 Lomza, Poland   studied law at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin (1954-57). In 1958 he began studying composition at the State College of Music in Warsaw under Tadeusz Szeligowski. After his teacher's death he continued his studies under Boleslaw Szabelski at the State College of Music in Katowice, where he gearned a degree in composition in 1964. He continueded his studies under Nadia Boulanger in Paris (1966-67) on a French government scholarship, and also at the Hochschule fur Musik in Granz (1972). Since 1976 he has been living in Austria, where he is engaged in teaching Bargnani, Ottavio c. 1570 after 1627 Italian composer and organist Bargy, Roy (Fredrick) more... 31 Jul. 1894 Newaygo, Michigan, USA 16 Jan. 1974 Vista, California, USA an American composer and pianist Bari, Marco di 1958 Italy   his music exhibits his interest in scientific data, especially the dimension of fractals, from which to derive formal ideas Barié, Augustin 1883 1915 Augustin Barié was blind from his birth. He studied organ with Guilmant and Widor. Later he was appointed organist of the Eglise Saint-Germaine-des-Prés in Paris. He composed a few works and died at the early age of 32 years during the First World War Barilari, Elbio Rodríguez more... 1953 Montevideo, Uruguay   Uruguayan composer and jazz musician who now works the the United States Barilli, Bruno 14 Dec. 1880 Fano, Italy 15 Apr. 1952 Rome, Italy Italian critic and composer Baring-Gould, Sabine more... 28 Jan. 1834 Exeter, UK 2 Jan. 1924 Lewtrenchard, Devon, UK clergyman and composer of popular hymns including Onward, Christian Soldiers and Now the Day Is Over. He regarded as his principal achievement the collection of folk songs that he made with the help of the ordinary people of Devon and Cornwall. His first book of songs, Songs and Ballads of the West (1889–91), was the first collection published for the mass market. The musical editor for this collection was Henry Fleetwood Sheppard, though some of the songs included were noted by Baring-Gould's other collaborator Frederick Bussell. Baring-Gould and Sheppard produced a second collection called A Garland of Country Songs in 1895. A new edition of Songs of the West was proposed for publication in 1905. Sheppard had died in 1901 and so the collector Cecil Sharp was invited to undetake the musical editorship for the new edition. Sharp and Baring-Gould also collaborated on English Folk Songs for Schools in 1907. This collection of 53 songs was widely used in British schools for the next 60 years Bariolla, Ottavio [Bariola, Barioli, Bariolus] fl. 1573-1619   Italian organist and composer Bariona, Madelka S. fl. 16th century Germany   a composer whose work was published in 1586 and is now in the Royal Library, Munich Bark, Jan (Helge Guttorm) 19 Ap. 1934   Swedish composer Barkauskas, Vytautas more... 25 Mar. 1931 Kaunas, Lithuania   one of the most prolific Lithuanian contemporary composers and has written over 100 pieces of music. He is a graduate in mathematics (1953) and music composition (1959). He is professor in the Department of Composition of the Lithuanian Academy of Music Barkel, Charles (Alvinus) 6 Feb. 1898 7 Mar. 1973 Swedish violinist and composer Barker, George Arthur more... 1812 1876 composer of Bright be the place of thy soul! a hymn to words (1808) by Lord Byron Barker, John between 1705 and 1710 bur. 3 Apr. 1781 English copyist, composer of psalm tunes and organist at Coventry, 1731-52 Barker, Paul more... 1956 Cambridge, UK   English composer who now lives in Mexico. He has composed music for orchestra, soloists, chamber music, choral music, for contemporary dance, and principally for opera and theatre. He has received several awards and scholarships including Royal Philharmonic Society Prize, Countess of Munster Trust Scholarship, Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust Scholarship, Arts and Humanities Research Award and a Djerassi Artistic Residency in California, USA Barker, Warren more... 16 Apr. 1923 Oakland, CA   composer, pianist and trumpeter, Warren studied with the composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. After the end of the Second World War, he began working for radio, TV and films Barkin, Elaine R(adoff) 15 Dec. 1932 New York, USA   American composer Barkhudaryan, Sergey Vasilyevich [Sarkis] 8 Sep. 1887 25 Oct. 1972 Georgian composer and teacher Barkworth, John (Edmond) 20 May 1858 Beverley, England 18 Nov. 1929 Geneva, Switzerland English organist and composer Barlan, Otto 22 Mar. 1860 19 Dec, 1943 Swiss organist and composer Barlow, Clarence Albertson more... 27 Dec. 1945 Calcutta, India   alternatively Clarens Baarlo, Klarens Baarlo, Klarenz Barlow, born in India into a family of European descent and culture. Composer mostly of orchestral, chamber, piano, and electroacoustic works. He has lived in Cologne since 1968 and in Amsterdam since 1990 Barlow, David (Frederick) more... 20 May 1927 Rothwell, Nortants 9 Jun. 1975 Newcastle upon Tyne, England English composer whose songs including I have desired to go to words by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) Barlow, Fred 2 Oct. 1881 Mulhouse 3 Jan. 1951 Boulogne, France French composer of English and Alsatian origin Barlow, Samuel Latham Mitchell 1 Jun. 1892 New York, USA   American composer and pianist who wasa student of Ottorino Respighi Barlow, Wayne 6 Sep. 1912   American composer and teacher Bärmann, Heinrich Joseph 1784 Potsdam, Germany 1847 Munich, Germany one of the great clarinet virtuosi of the nineteenth century for whom Weber wrote clarinet works. He wrote music for ensembles including clarinet Bärmann, Karl 1839 Munich, Germany 1913 Boston, Mass., USA pianist, grandson of the above who wrote and published many pieces for piano Barmotin, Semen 1877 St. Petersburg, Russia   Russian composer Barnard, Charlotte Allington (née Pye; Claribel) 23 Dec. 1830 England 30 Jan. 1869 published a collection of over 100 ballads in 1858 and two volumes of verse Barnard, John I 1591 England c. 1641 England music editor, publisher and composer of music for viol(s) and for voice(s) Barnby, Sir Joseph 12 Aug. 1838 York, UK 28 Jan. 1896 London, UK organist and choral conductor who wrote many anthems, hymns, oratorios and popular part-songs Barnekow, Christian 28 Jul. 1837 20 Mar. 1913 Danish composer Bar-Nes, Lea 1904 Jaffa, Israel   Israeli composer Barnes, Milton more... 16 Dec, 1931 Toronto, Canada 27 Feb. 2001 Toronto, Canada conductor, composer, jazz drummer Barnet, Charlie (Charles Daly) more... 26 Oct. 1913 New York City, NY, USA 4 Sep. 1991 bandleader who used the pseudonym Dale Bennet on his songs to avoid the financial demands of his numerous ex-wives. The Barnet big band of 1939 to 1941 was his best known outfit, recording hits such as Cherokee and a spin off of the song called Redskin Rhumba, the latter used as the band's identifying song Barnett, Carol 1949   composer and flutist, she received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, where she studied with Dominick Argento, Paul Fetter and Bernhard Weiser. She served as composer-in-residence with the Dale Warland Singers from 1992 to 2001, and her works have been performed by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Women’s Philharmonic of San Francisco, Westminster Abbey Choir, and the Ankor Children's Choir of Jerusalem. She is currently a studio artist and adjunct lecturer at Augsburg College in Minnesota. Barnett has composed many choral works, as well as works for orchestra and chamber ensemble Barnett, James G.   1885 USA a composer, conductor, and organist in Connecticut during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Most of his compositions are sacred vocal works Barnett, John more... 15 Jul. 1802 Bedford, England 16 Apr. 1890 Cheltenham, England father was born Bernhard Beer in Prussia. He moved to England to work as a jeweller and changed his surname to Barnett. The son was a boy vocalist who later became a singing teacher and composer of stage music, especially the work The Mountain Sylph (first performed at the Lyceum on 25 Aug. 1834) regarded as being the first modern English opera Barnett, John Francis more... 16 Oct. 1837 London, UK 24 Nov. 1916 nephew of above, who was an eminent pianist who wrote various works including a cantata entitled The Ancient Mariner which was first performed at the 1867 Birmingham Festival Baron, Ernst Gottlieb more... 17 Feb. 1696 Breslau, Germany 12 Apr. 1760 Berlin, Germany German lutenist, composer and writer on music Baroni-Cavalcabo (von), Julie 1813 Poland 1887 a pianist who studied with the son of Mozart, she composed many fine songs. Schumann dedicated Humoreske to her Barra, Jehan de (Barrat, Hotinet; Jean) fl. early 16th century   French composer Barraine, Elsa 13 Feb. 1910 Paris, France 20 Mar. 1999 Strasbourg, France French pianist and composer, she studied composition at the Paris Conservatoire with Paul Dukas. She received premiers prix in harmony in 1925 and in fugue and accompaniment in 1927. In 1929 she received the Prix de Rome for her cantata La vierge guerrière. She worked in French Radio as a pianist, sound recordist and vocal director (1936-40) then as a sound mixer after the war. From 1944 to 1947 she was musical director of the recording firm Chant du Monde. Later Barraine became professor of sight-reading and analysis at the Conservatoire, 1953-1974. Much of her output is for voice, in addition to works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, and dramatic works. Her Wind Quintet from 1931 is published in the famous wind quintet anthology compiled by Albert Andraud. Her solo organ works include: Sole organ works comprise: 1re Prélude et fugue (1928, publ. Durand); 2me Prélude et fugue (1930); Reflets magyars (unpublished, 1961); Musique rituelle for organ, tam-tam, xylophone (1968) [supplementary information provided by Terry L. Mueller] Barraqué, Jean 17 Jan. 1928 Puteaux, France 17 Aug. 1973 born into a middle class family, Jean Barraqué had no intention - despite early piano and violin lessons - of becoming a composer until he was confronted with the "emotional shock" of hearing a gramophone recording of Schubert's Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" at the age of 12. Schubert and Beethoven became inspirational guiding lights through his years as fledgling composer. Then, in 1948, Barraqué joined Messiaen's celebrated Paris Conservatoire class for analysis and rhythm, where he discovered simultaneously the work of Debussy (about whom he would write at length) and - newly imported into France - the music of Webern. From 1951 to 1954, Barraqué was a member of the ORTF Groupe de Musique Concrète and briefly made use in his music of electronic resources Barraud, Henry 23 Apr. 1900 Bordeaux, France 28 Dec. 1997 worked under Dukas and Aubert and has written orchestral and chamber works Barré, Antonio more... fl. 1551-64   French singer, printer, and composer resident in Italy Barre, Michel de la 1675 1743 an important French composer and flautist. A highly renowned performer, La Barre played in the Académie Royale de Musique, the Musettes et Hautbois de Poitou and court chamber music. Barre’s suites for two unaccompanied flutes (the first of their kind in France) and flute solos and trio sonatas established a French flute style and contributed to the instrument's popularity. La Barre also wrote songs and two opéra-ballets. Rameau's La Vénitienne, in which rondeau form is used for the first time, was certainly inspired by Michel de la Barre’s opera-ballet of the same name written in 1705 Barré, Leonardo [Barrae, Barret] fl. 1537-after 1555   Netherlands composer and singer resident in Italy Barrense Dias, Jose 1932 Campo Alegre, Bahia, Brazil 1969 Switzerland Brazilian guitarist, composer and arranger Barrera Gómez, Enrique 26 Apr. 1844 Valladolid 3 Jul. 1922 Valladolid Spanish composer Barrett, John 1674 between 1719 and 1735 English composer and organist, a pupil of John Blow, who contributed songs to Mercurius Musicus. In 1700 he collaborated with Blow, Jeremiah Clarke, Francis Piggott, and Croft in a Choice Collection of Ayres for the Harpsichord or Spinnet. He was for some time music master of Christ's Hospital, and later organist of Christ Church, Newgate Street (London) and St. Mary-at-Hill, Billingsgate (London) Barrett, Natasha more... 1972 Norwich, UK   her compositional output consists of works for instruments and live electronics, sound installations, dance, theatre, and animation projects, but all activity is rooted in her work with acousmatic tape composition, which features most strongly amongst her creations Barrett, Richard more... 7 Nov. 1959 Swansea, Wales   British composer, now resident in Germany, of mostly chamber, vocal and electro-acoustic works Barri, Odoardo (real name: Edward Slater) more... 1844 Dublin, Ireland 1920 London, UK popular composer of Edwardian drawing-room songs. Barri himself claimed to have been born in Como. Supposedly he was trained by the Jesuits, became an oratorio singer in Italy and Spain, and was for a time a tenor soloist at the Vatican. He is said to have fought at the battle of Solferino in 1859 before settling in London, where he headed the Odoardo Barri School of Voice Culture for over fifty years. Of his religious, theatre and drawing-room music, little is now heard beyond the stirring setting of The Old Brigade Barrière, Etienne-Benard-Joseph 7 Oct. 1748 Valenciennes 1816 or 1818 possibly Paris, France French composer and violinist Barrière, Françoise more... 1944 Paris, France   composer, co-founder and director of the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music of Bourges, director of the International Festival Synthèse and the Bourges Competitions Barriere, Jean 18 Jul. 1670 France 6 Jul. 1747 France Barriere left a legacy of important cello works. His 4 books of sonatas escaped the prevalent Italian shadow and made him France's most important composer for the cello Barrière, Jean-Baptiste more... 1958 Paris, France   French multimedia artist and musician Barrios, Angel 1882 Granada, Spain 1964 Spain the son of a flamenco guitarist, Barrios studied in Paris. In 1900 Barrios founded the Trio Iberia for which he made many arrangements. The Trio enjoyed a very favorable reputation all over Europe. Barrios was quite a productive composer. Barrios's works include operas, zarzuelas, a number of orchestral scores and solo works for piano and guitar. They are all written in a style influenced by the Romantic era, and relied heavily on a populist Spanish folk influence Barrios Fernandez, Angel 4 Jan. 1882 Granada 17 Nov. 1964 Madrid Spanish composer, guitarist and violinist Barrios (Mangoré), (Pio) Agustin more... 5 May 1885 San Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay 7 Aug. 1944 San Salvador, El Salvador a virtuosic guitarist and an innovative composer Barris, Harry more... 24 Nov. 1905 New York, NY, USA 13 Dec. 1962 Burbank, CA. USA bandleader, pianist and composer, Barris joined with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker to form a group called the Rhythm Boys Barron, Bebe more... 1927 20 Apr. 2008 USA composer of electronic music much of it in association with her husband Louis (1920-1989) including that for the film 'Forbidden Planet' Barron, Kenny more... 1943 Philadelphia, USA   while a teenager, Barron started playing professionally with Mel Melvin's orchestra. This local band also featured Barron's brother Bill, the late tenor saxophonist. At age 19, Kenny moved to New York City and was hired by James Moody after the tenor saxophonist heard him play at the Five Spot. He then joined Dizzy Gillespie's band in 1962, where he developed an appreciation for Latin and Caribbean rhythms. After five years with Dizzy, Barron played with Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, and Buddy Rich. In 1971 he joined Yusef Lateef's band. It is Lateef who Kenny credits as a key influence in his art for improvisation. Kenny was professor of music at Rutgers University (1973-200) Barron, Louis more... 23 Apr. 1920 1 Nov. 1989 composer of electronic music much of it in association with his wife Bebe (b. 1927) including that for the film 'Forbidden Planet' Barroso, Ary more... 7 Nov. 1903 Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil 9 Feb. 1964 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil composer who was most productive during the 1940s and 50s. He is, perhaps, best known for his composition Aquarela do Brasil (1939) Barroso, Jose 1901 Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico   guitarist, composer, cellist, composer of Bullerias y Cancion Tehuacan Barroso, Sergio more... 4 Mar. 1946 Havana, Cuba   composer and synthesist who, after studies 1950-66 in Havana and 1966-8 in Prague, began a career in teaching, composing, and performing, with a particular emphasis on electroacoustic music. He now lives in Canada Barroso Neto, Joaquim António 30 Jan. 1881 1 Sep. 1941 Brazilian composer and pianist Barrozo, Teresa more... 1982 The Philippines   Philippine composer, member of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM), Asian Composers League (ACL) and ACL Philippines Barrow, John fl 1730-40   psalmodist from Leominster, Herefordshire who published 'A new book of psalmody' (1730), 'The psalm-singer's choice companion 2nd edn.' (c 1747) and 'The psalm-singer's choice companion 3rd edn.' (1755) Barry, Gerald more... 1952 County Clare, Ireland   studied composition with Stockhausen and Kagel. He first came to public attention in 1979 with his radical ensemble works '__________' and 'Ø'. Lecturer UCC 1982–6. Has written orchestral, chamber, instrumental, vocal and choral works, which include 2 operas, The Intelligence Park (1982–9), commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, and The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit (1991–2), commissioned by Channel 4 TV, London; Chevaux de frise for orchestra (1986), Hard D for chamber ensemble (1992) and The Conquest of Ireland for bass and orchestra (1995), all commissioned by the BBC; piano works, Swinging Tripes and Trillibubkins (1986) and Triorchic Blues (1990), the latter commissioned by the GPA Dublin International Piano Competition; Flamboys (1991) for orchestra, commissioned by TCD; and Piano Quartet (1992) Barry, James more... 1969 Newport, RI, USA   American composer who is also a member of the NYC based new music group Forecast Music Barry, John more... 3 Nov. 1933 York, UK 30 Jan. 2011 Oyster Bay, New York, USA composer noted most for his film scores, amongst which are the 'James Bond' movies (including the theme song for 'Goldfinger'), the expansive scores for Born Free (1966) and Dances with Wolves (1990) depicting majestic savannahs or prairies respectively, the more claustrophobic themes for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and The Ipcress File, the big love themes for Out of Africa (1985) and Somewhere in Time, the jazz influenced Body Heat (1981) and of course The Cotton Club named after that hotbed of early jazz development, and the historical dramas The Lion in Winter (1968), Robin and Marian (1976) and Mary Queen of Scots. With such an illustrious career it is a little jarring to note that he also did Howard the Duck! Barrymore, Lionel [born Lionel Herbert Blythe] more... 28 Apr. 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 Nov. 15, 1954 Van Nuys, California Barrymore won the Academy Award for his role in the early talkie A Free Soul (1931); but he is probably best remembered for playing Dr. Gillespie in the Doctor Kildare series of films, for his role playing the mean Mr. Potter in It's A Wonderful Life (1946), and for his sympathetic role in Key Largo (1948), with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Becall. Lionel was also a composer of classical music Barsanti, Francesco c. 1690 Lucca, Italy late 1772 London, UK performer on the oboe and the flute, Francesco Barsanti, who lived in Edinburgh from 1735 to 1743 is best-known to recorder/flute players for his sonatas. However, he adapted many Scottish slow airs in various arrangements for vocal and instrumental performance Barsotti, Roger 1901 London   of Italian extraction, Barsotti was brought up musically in military bands and eventually became Director of Music of the Metropolitan Police Band between 1946 and 1968. He was a prolific composer for brass band and to a lessor extent for orchestra. His compositions included many marches, waltzes, polkas, dances in Latin American rhythm, instrumental solos, popular pot-pourris and the attractive suites Three Women, Carnaval du Bal and the Neapolitan Suite Bart, Lionel 1 Aug. 1930 London, England 3 Apr. 1999 London, England English composer and lyricist, composed music for Oliver (1963) and wrote theme song for the James Bond movie, From Russia With Love Bárta (or Barrta, Bartha, Bartta), Josef c. 1746 Prague, Czech Republic 13 Jun. 1787 Vienna, Austria Czech composer Bárta, Lubor 8 Aug. 1928 5 Nov. 1972 Czech composer Bartalus, István 23 Nov. 1821 9 Feb. 1899 Hungarian musicologist, teacher and composer Bartay, András 7 Apr. 1799 Széplak, Hungary 4 Oct. 1854 Mainz, Germany Hungarian composer, theater director and collector of folksongs Bartay, Ede 6 Oct. 1825 31 Aug. 1901 Hungarian musical administrator, composer and teacher Bartei, Girolamo c. 1516 in or after 1618 Italian composer and organist Bartels, Wolfgang von 21 July 1883 Hamburg, Germany 19 Apr. 1938 Munich, Germany German composer Barth, Christian Frederik 24 Feb. 1787 17 Jul. 1861 Danish oboist and composer Barth, Christian Samuel 11 Jan. 1735 8 Jul. 1809 Danish oboist and composer Barth, Elise   1800 Prague a pianist who published several piano works Barth, Hans more... 1897 Leipzig, Germany 1956 Jacksonville, Fla., USA pianist; composed microtonal music and invented a quarter-tone piano Barth, (Frederick) Philip (Carl August) 21 Oct. 1774 22 Dec. 1804 Danish oboist and composer Barth, Richard 5 Jun. 1850 25 Dec. 1923 German violinist, conductor and composer Barthe, Grat-Norbert 7 Jun. Bayonne 13 Aug. 1898 Asnières, Seine French composer Barthélemon, Cecilia Maria 1770 1840 born into a musical family Cecilia made her debut in London in 1779, performing a vocal duet with her mother Mary. Joseph Haydn was a family friend and listed Cecilia as one of the London musical personalities in his 1792 London Notebook. She in turn dedicated her keyboard Sonata op. 3 to him and was a subscriber to his Creation Barthélemon, François-Hippolyte 27 Jul. 1741 Bordeaux, France 20 Jul. 1808 London, England violinist; wrote operas, stage music and violin pieces as well as the tune to Ken's Morning Hymn Barthélemon, Mary Polly (nee Young) 1749 1799 London composer who began her public life as a singer-actor in opera and other music theatre Bartholomee, Pierre more... 5 Aug. 1937 Brussels, Belgium   chief conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège et de la Communauté française (OPL) and composer Bartholomew, Greg more... 1957 USA   American composer who has participated in composition workshops, seminars and symposia with Krzysztof Penderecki, George Crumb, Bob Chilcott, Steven Sametz, Robert Kyr, R. Murray Schafer, Tan Dun, Gregg Smith, Hummie Mann and Brent Michael Davids. Bartholomew received ASCAP Awards in 2003 and 2004 for the recent performances of his music Bartholomew, Marshall 1885 USA 1978 USA composer and interpreter of American folk music, he was director of the Yale Glee Club and of undergraduate musical activities at Yale from 1921 to 1953. He founded the International Student Musical Council in 1931 to promote international good will through singing, and he served in various relief capacities during both World Wars. All of his life he was especially active as a composer and arranger of songs for singing groups. His final major project was research into the history of music at Yale in preparation for a book on the subject, which was not completed Bartholus (de Florentia) fl. c. 1330-60   Italian composer Bartlet, John (also Bartlett) fl. 1606-1610   lutenist and composer of ayres Bartlett, Homer Newton 28 Dec. 1845 Olive, N.Y., USA 3 Apr. 1920 Hoboken, N.J., USA American composer Bartochowicz, Walenty [Bartochowski, Bartoszewski] fl. first half of 17th century   Polish writer, ?composer and editor Bartók, Béla more... 25 Mar. 1881 Nagyszentmiklós (Sînnicolau Mare), Hungary 26 Sep. 1945 New York, NY, USA collector of Hungarian, Slovak and Rumanian folk songs and later of Arabic music; his early works betray the strong influence of late Romantic composers such as Brahms, Lizst and Wagner, although his later style as expressed, for example, in his 6 string quartets, marks him out as one of the most original voices of the early 20th century Bartoli, Erasmo [De Bartolo; "Padre Raimo"] 1606 15 Jul. 1656 Italian composer and singer Bartoli, Giovan Battista fl. 1617   Italian composer Bartolini, Orindio c. 1580 1640 Italian composer Bartolino da Padova [Magister Frater Bartolinus de Padua, Frater carmelitus, Frater Bartholomeus; erroneously, Dactalus de Padua] fl. c. 1365-1405   Italian composer Bartolomeo da Bologna [Bartholomeus de Bononia] fl. ca. 1410-25   Italian composer Bartolomeo degli Organi [Baccio Fiorentino] 24 Dec. 1474 12 Dec. 1539 Italian composer, organist and singer Bartolotti, Angelo Michele c. 1615 Bologna, Italy after 1669 composer and one of the most significant Baroque guitar virtuosos of his time. He published two books of tablature for the guitar. The first, published in Florence in 1640, begins with twenty-two passacaglie in as many keys, which are followed by six suites each made up of allemanda, two correnti and sarabanda. The volume closes with a follia set. The second book, which appeared in Rome in the 1650s, contains approximately twenty-five suites, the dance titles in French with but few exceptions. Bartolotti moved to France in 1656, and from that point he seems to have been known as a theorbist; in 1669 he published a book on basso continuo for the theorbo, at which point he disappears from history Bartolotti, Signora fl. 18th century Italy   composer of the ballet music to the opera Dario in 1764 Bartolozzi, Bruno 8 Jun. 1911 Florence, Italy 12 Dec. 1980 Fiesole, Italy violinist and composer particularly of music for wind-instruments using new techniques. He wrote an influential book on new woodwind techniques. It was translated and edited by Reginald Smith Brindle and published in English as New Sounds for Woodwinds Bartos, Frantisek 13 Jun. 1905 Brnenec 21 May 1973 Prague, Czech Republic Czech composer and writer Bartos, Jan Zdenek 4 Jun. 1908 Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czechoslovakia 21 May 1973 Prague, Czech Republic violinist; also original composer of concertos, including one for accordion and From Petrarch's Sonnets for Laura for tenor, bass, violin, cello and harpsichord Bartulis, Vidmantas more... 1954 Lithuantia   Lithuanian composer Barvynsky, Vasyl' Oleksandrovich 20 Feb. 1888 9 Jun. 1963 Russian composer, pianist, musicologist and teacher, who studied in L’viv and then in Prague. He was the director of the Lysenko Music Institute from 1915, and exerted a strong influence on Ukrainian art music. Deeply admired for his teaching, Barvinsky later showed great heroism during his years in a Soviet concentration camp Barwick, John fl 1763   Kent psalmodist who published 'Harmonia cantica divina' (c 1783) Baryphonus, Henricus [Pipegrop, Pipgrop, Pipgroppe; Heinrich] 17 Sep. 1581 13 Jan. 1655 German theorist and composer Bas, Giulio 21 Apr. 1874 27 Jul. 1929 Italian organist, teacher and composer Baseggio, Lorenzo [Basseggio] c. 1660 in or after 1715 Italian composer Basegmezler, Nejat more... 17 May 1950 Eskisehir, Turkey   Turkish violinist and composer of orchestral music, chamber music and teaching material Baselli, Constantino [Boselli, Bosello] fl. 1600-40   Italian composer and singer Baselt, Fritz (Friedrich Gustav Otto) 26 May 1863 Öls, Germany 11 Nov. 1931 Frankfurt, Germany German composer Baseo, Francesco Antonio fl. 1573-82   Italian composer Basevi, Abramo 29 Nov. 1818 Livorno, Italy 25 Nov. 1885 Florence, Italy Italian composer Baseya, Joan fl. 1679   Spanish composer and organist Basha, Mohamed Saad more... 22 Sep. 1972 Cairo, Egypt   Egyptian percussionist and composer of chamber and vocal music Bashmakov, Leonid more... 1 Apr. 1927 Finland   "It just was not my thing," said Bashmakov tersely, describing his encounter with row technique. His dodecaphonic period was brief; its main work being the First Symphony (1963). Bashmakov's stylistic roots are in the Neo-Classicism of the 1950s, which his dodecaphonic transition period distilled and concentrated into his later highly expressive free-tonal style. Bashmakov writes absolute music — symphonies, concertos and chamber music — although he has also written a number of extensive vocal works, most significantly the Requiem (1988) for soloists, choir and orchestra, which despite its title, it is a setting not of the traditional liturgical text but of the eponymous poem by Lassi Nummi Basie, Count (William James) more... 21 Aug. 1904 Red Bank, New Jersey, USA 26 Apr. 1984 American Jazz band leader and pianist, composer of One O'Clock Jump and Jumpin' at the Woodside. The story goes that an emcee or radio announcer dubbed him 'Count', figuring there was already a 'King' (of swing, Benny Goodman), a 'Duke' (Ellington) and an 'Earl' (Hines) Basile, Andreana c. 1580 1640 composer Basile, Lelio c. 1575-85 after 1623 Italian composer and poet Basili (or Basilj, Basily), Andrea 16 Dec. 1705 28 Aug. 1777 Italian composer and theorist Basili (or Basilii, Basilj, Basily), Francesco 31 Jan. 1767 Loreto, Italy 25 Mar. 1850 Rome, Italy Italian composer and conductor Basilio, Padre (Miguel Garcia)     guitarist, organist, composer, teacher Basin, Adrien more... fl. 1457-76 after 1498 Franco-Flemish composer, singer, and diplomat of the Burgundian school of the early Renaissance. He was listed along with Antoine Busnois and Hayne van Ghizeghem as one of the personal singers to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Basiron, Philippe (Philippon de Bourges) more... c.1449 Bourges, France before 31 May 1491 Bourges, France a French composer, singer, and organist of the Renaissance. He was an innovative and prominent composer of the late 15th century, and was praised by many of his contemporaries Basner, Veniamin Efimovich 1 Jan. 1925 Yaroslavl'   Russian composer Bassano, Orazio (Bassani) c. 1540-50 before 1609 Italian instrumentalist and composer Bassano, Giovanni (Bassani, Bassiani) late 16th century early 17th century Venetian instrumentalist and composer Bassano, Giovanni Battista (Bassani, Bassiani) c. 1647 Padua, Italy 1 Oct. 1716 Bergamo or Ferrara, Italy violinist, organist and composer who wrote operas, masses and many works for violin Bassano, Giovanni (Bassani) more... c. 1588 c. summer 1617 an Italian Venetian School composer and cornettist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was a key figure in the development of the instrumental ensemble at St. Mark's basilica, and left a detailed book on instrumental ornamentation, which is a rich resource for research in contemporary performance practice. It is not known if he was related to Anthony Bassano a member of a well-known Venetian family of musicians Bassengius, Aegidius [Bassengo; Passenger] fl. 1588-94   Flemish composer Bassere, Jo. fl. c. 1450   composer, maybe French Bassett, Leslie more... 22 Jan. 1923 Hanford, CA, USA   after spending 38 months in army bands during World War II as trombonist, arranger and composer. he enrolled at California State University, Fresno. Graduate study at the University of Michigan under Ross Lee Finney was interrupted by a Fulbright Fellowship to Paris and work with Arthur Honegger and Nadia Boulanger. He joined the Michigan faculty in 1952, then held the Prix de Rome at the American Academy in Rome, 1961-63. He has also worked with the Spanish-British composer Roberto Gerhard and with Mario Davidovsky in electronic music. At Michigan he became chairman of composition, the Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor of Music, and the 1984 Henry Russel Lecturer. He has composed electronic music and written for plays, film, and all performing ensembles with the exception of opera. He frequently serves as guest composer with performing ensembles and universities Bassi, Dionisio fl. 1604)   Italian composer Bassiak, Cyrus (pseudonym for Rezvani, Serge) more... 1928 Tehran, Iran   Iranian-born composer now based in France Bassman, George more... 7 Feb. 1914 New York, USA 26 Jun. 1997 Los Angeles, California, USA American composer and arranger Bastard, Jean [Bastart] fl. 1536-52   French composer Bastiaans, Johannes Gijsbertus 31 Oct. 1812 16 Feb. 1875 Dutch organist, composer and theorist Bastianelli, Giannotto 20 Jun. 1883 San Domenico di Fiesole, Florence, Italy 22 Sep. 1927 Tunis Italian critic, composer and pianist Bastini, Vincentio [Bastaini; Vincenzo di Pasquino] c. 1529 1591 Italian cornettist and composer Baston, John fl. 1708-1733   English composer, recorder player and violoncellist Baston, Josquin fl. 1542-63   composer probably from the Netherlands Baszny, Józef   after 1862 Lvov Polish composer, teacher and flautist, probably of Czech descent Bat Chaim, Ora more... 20th century Israel   Israeli poet, musician and composer. Bat Chaim, whose family has been living in Israel for six generations now, became widely known for more than 400 compositions. Two CDs of her music won the prestigious Echo Classical Award: Silence and Beyond (1997) and Love (2003), and her contributions to the sound tracks of Jenseits der Stille (Beyond Silence) and Comedian Harmonists further added to her popularity. Her music can be described as contemporary classical with strong roots in Jewish mysticism and the philosophy of Yoga Bataille, Gabriel c. 1575 17 Dec. 1630 French composer, lutenist and poet Bataille, Mlle Gabriel     composer who published in Paris between 1699-1704 Batatzes, Joannes 15th century   composer of Byzantine chant working in Crete Batard, Audefroi le more... fl. end of 12th century   French trouvère who was born at Arras. Of his life nothing is known but he was the author of at least five lyric romances: Argentine, Belle Idoine, Belle Isabeau, Belle Emmelos, and Biatrix Batchelar, Daniel (see Bacheler, Daniel)       Bate, Stanley Richard more... 12 Dec. 1913 Plymouth, UK 19 Oct. 1959 London, UK pianist and composition pupil of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Nadia Boulanger; composed 4 symphonies, concertos, chamber and incidental music Bateman, Robert fl. 1609 11 Feb. 1618 English composer Bates, Charles L. more... 1896 nr. Villisca, IA, USA 1937 New York, NY, USA pianist, vaudeville accompanist and composer of many popular hits including Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah G-A) written together with Tin Pan Alley men Milton Ager, Jack Yellen and Robert Wilcox Bigelow Bates, Django more... 2 Oct. 1960 Beckenham, London, UK   a composer, virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn Bates, Guillermo     a contemporary of Antonio Guerrero, who composed an opera Pharnaces in 1736 and wrote 18 Duettinos for two guitars, two french horns and two clarinets Bates, Thomas fl. c. 1650-80   English viol player, teacher, and composer Bates, William (Jack Catch) fl. c. 1750-80   English composer and singing teacher Bateson, Thomas c. 1570 England Mar. 1630 Dublin, Ireland organist of Chester Cathedral and then Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin; composer of madrigals Bath, Hubert more... 6 Nov. 1883 Barnstaple, UK 24 Apr. 1945 Uxbridge, UK composer of stage, film and light music, including a symphony for brass band entitled Freedom and the piano concerto, Cornish Rhapsody, played on screen by Stewart Granger in the film Love Story (1944) but performed on the soundtrack by Harriet Cohen Báthory-Kitsz, Dennis more... 1949 USA   American composer and photographer. He has worked under a number of pseudonyms including Dennis Kitsz, Kalvos Gesamte, D. B. Cowell, Brady Kynans, Kalvos Zondrios, Báthory Denes and Orra Maussade Bati, Luca c. 1550 Florence, Italy 17 Oct. 1608 Florence, Italy Italian composer Batiste, Antoine (Édouard) 1820 Paris, France 1876 Paris, France organist; composed many works for the organ mainly of a lighter nature including a work entitled Andante Bâton, Charles (le jeune) early 18th century after 1754 French composer and vielle player Baton, René more... 1879 France 1940 French conductor and composer. His first important post was that of director of the chorus at the Opera-Comique, Paris, France Battanchon, Felix more... 9 Apr 1814 Paris, France 1893 French cellist and composer. His compositions consist of Etudes, which are fully adapted to the object in view and of which several books have been published; Caprices, Duets, Trios (for three Violoncellos), and light pieces of various kinds. His Op. 4, which contains twenty-four Studies, has been introduced into the Paris Conservatoire Batta, Alexander more... 9 Jul 1816 Maestricht, Belgium 1902 his father, a singing master, gave him first instruction in music and he studied the violin. When his father was appointed professeur de solfege at the Brussels Conservatoire, the family Batta moved to Brussels. There the talented boy heard the cello master, Platel, play, and he succeeded in inducing his father to let him share Platel's instruction at the Conservatoire. In 1885 he moved to Paris. At this time the tenor, Rubini, was flourishing in Paris. All vied in doing him homage, and Batta became such an unbounded admirer of him, that he copied his manner of rendering. It is known that instrumentalists can learn a great deal from good singers. Rubini, however, with all the advantages of his manner of singing, had the failing of making excessive contrasts of forte and piano without the use of intermediate gradations, in order to produce startling effects upon the public. Batta, appropriated this merely for the sake of attaining an easy effect, and therefore became for a time the recognized darling of the Parisian public, and especially of the ladies, whom he knew how to captivate by his sweetly coquettish style of playing. He naturally possessed also valuable artistic qualities, but an apparently virtuoso tendency ever after clung to him. Batta, published a respectable list of Drawing-room pieces and transcriptions, as well as a Concerto and a couple of Concert Etudes> for his instrument. These productions were for a time made use of by violoncellists: now they have ceased to excite any interest Batten, Adrian [Battin, Battyn] bap. 1 Mar. 1591 1637 London, UK organist and composer of church music Battiato, Franco more... 23 Mar. 1945 Jonia di Riposto, Sicily, Italy   Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and (as Süphan Barzani) painter Battiferri, Luigi 1610-10 1682 or later Italian composer and organist Battishall, Jonathan May 1738 London, England 10 Dec. 1801 London, England organist, theatre composer; composer of music for church and stage as well as for glee clubs including the anthem O Lord, look down from Heaven Battistelli, Giorgio more... 1953 Albano Laziale, Italy   Italian composer who, in 1974, was among the founders of the Edgar Varèse Musical Research and Experimentation Group and of the Beat 72 Instrumental Group in Rome Battistini, Gaudenzio [Girolamo Gaudenzio] 30 Jun. 1722 25 Feb. 1800 Italian organist and composer Battistini, Giacomo c. 1665 5 Feb. 1719 Novara Italian composer Battistini, Giuseppe c. 1695 13 Apr. 1747 Italian organist and composer Batton, Désiré-Alexandre 2 Jan. 1798 Paris, France 15 Oct. 1855 Versailles French composer Battu, Pantaléon 4 Apr. 1799 Paris, France 17 Jan. 1870 Paris, France violinist and composer of concertos, etc., for violin Bauckholt, Carola more... 21 Ayg. 1959 Krefeld, Germany   German composer, multi-media artist and publisher Baudiot, Charles Nicolas 29 Mar. 1773 Nancy, France 26 Sep. 1849 Paris, France French violoncellist. He was also author of method books for cello (incl. one with Baillot and Levasseur) and a composer of concertos, etc. Baudouin des Auteus fl. first half of 13th century   trouvère Baudrexel, Philipp Jakob 2 May 1627 23 Mar. 1691 German composer and priest Baudrier, Yves (Marie) 11 Feb. 1906 Paris, France   law student; composer and founder of La Jeune Franc Baudron, Antoine Laurent 15 May 1742 France 1834 France French composer and violinist who was for a time first violinist at the Comédie française. The first French quartets we know of are a set of 6 by Baudron published in Paris in 1768 Bauer, Joseph Anton 17 Jun. 1725 30 Aug. 1808 Bohemian composer, trumpeter and keyboard player Bauer, Marion (Eugenie) 15 Aug. 1897 9 Aug. 1955 American composer, teacher and writer on music Bauer, Ross more... 1951 USA   American composer who teaches composition and theory in the Department of Music at the University of California, Davis, USA Bauernfeind, Hans more... 1 Sep. 1908 Klein-Stetteldorf, Austria 19 Mar. 1985 Vienna, Austria Austrian composer and organist Bauernfeind, Johann more... fl. 16th century   Belgian composer born in Kortrijk Bauer, Catharina (Katerina) 1785 Germany   a composer of published piano works Bauer, Marion Eugenie 15 Aug.1882 Walla Walla, Washington State, USA 9 Aug. 1955 South Hadley, Mass., USA composer of orchestral, choral and chamber music Bauld, Alison (Margaret) more... 7 May 1944 Sydney, Australia   pupil of Lutyens and composer of theatrical works and works for solo and accompanied voice who now lives in London, England Bauldeweyn, Noel [Baldwyn, Baudoin, Baulduin; Noe, Nouel] c. 1480 1530 Flemish composer Baumann, Herbert more... 31 Jul. 1925 Berlin, Germany   German conductor and composer Baumann, Hermann more... 1934 Hamburg, Germany   virtuoso horn player, teacher and composer Baumann, Max Georg 20 Nov. 1917 Kronach, Oberfranken   German composer Baumbach, Friedrich August bap. 12 Sep. 1753 30 Nov. 1813 German composer and writer on music who also wrote for the guitar Baumgarten, Karl Friedrich (Carl) c. 1740 Lübeck, Germany 1824 London, England German composer, violinist and organist, later resident in England Baumgartner, H. Leroy 1891 1968 he taught composition and music theory in the Yale School of Music from 1919 to 1960. Most of his music was written for the church: works for solo voice, solo organ, and chorus Baumgartner, Johann Baptist [Baumgärtner; Jean-Baptiste] 1723 18 May 1782 German violoncellist and composer Baumgartner, Wiilhelm 15 Nov. 1820 17 Mar. 1867 Swiss pianist, teacher and composer Baur, Barthélemy (le fils) 1751 1823 French harpist and composer Baur, Charles-Alexis 1789   French harpist, pianist and composer Baur, Jean 1719 after 1773 French composer and harpist Baur, Jürg more... 11 Nov. 1918 Dusseldorf, Germany   German composer Baur, Marie-Marguerite 1748   French composer Baussnern (or Bausznern), Waldemar von 29 Nov. 1866 Berlin, Germany 20 Aug. 1931 Potsdam, Germany German composer and teacher Baustetter, Jean Conrad fl. late 17th/early 18th century   composer of a set of variations on 'La Folie d'Espagne' (c.1720) Bautista, Julián 21 Apr. 1901 Madrid, Spain 8 Jul. 1961 Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentinean composer of Spanish origin Bavicchi, John more... 25 Apr. 1922 Dedham, Massachusetts, USA   after studying Engineering and Administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John moved on to Civil Engineering at Cornell University. He received his Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1952. Additional studies at Harvard University Graduate School included Composition with Walter Piston; the History of Choral Literature with Archibald P. Davidson; and Renaissance Choral Practice with musicologist Otto Gombosi Bavilaqua, Matteo     Italian guitarist and composer Bawr (Comtesse de), Alexandria Sofia 1776 1860 France a composer of songs who also published her recollections Bax, Sir Arnold Edward Trevor more... 8 Nov. 1883 Steatham, London, UK 3 Oct. 1953 Cork, Ireland born in Streatham, London and studied RAM (1900-5). For full biographical details see his book 'Farewell, my Youth' one of the best books ever written by a composer. A gifted pianist, his orchestration can seem dense (like Nielsen's) and only his tone poems (esp. Tintagel and The Garden of Fand) have found a place in the repertoire. He also wrote 7 romantic, somewhat lush symphonies and film scores for the docummentary Malta GC (1942) and David Lean's film Oliver Twist (1948). He was Master of the King's/Queen's Music from 1942-1952 Baxter, Les more... 14 Mar 1922 Mexia, Texas 15 Jan 1996 Newport Beach, California early in his career Les Baxter played the tenor sax, but he was attracted towards arranging. The British composer Harry Revel had composed a suite inspired by the fragrance of different perfumes, and RCA agreed to record it for a set of three 78s, later transferred to LP. Revel had been captivated by the sound of the theremin as used by Miklos Rozsa in his score for the 1945 film "Spellbound", and he decided that this should form the basis for his work. But he needed strings and voices, and RCA engaged the unknown Leslie Baxter to arrange and conduct the album. The project was not successful commercially at the time, but Baxter fortunately went on to make his own name with hits such as Unchained Melody and Quiet Village Baxter, Phil more... 1896 Navarro County, Texas, USA 1972 Dallas, Texas, USA orchestra leader and composer of songs including Have A Little Dream On Me (1934) Bayer, Andreas [Beyer, Peyer] 1710 1749 German organist and composer Bayer, Anna fl. 1795   living in Vienna around 1795, she composed songs and piano pieces Bayer, Johann 1822 1908 composer of the German Viennese school Bayer, Josef (Joseph) 6 Mar. 1852 Vienna, Austria 12 Mar. 1913 Vienna, Austria Austrian violinist, conductor and composer Bayco, Frederic more... 1913 London, UK 1970 English theatre organist, composer and arranger who, after war service in the RAF, became organist and director of music at Holy Trinity Church, Paddington, as well as teaching organ and musical appreciation at St Gabriel’s College, London Bayle, François 27 Apr. 1932 France   pupil of Messiaen; composer of film music as well as music employing electronics Bayley, Robert Charlton more... 4 Apr. 1913 Buctouche, New Brunswick, Canada   Canadian organist, choir conductor, composer Bayley, William more...     composer of psalms Baynes, Sydney more... 1 or 3 Feb. 1879 9 Mar. 1938 English composer and conductor Bayolo, Armando more... 26 May 1973 Santurce, Puerto Rico   American composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal and piano works Bayon (or Bajon) Louis, Marie Emmanuelle 1746 Poland 1825 Paris, France composer of vocal and instrumental music Bazin, François(-Emmanuel-Joseph)) 4 Sep. 1816 Marseilles, France 2 Jul. 1878 Paris, France French composer, teacher and conductor Bázlik, Miroslav 12 Apr. 1931 Partizánská Lupca   Slovak composer Bazylik, Cyprian more... c. 1535 Sieradz, Poland after 1600 writer, poet, printer and composer. Most of what has survived of his output is in four-parts and is polyphonic Bazzani, Francesco Maria c. 1650 c. 1700 Italian composer and teacher Bazzini, Antonio 11 Mar. 1818 Brescia, Italy 10 Feb. 1897 Milan, Italy Italian violinist and composer who had played for Paganini when he was 18. He taught at the Milan Conservatory from 1873 and became it's director in 1882. His most famous work for the violin is the Ronde des lutins (The Goblin's Round) Bazzini, Francesco [Bazzino, Bazino] 1593 15 Apr. 1660 Italian singer, theorbo player, organist and composer Bazzini, Natale [Bazzino]   1639 Italian composer, organist and singer Beach, Amy Marcy (née Cheney) (also Mrs. H. H. A. Beach) more... 5 Sep. 1867 Henniker, New Hampshire, USA 27 Dec. 1944 New York, USA pianist; composer of first symphony of importance produced in America, entitled Gaelic Symphony. She wrote one work for organ: Prelude on an old folk-tune in A Opus 91 (The Fair Hills of Eire, O,, transcription by Mrs. Beach of piece in D-flat originally for piano), 1922 [supplementary information provided by Terry L. Mueller] Beach, John Parsons 11 Oct. 1877 Gloversville, N.Y., USA 6 Nov. 1953 Pasadena, California, USA American composer Beal, Jeff more... 20 Jun. 1963 Hayward, California, USA   American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall Beale William 1 Jan 1784 Cornwall, UK 3 May 1854 London, UK organist and writer of glees Beamish, Sally more... 1956 London, UK   Stirlingshire violist and composer Sally Beamish’s work embraces chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music, and is widely performed and broadcast Beament, James William Longman 17 Nov. 1921 Crewkerne, Somerset 10 Mar. 2005 Cambridge entomologist and biophysicist, for many years Fellow and Tutor, Queens' College, Cambridge (1961-89), who composed music for the Queen College Amateur Dramatic Society (BATS). He taught acoustics and became a member of the Composers' Guild. He wrote a send-up of Carmen and Francesca and Giovanni, 24 variations on the old ballad; they were conducted by two bright young music scholars, Mark Elder and Richard Hickox, and an operetta, Shudder with Mother, based on the Ladybird Readers. Oddy in Troyland (1974) exploited dance rhythms Bearn Brassac, René de more... fl. 1650   French composer of the Baroque Beaser, Robert more... 1954 Boston, Massachusetts, USA   American composer and conductor Beath, Betty more... 1932 Bundaberg, Australia   composer, pianist and music educator, whose has written work for voice, piano, ensemble and orchestra much of it influenced by her visit to Papua New Guinea and her studies with Cokorde Agung Mas Beatriz de Día fl. late 12th/early 13th century   or Comtessa de Día, Beatriz was the daughter of Count Isoard II of Día (a town on the Drôme in the marquisate of Provence). According to her vida, she was married to Guillem or Guilhem de Poitiers, Count of Viennois. Her song A chantar m'er de so qu'eu no volria is the only canso by a trobairitz to survive with its music intact Beatson, John fl 1780   Hull clergyman and psalmodist who published 'A complete collection of all the tunes sung' (c 1780) Beau, Luise Adolpha le more... 25 Apr. 1850 Rastatt, Germany 17 Jul. 1927 Baden-Baden, Germany German painist and composer Beaulaigue, Barthélemy [Beaulègue] c. 1543 fl. 1555-58 French composer and poet Beaulieu (Martin, Martin-Beaulieu), (Marie) Désiré 2 or 11 Apr. 1791 Paris, France 21 Dec. 1863 Niort, Deux Sèvres French composer and writer on music Beaulieu, Eustorg de [Hector] c. 1495 8 Jan. 1552 French poet and composer Beaulieu, Lambert de fl. c. 1576-90   French composer and singer Beaumarchais [Caron], Pierre-Augustin [Caron de] 24 Jan. 1732 Paris, France 18 May 1799 Paris, France French composer Beaumesnil, Henriette Adélaïde de Villard (see Villard de Beaumesnil, Henriette Adélaïde)       Beaumont, John 1762 1822 psalmodist of Newark who published 'Four Anthems (1793) Beauvarlet, Henricus before 1575 between 26 February and 27 June 1623 Franco-Flemish composer and priest Beauvarlet-Charpentier, Jacques-Marie 3 Jul. 1766 Lyon, France 7 Sep. 1834 Paris, France French composer and organist Beauvarlet-Charpentier, Jean-Jacques 28 Jun. 1734 6 May 1794 French composer and organist Beaver, Jack more... 1900 UK 1963 composer who worked extrensively for the British film industry Bebey, Francis more... 1929 Douala, Cameroon 2001 Paris (?), France Cameroonian artist, musician, and writer Beber, Ambrosius fl. 1610-20   German composer Bécaud, Gilbert [Silly, François] 24 Oct 1927 Toulon, France   French composer and performer Beccatelli, Giovanni Francesco 8 Nov. 1679 1734 Italian theorist and composer Becce, Giuseppe more... 3 Feb. 1877 Lonigo, Italy 5 Oct. 1877 Berlin, Germany Italian composer know for his film music for Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari (1920) Becchi, Antonio di [Marc'] 19 Dec. 1522 after 1568 Italian lutenist and composer Becerra(-Schmidt), Gustavo 26 Aug. 1925 Temuco, Chile   Chilean composer Becher, Alfred Julius 27 Apr. 1803 23 Nov. 1848 German critic, composer and teacher Bechet, Sidney more... 14 May 1897 New Orleans, USA 14 May 1959 Paris, France American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Bechgaard, Julius 19 Dec. 1843 Copenhagen, Denmark 4 Mar. 1917 Copenhagen, Denmark Danish composer Bechler, Johann Christian 1784 1857 American Moravian composer Beck, Christiaan Friedrich more... fl. late 18th century   known for his piano music for four-hands Beck, Conrad 16 Jun. 1901 Schaffhausen, Switzerland   composer of symphonies, concertos and chamber music Beck, Franz Ignaz [François] 20 Feb. 1734 Mannheim, Germany 31 Dec. 1809 Bordeaux, France German composer, conductor, violinist and organist, active in France Beck, Johann H(einrich) 12 Sep. 1856 26 May 1924 American composer, conductor, violinist and teacher Beck, Johann Hector fl. 1650-70   German composer, editor, and musician Beck, Randy (real name Frans Verbeek) 12 Sep. 1926 Tisselt, Belgium   Belgian composer Beck, Thomas 1899 Norway 1963 Norwegian composer Becker, Albert (Ernst Anton) more... 13 Jun. 1834 Quedlinburg 10 Jan. 1899 Berlin, Germany German composer and church musician Becker, Constantin Julius 3 Feb. 1811 26 Feb. 1859 German writer, teacher and composer Becker, Dan more... 1960 USA   American composer Becker, Dietrich [Bekker, Bäkker] 1623 1679 German composer, organist and violinist Becker, Günther 1 Apr. 1924   German composer and teacher Becker, John Joseph 22 Jan. 1886 Henderson, Ky., USA 21 Jan. 1961 Wilmette, Ill., USA composer of bold, individualistic orchestral and choral music including 7 symphonies and also music for dance Becket, Philip [Beckett]   c. 1680 English instrumentalist and composer Beckett, Walter Koehler more... 27 Jul. 1914 Dublin, Ireland 3 Apr. 1996 Ireland Irish composer Beckford, William more... 1 Oct. 1760 Fonthill, Wilts. England 2 May 1844 Bath, Wilts., England if I were to sum up William Beckford’s compositions in a phrase, I should say that he was a clever linnet. That is to say, he was a natural melodist with an instinctive sense of song form. Although Beckford self-consciously modeled his style on Mozart, his best melodies have the untinctured simplicity of the semi-folk tunes found in The Beggar’s Opera. Despite a life encompassing that of Beethoven, Beckford’s musical sensibilities remained firmly rooted in the ancien regime’s galante idiom. He may have prefigured the tortured Gothick world of Byron & Mary Shelley in literature, but in music he never really went beyond the pleasantries of the 18th-century drawing room [opinon above taken from William Beckford] Beckingham, Anne Jennifer (see Dudley, Anne)       Beckman, Bror 10 Feb. 1866 22 Jul. 1929 Swedish composer and administrator Beckmann, Johann Friedrich Gottlieb bap. 6 Sep. 1737 Celle, Germany 25 Apr. 1792 Celle, Germany German composer Beckwith, John 9 Mar. 1927 Victoria, BC, Canada   Canadian composer, critic, teacher and pianist Beckwith, John Christmas 25 Dec. 1750 Norwich, UK 3 Jun. 1809 Norwich, UK brilliant organist; composer of church music Béclard d'Harcourt, Marguerite [née Béclard] 24 Feb. 1884 Paris, France 2 Aug. 1964 Paris, France French composer and ethnomusicologist Becucci, Ernesto more... 1845 Italy 1905 Italy Italian composer of sacred music and songs, as well as piano pieces of light character Becvarovsky, Antonin Frantisek [Beczwarzowsky, Betschwarzowski, Betzwarofsky] 9 Apr. 1754 15 May 1823 Czech composer and teacher Bedard, Jean-Baptiste 1765 1818 guitarist and teacher Bedford, David (Vickerman) more... 4 Aug. 1937 London, England 1 Oct. 2011 London, England grandson of Herbert Bedford, pupil of Berkeley and Nono; composer of music often with titles alluding to celestial objects Bedford, Herbert 23 Jan. 1867 London, England 13 Mar. 1945 London, England composer of unaccompanied song and music for military band Bedford, Steuart (John Rudolf) 31 Jul. 1939   English conductor Bedyngham, Johannes [Bedyngeham, Bedingham, Bodigham, Bellingan, Benigun]   between 3 May 1459 and 22 May 1460 English composer Bee Tuan Koh, Joyce more... 1968 Singapore   Singapore-born composer now based in France Beecke, (Notger) Ignaz (Franz) von 28 Oct. 1733 Wimpfen am Neckar, Germany 2 Jan. 1803 Wallerstein German composer and pianist Beecroft, Norma Marian 11 Apr. 1934 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada   pupil of Copland and Moderna; compositions include Contrasts for oboe, viola, harp, marimba, vibraphone and other percussion and a choral work The Living Flame of Love Beekhuis, Hanna more... 1889 1980 Dutch composer Beeland, Ambrose [Bealand, Biland, Byland] fl. 1624-1672   English composer and violinist Beer, Johann [Bähr, Baer, Behr, Ursus, Ursinus] 28 Feb. 1655 6 Aug. 1700 Austrian-German composer, singer, violinist, keyboard player, music theorist, and novelist Beer, Joseph more... 7 May 1908 L'vov, Poland 23 Nov. 1987 Nice, France Polish-born American composer Beers, Jacques (Cornelius) 2 Jun. 1902 15 Jun. 1947 Dutch composer and pianist Beer-Walbrunn, Anton 29 Jun. 1864 Kohlberg, nr. Weiden, Bayern, Germany 22 Mar. 1929 Munich, Germany German composer and teacher Beesly, Michael fl 1740s-50s   psalmodist of Oxfordshire who may have been the main innovator in the development of fuging tunes Beeson, Jack (Hamilton) 15 Jul. 1921 Muncie, Indiana, USA   American composer and teacher Beethoven, Louis (Ludwig) van (called 'le vieux') 1712 Malines, Belgium 1773 Malines musician and possibly composer Beethoven, Ludwig van more bap. 17 Dec 1770 Bonn, Germany 26 Mar. 1827 Vienna, Austria pupil of Mozart, Haydn and Albrechtsberger; central figure in the early Romantic movement which is reflected in him describing himself as a 'tone-poet'. His 9 symphonies, 17 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas and a Mass in D are amongst the finest works in their genre, the later compositions written in spite of the onset of steadily increasing deafness from the age of 30 [entry corrected by Michael John Hooley] Beffroy de Reigny, Louis-Abel ["Cousin Jacques"] 6 Nov. 1757 Laon, France 19 Dec. 1811 Paris, France French playright, author and composer particularly of operas Beggio, Bernardino more... 1953 Padua, Italy   Italian pianist, conductor and composer Beheim, Michel [Behaim] 29 Sep. 1416 c. 1474 German poet and Meistersinger Behm, Eduard 8 Apr. 1862 Szczecin 6 Feb. 1946 Bad Harzburg, Germany composer Behr, Franz more... 1837 1898 Prolific composer of salon pieces and pedagogical material; Behrend, (Gustav) Fritz 3 Mar. 1889 Berlin, Germany 29 Dec. 1972 Berlin, Germany German composer and pianist Behrend, Siegfried 1933 1990 German guitarist and composer Behrman, David more... 16 Aug. 1937 Salzberg, Austria   American electronic and computer-based composer Beiderbecke, (Leon) Bix more... 10 Mar. 1903 Davenport, Iowa, USA 6 Aug. 1931 New York City, USA American jazz cornet player, pianist and composer Beil, Michael more... 1963 Germany   German composer Beilner, L. more...     Viennese guitarist. His Opus 1 was published by Anton Diabelli's company Beilschmidt, Curt 20 Mar. 1886 Magdeburg, Germany 7 Mar. 1962 Leipzig, Germany German composer Beimel, Thomas more... 30 May 1967 Essen, Germany   German violist and composer Beintus, Jean Pascal more... 16 Jun. 1966 Toulouse, France   French composer Beissel, J(ohann) Conrad 1 Mar. 1690 Germany 6 Jul. 1768 American composer Bekku, Sadao 24 May 1922 Tokyo, Japan   Japanese composer Belcher, Supply 10 Apr. 1752 9 Jun. 1836 American composer Belem, Anónio de c. 1624 3 Mar. 1700 Portuguese composer Belenoi, Aimeric de more... fl. 1215–1242   Gascon troubadour. At least fifteen of his songs survive and there are seven which were attributed to him in some medieval manuscripts Belgum, Erik more... 1961 Minneapolis, USA   American writer of experiential fiction and an audio artist Beliczay, Gyula 10 Aug. 1835 30 Apr. 1893 Hungarian composer and teacher Belin, Guillaume [Bellin] c. 1500 3 Dec. 1568 French singer and composer Belin, Julien c. 1525-30 after 1584 French lutenist and composer Belissen, Laurent [Bellissen] 8 Aug. 1693 12 Feb. 1762 French composer Belitz, Joachim c. 1550 26 Dec. 1592 German composer Beliy (or Bjelyi, Belyi, Bely, Belyj, Belij), Viktor Arkad'yevich 14 Jan. 1904 Berdichev, Ukraine 1983 Russian composer Belkin, Alan more...     Canadian organist and composer who, since 1982, has been a full-time faculty member at the Université de Montréal where he is now a full professor teaching composition and writing skills Bell, Larry Thomas 17 Jan. 1952 Wilson, NC, USA   American teacher pianist and composer Bell, W(illiam) H(enry) 20 Aug. 1873 St. Albans, England 13 Apr. 1946 Gordon's Bay, Cape Province English composer and teacher Bella, Ján Levoslav [Johann Leopold] 4 Sep. 1843 Liptovský Svätý Mikulás 25 May 1936 Bratislava Slovak composer Bellak, Richard 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   American composer who studied piano with Jerome Lowenthal, conducting with Milan Horvat and composition with Andre Vauclain. He graduated from Florida State University, Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania Bellamy, Peter 1944 1991 English singer, songwriter and concertina player. His settings of Rudyard Kipling's poems were very popluar in folk music circles as was his folk opera The Transports, about convicts transported to Australia Bellamy, Richard 11 Sep. 1813   English bass and composer Bellanda, Lodovico fl. 1593-1613   Italian composer Bellante, Dionisio   c. 1642 Italian composer Bellasio, Paolo [Belasio] 20 May 1554 10 Jul. 1594 Italian composer and organist Bellavero, Vincenzo [Belaver, Bell'aver, Bell'haver]   c. Sep. 1587 Italian composer and organist Belle, Jan before 1552   Flemish composer Bellermann, (Johann Gottfried) Heinrich 10 Mar. 1832 10 Apr. 1903 German music scholar and composer Bellermann, Konstantin 1696 1 Apr. 1758 German composer Belleville, Jacques de fl. early 17th century   French organizer of court entertainments, dancer, violinist and composer Belleville-Oury (de), Emelie Anna Caroline 1818 Germany 1880 her compositions number over 200 Bellezza, Vincenzo 17 Feb. 1888 8 Feb. 1964 Italian conductor and composer Belli, Domenico c.1590 bur. 5 May 1627 Florence, Italy Italian composer and musician Belli, Girolamo more... c.1552 Argenta, Italy c.1620 probably Argenta, Italy although clearly intimated connected with the Ferrarese court, Girolamo Belli seems never to have held a recognised position within the Ducal musical household; rather, his connections appear to have been forged through his apprenticeship with Luzzasco Luzzaschi. He also seems to have received particular favour from the Duchess, Margherita Gonzaga d'Este Belli, Giulio more... c.1560 Longiano, Italy in or after 1621 possibly Imola, Italy an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was a prolific composer during the transitional time between the two musical eras, and worked in many cities in northern Italy Bellinati, Paulo more... 1950 São Paulo, Brazil   Brazilian guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Bellini, Vincenzo (Salvatore Carmelo Francesco) more... 3 Nov. 1801 Catania, Sicily 23 Sep. 1835 Puteaux, nr. Paris, France composer of highly popular operas including Norma, Puritani di Scozia and Sonnambula Bellinzani, Paolo Benedetto c. 1690 25 Feb. 1757 Italian composer Bellman, Carl Michael more... 4 Feb. 1740 Stockholm, Sweden 11 Feb. 1795 Stockholm, Sweden Swedish composer and poet Bello de Torices, Benito c. 1660 in or after 1718 Spanish composer Bello Montero, Atanasio late 18th century after 1847 Venezuelan composer, educator and impresario Belloni, Giuseppe c. 1575 after 1606 Italian composer Bellotta, Francesco 1834 1907 Italian harpist and composer Belmarchais, Perrot de more... fl. early 13th century   troubadour Belova, Irina more... 6 Jan. 1975 Krasnoyarsk, Russia   Russian composer Beltiukov, Sergey more... 1956 Minsk, Belarus   Belorussian composer of mostly orchestral, choral and piano works. He co-founded with Galina Gorelova, Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, Dmitry Lybin, Yevgeny Poplavsky, and others the Belorussian Society for Contemporary Music in 1990. He has served as editor-in-chief of music and entertainment programs for the Belorussian National State Broadcasting Company since 1995. Beltrami, Marco more... 7 Oct 1966 Long Island, New York, USA   American film composer Beltrami, Wolmer more... 1922 Breda Cisoni, Italy 28 Oct. 1999 Italy Italian accordionist, composer and arranger Belza, Igor' Fyodorovich 8 Feb. 1904   Russian musicologist and composer Bemberg Hermann-Emmanuel (Henri) 1859 Paris, France 1931 Berne, Switzerland trained under Dubois and Massenet; composer of operas and light song Bembo, Antonia c. 1640 c. 1722 Padua or Venice composer to Louis XIV and financed by him. Her works include a collection of 40 pieces now in the Paris Bibliotheque Nationale Bemmel, Wouter van more... 22 Sep. 1953 Amsterdam, The Netherlands   Dutch composer Ben Jor, Jorge (born: Jorge Duilio Lima Menezes) more... 22 Mar. 1942 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Brazilian popular musician. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, and rock into samba-rock, with lyrics that blend humour and satire often with more esoteric material Ben Haim, Paul (see Ben-Haim, Paul)       Benaut Mlle 1778 France   composed two collections of "Airs with Variation for harpsichord or piano," a set of variations on an air by Salieri, and four sets of variations on arias by Grétry. Her music exemplifies the fashionable salon music of her era. Beyond this, little is known of her life Benatzky, Ralph [Rudolf Josef Frantisek] 5 Jun. 1884 Moravské Budejovice 17 Oct. 1957 Zürich, Switzerland Austrian-German composer Bencini, Antonio fl. 1730-42   Italian composer Bencini, Giuseppe fl. 1723-27   Italian composer and musician Bencini, Pietro Paolo c. 1670 6 Jul. 1755 Italian composer Bencze, Balázs 1967 Hungary   composer, literature teacher, lute- and guitarplayer and leader of 'Tabulature', an early music ensemble Benda, Franz [Frantisek] more... bap. 22 Nov. 1709 7 Mar. 1786 Bohemian violinist and composer Benda, Friedrich (Wilhelm Heinrich) 15 Jul. 1745 Potsdam, Germany 19 Jun. 1814 Potsdam, Germany Bohemian composer, violinist and pianist Benda, (Johann) Friedrich Ernst bap. 10 Oct. 1749 24 Feb. 1785 Bohemian/German violinist, harpsichordist and composer Benda, Friedrich Ludwig bap. 4 Sep. 1752 Gotha, Germany 20 or 27 Mar. 1792 Königsberg, Germany Bohemian/German composer and violinist Benda, Georg (or Jiri) Antonin more... bap. 30 Jun. 1722 Alt-Benatak, Bohemia 6 Nov. 1795 Köstritz oboist; composer of chamber music and concertos Benda, Johann (Georg) [Jan Jírí] bap. 30 Aug. 1713 early 1752 Bohemian violinist and composer Benda, Joseph bap. 7 May 1724 22 Feb. 1804 Bohemian violinist and composer Benda, (Berhardine) Juliane b. 14 May 1752 9 May 1783 Bohemian/German singer and composer Benda, Maria Carolina [Wolf] bap. 27 Dec. 1742 2 Aug. 1820 Bohemian singer, pianist and composer Bendinelli, Agostino (i) [Bendinello] c. 1550 23 Nov. 1598 Italian composer and singer Bendinelli, Agostino (ii) 26 Apr. 1635 in or after 1703 Italian composer and teacher Bendix, Victor (Emanuel) 17 May 1851 5 Jan. 1926 Danish composer, pianist and conductor Bendix, Ralf more... 1924 Germany   German singer who topped the 1965 Continental charts with the Buzz Clifford pop novelty Baby Sittin' Boogie Bendl, Karel 16 Apr. 1838 Prague 20 Sep. 1897 Prague Czech composer and conductor Benedetti, Francesco Maria 1683 1746 Italian composer Benedetti, Gianfrancesco c. 1700 after 1760 Italian composer Benedetti, Piero [Pietro] c. 1585 after 14 July 1649 Italian composer Benedict, Sir Julius 27 Nov. 1804 Stuttgart, Germany 5 Jun. 1885 London, England pupil of Weber; composer of operas (including The Lily of Killarney), oratorios and cantatas Benedictis [Benedetti], da Pascarola, Giovanni Tommaso c. 1550-60 before 1601 Italian composer Benedictus a Sancto Josepho [family name Buns] c. 1642 6 Dec. 1716 Dutch composer Bendusi, Francesco fl. c. 1553   Italian composer Beneken, Friedrich Burchard [Benecken] 13 Aug. 1760 22 Sep. 1818 German composer, writer and Protestant minister Benelli, Antonio Peregrino (Pellegrino) 5 Sep. 1771 Forli, Italy 16 Aug. 1830 Börnichau, Sachsen Italian tenor, composer and singing teacher Benes, Juraj more... 2 Mar. 1940 Trnava, Czechoslovakia 10 Sep. 2004 Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakian composer and teacher particularly noted for his operas Cisárove nové saty (The Emperor's New Clothes), Skameneny (Petrified), Hostina (The Feast) and The Players Benet, John [Benett, Benoit, Benenoit, Benoyt, Bonet, Bonnet] fl. c. 1420-50   English composer Beneventi (see Boniventi)       Benevoli, Orazio 19 Apr. 1605 Rome 17 Jun. 1672 Rome composer of polychoral masses in the Venetian style Bengraf, Joseph 1745 or 1746 8 Jun. 1791 German composer Bengtson, Peter more... 1961 Stockholm, Sweden   Swedish organist, pianist and composer Bengtsson, Gustaf (Adolf Tiburtius) 29 Mar. 1886 5 Oct. 1965 Swedish composer Benguerel, Xavier 9 Feb. 1931 Spain   mainly self-taught; composer of a violin concerto, and organ concerto and Successions for wind quintet Ben-Haim, Paul (real name: Frankenburger) 5 Jul. 1897 Munich, Germany   Israeli composer, writer of symphonies, a piano concerto, chamber music and songs Benham, Asahel 1757 c. 1805 American composer Benincori, Angelo Maria 28 Mar. 1779 Brescia, Italy 30 Dec. 1821 Belleville, France Italian composer and violinist Benison, Brian more...     American film music composer Benito (y Barbero), Cosme Damián José de 27 Sep. 1829 15 Jan. 1888 Spanish composer Benjamin, Arthur L. more... 19 Sep. 1893 Sydney, Australia 10 Apr. 1960 London, England who also wrote under the name Alan Brisbane, Australian pianist and composer who wrote music for films as well as a symphony and 4 operas. He is known also for his Jamaican Rumba. He spent his creative life in England and it was Benjamin who first taught Muir Mathieson at the Royal College of Music, and Matheson would later offer Benjamin a commission, thus providing Benjamin an entrée into the world of film music Benjamin, Bennie (Claude A.) more... Nov. 1907 Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 1989 although primarily thought of primarily as a lyricist of popular songs from 1941 until his demise in 1989, Benjamin and composer George Weiss always regarded themselves as joint composer and lyricist for songs like When the Lights Are On Again (All Over the World) Benjamin, George (William John) more... 31 Jan. 1960 London, UK   British composer, conductor and pianist who was a pupil of Messiaen. Notable among the many performances of his music are the new music festival Carte blanche à George Benjamin at l'Opéra Bastille (1992) and portrait concerts at the Salzburg (1995), Tanglewood (1999) and Ultraschall (2002) festivals. Most recently, the London Symphony Orchestra featured many of his important orchestral works (2002-03), ten works were performed in Tokyo (2003) and nine works were performed in Berlin (2004-05) Benn, Johann c. 1590 c. 1660 German composer and organist resident in Switzerland Bennet (or Benet), John 1575-80 1599-1614 composer of fine madrigals who contributed to The Triumph of Oriana Bennet, Robert fl 1714-18   psalmodist from Nottingham who published 'A collection of the choicest and best psalm tunes' (1714) and 'The psalm-singer's necessary companion' (1718) Bennett, Alfred William 1805 12 Sep. 1830 organist of Chichester Cathedral, composer of liturgical works and author of Instructions For The Spanish Guitar, London 1828 Bennett, Brian more... 9 Feb 1940 London, UK   drummer, pianist, composer, arranger and producer of popular music. He is best known as drummer of the UK Rock n roll group The Shadows. As well as his work with the Shadows he is also a prolific composer, particularly of soundtrack music for films and television programmes Bennett, Charles c.1740 12 May 1804 English organist and composer Bennett, Frederick James Wentworth 1856 Cadbury, Somerset   English flautist and composer Bennett, George John more... 1863 1930 English composer noted particularly for his songs Bennett, Gerald more... 1942 New Jersey, USA   composer, co-founder of the Swiss Center for Computer Music and teacher at the Hochschule für Musik in Zurich Bennett, John c. 1725-30 Sep. 1784 English organist and composer Bennett, Richard Rodney more... 29 Mar. 1936 Broadstairs, England 24 Dec. 2012 New York, USA  pianist and pupil of Boulez. A composer of an opera, a symphony and chamber music, electronic music and works allowing the performers free choice, although he is best known for his film scores Bennett, Robert Russell more... 15 Jun. 1894 Kansas City, Missouri, USA 19 Aug. 1981 New York, USA an American composer and arranger, best known for his orchestration of many well-known Broadway musicals by other composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers Bennett, T.C. Sterndale more... 1882 1944 the grandson of the Victorian composer and conductor William Sterndale Bennett, T.C. Sterndale Bennett earned a reputation for his mainly humorous ballads. Other songs by him were interpolated into stage shows as diverse as the revue Back to Blighty and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure Bennett, William Sterndale more... 13 Apr. 1816 Sheffield, UK 1 Feb. 1875 London, UK child prodigy who was encouraged by Mendelssohn and Schumann; his compositions never fully realised this early promise and, indeed, many feel that his early works are better than those he wrote in later life. He was appointed principal of the Royal College of Music (1868) Benoist (or Benoît), François 10 Sep. 1794 Nantes, France 6 May 1878 Paris, France French organist, accompanist and chorus master who was a composer of operas, ballets, and a 12-vol. Bibliothèque de l'organiste Benoist (or Benoît), Nicolaus fl. 1538-40   French composer Benoit [Benenoit, Benedette di Giov. dito Benoit, Benotto di Giovanni, Benottus de Ferraria] fl. 1438-48   Italian composer Benoît, Camille 7 Dec. 1851 Roanne, Loire 1 Jul. 1923 Paris, France French composer and writer on music Benoit, Emile 1913   Newfoundland fiddler and composer Benoit O.S.B., Paul Dom (born: Paul Marie Joseph Benoit) more... 1893 Nancy, France 1979 Clervaux, Luxembourg organist, composer, and Roman Catholic priest, who lived as a member of the Benedictine community at the Abbey of St. Maurice et St. Maur, at Clervaux, in Luxembourg Benoît, Peter (Léopold Léonard) 17 Aug. 1834 Harlebeke, Flanders 8 Mar. 1901 Antwerp, Belgium great promoter of Flemish interests; his Rubens Cantata is remarkable for its use of huge resources including the bells of Antwerp Cathedral Benoît de Sainte-Maure more... 1154 1173 a 12th century French poet and trouvère. His 40,000 line poem 'The Romance of Troy' (Le Roman de Troie) influenced the later works of many, including Chaucer and Shakespeare Bensa, Olivier more... 1951 France   French composer Benser, J.D. fl. ca. 1770-85   German pianist and composer, resident in England Benshoof, Ken more... 3 Jan. 1933 Washington, USA   American composer Benson, Warren 26 Jan. 1924   American composer and teacher Benstead, Christopher (Chris) more...     English composer and music editor who graduated from Surrey University in 2004 Bentoiu, Pascal 22 Apr. 1927 Bucharest, Romania   Romanian composer Bentzon, Jørgen (Liebenberg) 14 Feb. 1897 Copenhagen, Denmark 9 Jul. 1951 Hørsholm, Denmark Danish composer Bentzon, Niels Viggo 24 Aug. 1919 Copenhagen, Denmark   Danish composer, pianist, teacher, and writer on music Benvenuti, Giacomo 16 Mar. 1885 Toscolano, Italy 20 Jan. 1943 Barbarano di Salò Italian musicologist and composer Benvenuti, Nicola [Niccolino] 10 May 1783 Pisa, Italy 14 Aug. 1867 Pisa, Italy Italian composer and organist Benvenuti, Tommasso 4 Feb. 1838 Cavarzere, Venice, Italy 26 Feb. 1906 Rome, Italy Italian composer particularly of operas Ben-Yohanan, Asher 22 May 1929 Greece   Israeli composer Bepler, Jonathan (Jon) more... Media, Pennsylvania, USA   American guitarist and composer Berardi, Angelo c. 1636 9 Apr. 1694 Italian theorist, composer, and organist Berberian, Catherine Anahid more... 4 Jul. 1925 Attleboro, Mass. USA 6 Mar. 1983 Rome, Italy American composer, mezzo-soprano singer, and vocalist, wife of the Italian composer Luciano Berio (1925–2003) Berbiguier, Antoine (Benoit) Tranquille 21 Dec. 1782 20 Jan. 1838 French flautist and composer Berchem, Jacquet de (or van) 1505 Berchem, nr. Antwerp, Belgium 1567 Monopoli, nr. Florence, Italy he was active in Venice in 1530 but in 1546 he took up a position as maestro di cappella in Verona. He married for a second time in 1553 to the rich and widowed noblewoman Giustina de Simeonibus (or Simionibus). He is best known for his madrigals Primo, secondo et terzo libro del capriccio published in 1561 Bereketes, Petros   c. 1720 composer of Byzantine chant Berenguier de Palazol [Parazol, Pararol, Pararois, Palaol, Palaiol, Palon, Palou] fl. early 12th century   troubadour Berens, (Johann) Hermann 7 Apr. 1826 Hamburg, Germany 9 May 1880 Stockholm, Sweden German composer Berezowsky, Nicolai (Tikhonovich [Berezovsky; Nikolay] 17 May 1900 Russia 27 Aug. 1953 American composer, conductor and violinist Berendsen-Nathan, Matilde more... 1857 Norway 1926 Denmark Scandinavian pianist and composer Berenguer, José Manuel more... 1955 Barcelona, Spain   guitarist and composer. Chairman of the Spanish Electroacoustic Music Federation, is much involved in his country, in the development and promotion of electroacoustic music Berens, (Johann) Hermann 7 Apr. 1826 Germany 9 May 1880 Swedish composer and pianist Beresford, Steve more... 1950 Wellington, Shropshire   composer, musician and arranger, a central figure in the British improvising scene for over thirty years working with the likes of Derek Bailey, Evan Parker and Han Bennink Beretta, Bonaventura fl. 1635   Italian composer and organist Beretta, Francesco [Beretti, Berretta]   6 July 1694 Italian composer and cleric Beretta, Giovanni Battista more... 1819 Verona, Italy 1876 Milan, Italy Italian composer, theorist and pedagogue Beretta, Lodovico fl. 1604   Italian composer Beretta, Mario more...     Swiss composer and musician Berettari, Aurelio fl. 1654-1661   Italian composer Berezan, David more... 1967 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   Canadian-born composer, director of the electroacoustic music studios (MANTIS) at the University of Manchester and Royal Northern College of Music Berezovsky, Maxim [Maximus] (Sozontovich) 27 Oct. 1745 Glukhov, Ukraine, Russia 2 Apr. 1777 St. Petersburg, Russia he was sent to Italy for vocal training by Catherine the Great; he composed operas, church music and songs but when his desire to reform the music of the Russian Church was thwarted he killed himself Berezovsky (or Berezowsky), Nicolai [Nikolay] (Tikhonovich) 17 May 1900 St. Petersburg, Russia 27 Aug. 1953 New York, USA violinist and orchestral conductor, composer of symphonies, concerti for stringed instruments and chamber music Berg, Alban (Maria Johannes) 9 Feb. 1885 Vienna, Austria 24 Dec. 1935 Vienna, Austria disciple of Schönberg; although a composer of much fine chamber and orchestral music, he is best remembered for two operas, Wozzeck and the unfinished Lulu Berg, Fred Jonny more... 1973   Norwegian composer, creating music for a broad gamut of instrumentations, from solo to orchestral works Berg, George c. 1730 c. 1770 possibly London English composer and organist of German origin Berg, Gottfrid more... 1889 1970 Scandinavian composer Berg, Gunnar (Johnsen) 11 Jan. 1909   Danish composer Berg, Josef 8 Mar. 1927 Brno 26 Feb. 1971 Brno Czech composer Berg, (Carl) Natanael [Rexroth-Berg] 5 Feb. 1879 Stockholm, Sweden 14 Oct. 1957 Stockholm, Sweden veterinary surgeon and composer of operas, ballets and choral works Berg, Paul more... 1863   musician and composer Bergamo, padre Davide di (born: Felice Moretti) more... 21 Jan. 1791 Zanica, Bergamo, Italy 24 Jul. 1863 Piacenza, Italy Italian organist and composer Bergamo, Petar 27 Feb. 1930   Yugoslav composer Berge, Anne La more... Minnesota, USA   American flautist, composer and improviser, who moved to Amsterdam in 1989 Berge, Hakon more... 1954 Stavanger, Norway   Norwegian composer and musician Berge, Hugues de more... c. 1170 France c. 1228 French troubadour who left on one of the the crusade and lived afterwards in Constantinople Bergeijk, Gilius van more... 7 Nov. 1946 Den Haag, The Natherlands   Dutch composer Berger, Andreas 1584 10 Jan. 1656 German composer, singer, teacher and public official Berger, Arthur (Victor) New York 15 May 1912 Boston, Mass. US 7 Oct 2003 pupil of Piston, Nadia Boulanger and Milhaud; edited The Musical Mercury with Bernard Hermann; staff member of Brandeis University from 1953-1980, after which appointed Professor Emeritus; composed chamber music and songs, perfectly designed works of extraordinary craftsmanship; also noted writer on musical matters and one of America's most respected critics Berger, Francesco 1834 London, England 1933 London, England pianist and piano teacher; composer of piano pieces and songs Berger, Jean more... 27 Sep. 1909 Hamm, Germany 28 May 2002 Aurora, California, USA German-born pianist, composer, and music educator Berger, Ludwig 18 Apr. 1777 16 Feb. 1839 German composer and pianist Berger, Rodolphe 1864 Paris, France 1916 Barcelona, Spain nicknamed le roi de la Valse, Berger was the composer of the famous Amoureuse - Valse Lente, although he actually wrote numerous piano pieces, mainly dances (waltzes, polkas, redowas, etc.) as well some other "characteristic” pieces Berger, Roman more... 9 Aug. 1930 Cieszyn, Poland   Polish composer, pianist and musical theorist Berger, Theodor 18 May 1905   Austrian composer Berger, Wilhelm Reinhard more... 9 Aug. 1861 Boston 15 Jan. 1911 Jena, Germany German composer, pianist, teacher and conductor Berger, Wilhelm Georg 4 Dec. 1929   Romanian composer and writer on music Berggreen, Andreas Peter 2 Mar. 1801 Copenhagen, Denmark 8 Nov. 1880 Copenhagen, Denmark Danish folklorist, teacher and composer Bergh, Arthur 24 Mar 1882 St Paul, Minn., USA 11 Feb. 1962 at sea American composer Bergh, Gertrude van den 1793 The Netherlands 1840 one of the few women musicians to receive considerable recognition in the Netherlands, both during her lifetime and thereafter. Her compositional talent manifested itself at the age of nine and was one of the first musicians of her time to appreciate and perform J.S. Bach's music, foreshadowing the later Bach renaissance in the Netherlands Bergholz, Lucas [Perkholtz, Perdelholtz] fl. 1520-51   German composer Berghorn, Alfred (Maria) more... 17 Jul. 1911 Homberg am Niederrhein, Germany 19 May 1978 Gelsenkirchen, Germany organist and composer of church music (music for choir and several Masses), chamber music (including music for piano and for organ), 2 symphonies, a Choral-Sinfonie, a Konzertante Sinfonie and music for orchestra (Concerto grosso, Concertino für Fagott, Konzert für Orchester und Pauken (Westfälisches Konzert), Kammersinfonie, Symphonische Phantasie und Fuge and Songs for Orchestra Bergiron [Bergiron de Briou], Nicolas-Antoine, Seigneur du Fort Michon 12 Dec. 1690 Lyon, France before 27 Apr. 1768 Lyon, France French composer and concert organizer Bergman, Alan more... 11 Sep. 11, 1925 Brooklyn, NY, USA   Alan and Marilyn Bergman were born in the same New York city hospital but met and married in Los Angeles. After their marriage, they began composing for TV and film as well as writing for singers. They are best known for writing lyrics to hits such as The Way We Were (1973), The Windmills of Your Mind (1968) and Nice N' Easy (1960) Bergman, Erik (Valdemar) more... 24 Nov. 1911 Uusikaarlepyy, Finland 24 Apr. 2006 Helsinki, Fin land a major figure in Finnish Modernism. His early works, written in the 1930s and early 1940s, were Romantic in style — and he has since withdrawn many of them — but in the late 1940s he began to seek a more chromatic style. In 1952, he wrote the piano work Espressivo, becoming the first Finnish composer to employ dodecaphony, although he himself has said that it was merely "an attempt at dodecaphony". Ever since then, he remained at the cutting edge of Finnish Modernism. Bergman made his breakthrough with dodecaphonic and Serialist works, i.e. as a Constructivist, but he is best known for the colourful style that he evolved in the 1970s Bergman, Marilyn [Marilyn Keith] more... 10 Nov. 1929 Brooklyn, NY, USA   wife of and collaborator with her husband Alan Bergman Bergman, Valentina (see Serova, Valentina Semenovna)       Bergna, Antonio fl. 1587   Italian composer Bergquist, John Victor 1877 1935 organist in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA who studied with Guilmant in about 1900. He composed three sonatas for organ. Only one has been published: Sonata in C-minor (1902) Bergsma, William (Laurence) 1 Apr. 1921 Oakland, Calif., USA   pupil of Hanson and B. Rogers; Composer of lyrical, contrapuntal works for orchestra, chamber groups as well as an opera The Wife of Martin Guerre Bergson (or Bergsohn), Michael 20 May 1820 Warsaw, Poland 9 Mar. 1898 London, England Polish pianist and composer Bergström, Harry 1910 1989 Finnish composer Bergt, (Christian Gottlob) August 17 Jun. 1771 Oederan, Sachsen 10 Feb. 1837 Bautzen German composer Berguedan, Guilhem (Guillem) de more... c. 1138 Catalonia, Spain c. 1192 troubadour Beria, Giovanni Battista c. 1610 c. 1671 Italian composer, teacher and organist Beringer, Oscar 14 Jul. 1844 21 Feb. 1922 English pianist, composer and teacher of German birth Berio, Adolfo more... 1847 Oneglia, Italy 1942 Oneglia, Italy Italian composer and organist, grandfather of Luciano Berio, Ernesto more... 1883 1966 Italian composer and organist, father of Luciano, son of Adolfo. Ernesto Berio had attended Milan Conservatory and been a pupil of Pizzetti [dates supplied by Oscar Piluso] Berio, Luciano more... 24 Oct. 1925 Oneglia, Italy 27 May 2003 Rome, Italy pupil of Ghedini and Dallapiccola, Berio is a modernist whose music has aroused strong passions amongst critics. He has explored also the use of electrophonics. His wife Catherine Berberian (1925-1983) was an American composer, mezzo-soprano singer, and vocalist Bériot, Charles Auguste de more... 20 Feb. 1802 Louvin, Belgium 8 Apr. 1870 Brussels, Belgium virtuoso on the violin; composed 7 violin concertos and much solo material for his instrument Bériot, Charles Wilfrid de 12 Feb. 1833 Paris, France 22 Oct. 1914 London, UK son of above, pianist and teacher; his pupils included Granados and Ravel and he wrote piano concertos Berkeley, Lennox (Randall Francis) more... 12 May 1903 nr. Oxford, England 26 Dec. 1989 London, England after studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris (1927-1932), Lennox Berkeley composed a wide range of music including 3 symphonies, 2 piano concertos, Four Poems of St. Teresa for contralto and orchestra, film music and operas Berkeley, Michael more... 1948   the eldest son of the composer Sir Lennox Berkeley, Michael studied composition, singing, and piano at the Royal Academy of Music but it was not until his late twenties, when he went to study with Richard Rodney Bennett, that Berkeley began to concentrate exclusively on composition. The first few works from this period, including a group of Latin motets, the 'String Trio' and the 'Oboe Concerto,' were written in a broadly tonal idiom and attracted considerable attention. In 1977 he was awarded the Guinness Prize for Composition; two years later he was appointed Associate Composer to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The climax of this first period came in 1982 with the oratorio 'Or Shall We Die?' to a text specially written by Ian McEwan, and made into a remarkable film for British television by Richard Eyre Berken, Jo. fl. c. 1430   composer Berlatus [?Berlantus] 14th century   composer, possibly French Berlijn, Anton [Aron Wolf] 2 May 1817 Amsterdam, The Netherlands 18 Jan. 1870 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dutch conductor and composer Berlin, Irving [Israel Baline] more... 11 May 1888 Temum, Russia 22 Sep. 1989 New York, NY, USA composer of high quality popular song, musical comedy and film music, including Alexander's Ragtime Band, Puttin' On The Ritz, God Bless America and I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas. The noted composer, Jerome Kern, was once asked by a reporter where Irving Berlin's place was in American music. Kern replied "Berlin has no place in American music, he IS American Music." Berlin, Johan Daniel 12 May 1714 4 Nov. 1787 Norwegian organist, composer, inventor, and writer of German birth Berlinski, Herman more... 18 Aug. 1910 Leipzig, Germany 27 Sep. 2001 Washington, DC, USA in 1960 at the age of 50, he became the first person at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America to earn the degree of Doctor of Sacred Music. He has held the posts of organist at Temple Emanu-El, New York, and Minister of Music to the Washington Hebrew Congregation. He was the founder and director of the Shir Chadash Chorale, a choir distinguished by its pioneering programs of historical and contemporary Jewish music Berlioz, Gabriel Pierre more... 25 Jun. 1916 Paris, France   French composer Berlioz, Louis(-Hector) more... 11 Dec. 1803 La Cote St. Andre, Grenoble, France 8 Mar. 1869 Paris, France guitarist and France's greatest Romantic compose. His works often employ vast numbers and are inspired by gothic subjects but he also wrote fine music on a smaller scale, for example the lyrical Nuits d'Été. A guitar given to Berlioz by Paganini is now in the Paris Conservatory Museum [place of birth corrected by David Teitelbaum] Berlot, Louis-Joseph (see Sacré, Louis-Joseph)       Bermange, Barry more... 7 Nov. 1933 London, England   English composer Bermel, Derek more... 1967 New York, USA   American composer, clarinetist and conductor whose music incorporates various facets of world music, funk and jazz into traditionally classical performing forces and ensembles Bermudes, Pedro [Bermúdez] fl. 1592-1606   composer of Spanish birth, resident partly in colonial Peru and Mexico Bermúdez Silva, Jesús 24 Dec. 1884 25 Oct. 1969 Colombian composer Bermudo, Juan more... c. 1510 c. 1565 Spanish theorist and composer. He wrote Libro de La Declaracion de Instrumentos Musicos in which he mentions prominent vihuelistas and describes various instrument in detail Bernabei (or Barnabei), Ercole 1622 Caprarola 5 Dec. 1687 Munich, Germany Italian composer and organist Bernabei (or Barnabei), Giuseppe Antonio c. 1649 Rome, Italy 12 Mar. 1732 Munich, Germany Italian composer and organist Bernabei, Vincenzo 1660 between 1732 and 1736 Italian composer and keyboard player Bernadotte, Eugenie more... 24 Apr. 1930 Stockholm, Sweden 23 Apr. 1889 Stockholm, Sweden a member of the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte and an amateur artist. She composed, wrote poems, sculptured and painted the every day life of the royal court Bernadotte, Gustaf more... 18 Jun. 1827 Haga Palace, Stockholm, Sweden 24 Sep. 1852 Kristiania, Norway Prince Gustaf made a career as a composer, some of his works are still famous today, The Student Song (Studentsången) is sung every year by graduating students Bernadotte (née de Beauharnais), Josephine Maximilienne Eugenie Napoleone more... 1807 Milan, Italy 1876 Stockholm, Sweden Queen of Sweden, wife of Oscar I, and composer Bernadotte, Oscar I more... 1799 Paris, France 1859 Stockholm, Sweden King of Sweden and composer Bernadotte, Princess Therese Amalie Karoline Josephine Antoinette more... 1836 Frisdorf, Germany 1914 Stockholm, Sweden daughter-in-law of Oscar I and Josephine, composer Bernal Gonçález, ?José fl. c. 1550   Spanish composer Bernal Jiménez, Miguel 16 Feb. 1910 Morelia, Michoacán 26 Jul. 1956 León, Guanajuato Mexican composer Bernaola, Carmelo Alonso (see Alonso Bernaola, Carmelo)       Bernard, Anthony 25 Jan. 1891 6 Apr. 1963 English conductor and composer Bernard, Caroline Ritchings 1827 USA 1882 a celebrated singer and composer of many vocal works Bernard, (Jean) Emile (Auguste) 28 Nov. 1843 11 Sep. 1902 French organist and composer Bernard, Etienne [Stevan; Bernardi, Stefanus; Bernardo, Estevan; Vernart, Esteban] 1569 or 1570 Sep. 1600 French singer and composer Bernard, Felix more... 28 Apr. 1897 New York, USA 20 Oct. 1944 Los Angeles, California, USA pianist and composer of the Christmas classic Winter Wonderland Bernard, James more... 20 Sep. 1925 India (now Pakistan) 12 Jul. 2001, London, England a student of Herbert Howells at the at the Royal College of Music, Bernard's first major break as a composer was at the age of 17 when he met Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, for whom Bernard later wrote a song cycle. During 1950-1951, he served as Benjamin Britten's amanuensis and assisted him with Billy Budd. Bernard had been at school with Christopher Lee, the latter going on to star in a great many horror films for Hammer Studios, for which his friend James Bernard would write the scores. He started at Hammer with the music for The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and eventually produced over 20 Hammer film scores Bernard, Marie-Hélène more...     a musicologist specialising in contemporary China, and composer Bernard, Moritz (Matvey) Ivanovich 1794 Jelgava 9 May 1871 St. Petersburg, Russia Russian music publisher, pianist, and composer Bernard, Robert 10 Oct. 1900 Geneva, Switzerland 2 May 1971 Paris, France French composer, pianist, and music critic Bernardi, Bartolomeo c.1660 Bologna, Italy 23 May 1732 Copenhagen, Denmark Italian-born composer Bernardi, Stefano [Steffano] c. 1585 1636 Italian composer and theorist Bernardini, Marcello [Marcello da Capua] c. 1740 probably Capua, Italy after 1799 Italian composer and librettist Bernardt de Ventadorn [de Ventador, del Ventadorn, de Ventedorn] more... c. 1130-40 c. 1190-1200 troubadour poet and composer Bernasconi, Andrea c. 1706 possibly Marseilles, France about 27 Jan. 1784 MUnich, Germany Italian composer Bernat, Zdzislaw more... 1930 14 Jun. 1994 Polish composer Bernauer, Emery more... 1906 Berlin, Germany 1996 Los Angleses, California, USA writer of the famed Nelson anti-Hitler Revues at the Tuschinsky Cabaret in Amsterdam during World War II, he wrote 60 shows and over 600 songs in less than three years — a feat never before accomplished in show business history Berneker, Constanz 31 Oct. 1844 9 Jun. 1906 German conductor and composer Berner, Friedrich Wilhelm 16 May 1780 9 May 1827 German organist, teacher, composer, and musical organizer Berners, Sir Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Lord 18 Sep. 1883 Arley Park, Bridgnorth, UK 19 Apr. 1950 Farringdon House, Berkshire, England diplomat, painter and an effective composer whose eccentricity in real life was never prevented from showing itself in his musical compositions which include ballets, a one-act opera, smaller scale works and a few British films Berners, John 1961 Milwaukee, USA   composition studies began privately with C. Curtis-Smith in Kalamazoo, MI and continued at the University of Michigan under William Albright, Evan Chambers, Bright Sheng, Michael Daugherty and William Bolcom. His works have been played by the Detroit Symphony, the Boston Symphony brass section, the Tanglewood Festival Brass, Kalamazoo Symphony, Brave New Works, the Michigan Chamber Brass and many college ensembles. His music has been recorded by pianist Alan Huckleberry, the Millar Brass Ensemble, and Boston's Old South Brass Berneville, Gillebert (or Gilbert) de more... before 1250 1270 trouvère from Berneville, Pas de Calais, France [information provided by Jill Gregory] Bernger von Horheim [Berengerius de Orehem, Berlengerius de Oreim] fl. 1180-90   German Minnesinger Bernhard, Christoph 1 Jan. 1628 Kolbrzeg 14 Nov. 1692 Dresden, Germany German music theorist, composer, and singer Bernie, Ben more... 30 May 1891 Bayonne, NJ 20 Oct. 1943 Beverly Hills, CA bandleader popular in the 1920s and 1930s, and co-composer of Sweet Georgia Brown (1925) Bernier, Joseph-Arthur 19 Mar. 1877 Lévis, Québec, Canada 28 Apr. 1944 Québec City, Canada Canadian organist and composer Bernier, Nicolas 5 or 6 Jun. 1665 6 Jul. 1734 French composer, organist, theorist, and teacher Bernier, René 10 Mar. 1903   Belgian composer Berno of Reichenau [Berno Augiensis; Bernardus]   7 Jun. 1048 writer on church music and liturgy, and possibly a composer Bernofsky, Lauren more...     composer and violinist living in Baltimore, MD, educated at Hartt College, Boston University and the New England Conservatory Bernouilly, Agnes 1825 Germany   concentrated on orchestral compositions, her songs received praise from the critics Bernstein, Elmer more... 4 Apr. 1922 New York City, USA 18 Aug. 2004 Ojai, California, USA pianist and composer, particularly of film scores such as those for Men in War, Drango, God's Little Acre, The Ten Commandments, Walk on the Wild Side, The Sons of Katy Elder, The Return of the Seven, The Great Escape, The Caretaker, The Silencers, The Carpetbaggers, Summer and Smoke, Hawaii, Where's Jack?, True Grit, Desire Under the Elms, The Hallelujah Trail, Baby the Rain Must Fall, My Left Foot, The Grifters, Rambling Rose and The Age of Innocence. In 1967 he won an Oscar for the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie and was nominated for the award 14 times Bernstein, Leonard more... 25 Aug. 1918 Lawrence, Mass. USA 14 Oct. 1990 New York, USA conductor and pianist; his outstanding success with musical comedy, On the Town, West Side Story and Candide tends to overshadow his work as a writer of symphonies, smaller orchestral and choral works and as an inspirational promoter of classical and popular music Bernstein, Nikolai D. 7 Aug. 1876 Mitau, Kurland, Russia Dec 1938 Leningrad, Russia Russian music biographer and critic Béroul more... fl. 12th century   a Norman trouvère who wrote Tristan, a Norman language version of the legend of Tristan and Iseut of which a certain number of fragments (approximately 3000 verses) have been preserved; it is the earliest representation of the so-called "vulgar" version of the legend (the "courtly" version being represented by fragments from Thomas of Britain's poem) Berry, Chuck [Charles Edward Anderson] more... 18 Oct. 1926 St. Louis, MO, USA   American rhythm-and-blues and rock songwriter, singer and guitarist Berry, Wallace (Taft) 10 Jan. 1928 La Crosse, Wis, USA   American composer and teacher Bersa, Blagoje (0r Benito) more... 21 Dec. 1873 Dubrovnik, Croatia 1 Jan. 1934 Zagreb, Croatia Croatian composer Berson, Seweryn 1858 Nowy Sacz 4 Mar. 1917 Lvov Polish composer and lawyer Bertali (or Bertalli, Berthali, Bartali, Barthali, Bertaldi), Antonio Mar. 1605 Verona, Italy 17 Apr. 1669 Vienna, Austria Austrian composer and violinist. He was employed at the Habsburg imperial court in Vienna, becoming Kapellmeister in 1649 Bertalotti, Angelo Michele 8 Apr. 1666 30 Mar. 1747 Italian composer and pedagogue Bertani, Lelio c. 1550 c. 1620 Italian composer Berté, Heinrich [Harry] 8 May 1857 Hlohovec, Slovensko 23 Aug. 1924 Perchtoldsdorf, nr. Vienna, Austria Austro-Hungarian composer Bertha, Sándor 1843 Pest, Hungary 1912 Pest, Hungary Hungarian composer, pianist, and writer on music Bertheaume, Isidore [Berthéaume, Berthaume; Julien] c. 1752 19 or 20 Mar. 1802 French violinist and composer Berthier, Jacques more... 1923 1994 the song Laudate Dominum sets words from Psalm 117 to the Folia theme; it was composed in about 1980 by Jacques Berthier for the Taizé community, an ecumenical, international community founded in 1940, in Taizé, in central France, and it has become one of the best-known of the songs of Taizé. The song is published by the Ateliers and Presses de Taizé in numerous songbooks, which include solo verses in different languages and instrumental accompaniments Berthod, François fl. 1656-1665   French composer and poet Berthomieu, Marc more... 1906 France 1991 France French composer, poet, and a dramatist. Berti, Carlo c. 1555 before 2 Sep. 1602 Italian composer and organist Berti, Giovanni Pietro [Zani]   1638 Italian composer, organist, and singer Bertignac, Louis more... 23 Feb. 1954 Oran, Algeria   French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Bertin, Louise-(Angélique) 15 Feb. 1805 Les Roches, nr. Paris, France 26 Apr. 1877 Paris, France composer, contralto, pianist and artist whose opera Le Loup Garou met with instant success in Paris in 1827, as were her later works Bertin de la Doué, Thomas c. 1680 Paris, France 1745 Paris, France French composer Bertini, (Benoîum;t)-Auguste 5 Jun. 1780 Lyon, France after 1830 London, England French composer Bertini, Domenico 26 Jun. 1829 Lucca, Italy 7 Spe. 1890 Florence, Italy Italian composer Bertini, Gary 1 May 1927 Russia   Israeli conductor and composer Bertini, Henri-J&eacaute;rôum;me) 28 Oct. 1798 London, England 1 Oct. 1876 Grenoble, France French pianist and composer particularly of studies Bertini, Salvatore 1721 16 Dec. 1794 Italian composer Bertinotti, Teresa 1776 Italy 1854 a dramatic soprano who composed songs and arias Bertken, Suster 1426/27 1514 Utrecht also known as Bertha Jacobs, Dutch composer Bertoldi, Bertoldo di fl. 1544   Italian composer Bertoldo, Sperindio [Bertholdo; Sperandio, Sper'in Dio] c. 1530 15 Aug. 1570 Italian composer and organist Bertoli, Giovanni Antonio fl. c. 1639-45   Italian dulcian player and composer Bertolotti, Bernardino c. 1555 after 1609 North Italian instrumentalist and composer Bertolusi, Vincenzo [Betholussius, Bertholusius, Bertulusius; Vincentius]   1608 Italian composer and organist Berton, Henri [François] 3 May 1784 Paris, France 19 Jul. 1832 Paris, France French composer Berton, Henri-Montan 17 Sep. 1767 Paris, France 22 Apr. 1844 Paris, France French composer, writer and teacher Berton, Pierre-Montan [Le Breton] 7 Jan. 1727 Maubert-Fontaine, Ardennes 14 May 1780 Paris, France French conductor, composer and tenor Bertoncini, Mario 27 Sep. 1932   Italian composer and pianist Bertone, Aldo 1952   Italian composer Bertoni, Ferdinando Gioseffo (Gasparo) more... 15 Aug. 1725 Salo, Italy 1 Dec. 1813 Desenzano del Garda, Italy Italian composer and organist Bertouch, Georg von [Bertuch] 19 Jun. 1668 Germany 14 Sep. 1743 Norwegian military officer and composer Bertouille, Gérard 26 May 1898   Belgian composer and critic Bertram, Johann 1535 17 Apr. 1575 German Kantor, composer, and theologian Bertran de Born more... c.1140 before 1215 Dalon Abbey, France a French soldier and a medieval troubadour poet, Bertran de Born was viscount of Hautefort. He warred with his brother Constantin for the sole possession of the family heritage. According to a Provençal biography, Henry II of England believed Bertran had fomented the rebellion of his son Prince Henry. Dante Alighieri portrayed him in the Inferno as a sower of schism, carrying his head in his hands as punishment Bertrand, Aline 1798 France 1835 Paris, France a noted harpist who studied at the Paris Conservatoire, she published several works Bertrand, Anthoine (Antoine) de more... between 1530 and 1540 Fontanges, France probably 1581 nr Toulouse, France a French composer of the Renaissance. Early in his life he was a prolific composer of secular chansons, and late in his life he wrote hymns and canticles, under the influence of the Jesuits. He was murdered by Protestants during the French Wars of Religion Bertrand, Christophe more... 1981   French pianist and composer [information supplied by the composer] Bertrand di Avignone (see Feragut, Beltrame)       Bertran de Born c. 1145 before 1215 French troubadour poet and composer Berutti (or Beruti), Arturo 27 Mar. 1862 San Juan 3 Jan. 1938 Buenos Aires Argentinean composer Berutti, Pablo 24 Sep. 1866 San Juan 17 Jun. 1914 Buenos Aires Argentinean composer and teacher Berwald, (Christian) August 28 Aug. 1798 13 Nov. 1869 Swedish violinist and composer Berwald, Franz (Adolf) 23 Jul. 1796 Stockholm, Sweden 3 Apr. 1868 Stockholm, Sweden Swedish violinist and composer of 6 symphonies, 2 operas, chamber music and songs Berwald, Johan Fredrik (Johann Friedrich) 4 Dec. 1787 Stockholm, Sweden 26 Aug. 1861 Stockholm, Sweden Swedish violinist, composer, and conductor Berwald, William [Wilhelm] 26 Dec. 1864 Schwerin 8 May 1948 Loma Linda, Calif. USA composer Besancourt fl. 1549-68   French composer Besard, Jean-Baptiste [Besardus, Joannes Baptista] c. 1567 after 1617 Burgundian lutenist and composer Besler, Samuel 15 Dec. 1574 19 Jul. 1625 German composer and schoolmaster Besler, Simon 27 Aug. 1683 12 Jul. 1633 German composer, musician, and schoolmaster Besoyan, Rick (Vaugh) [Richard] 2 Jul. 1924   American songwriter, producer, and director of musicals Besozzi, Alessandro fl. 1680-1700   Italian singer and opera composer Besozzi, Alessandro 22 Jul. 1702 26 Jul. 1793 Italian oboist and composer Besozzi, Carlo 1738 after 1798 German oboist and composer of Italian parentage Besozzi, Louis-Désiré 3 Apr. 1814 11 Nov. 1879 French pianist and composer Besson, (Michel-)Gabriel c. 1689 23 Aug. 1765 French violinist, musette player, flautist, and composer Besson, Gabriel-Louis 10 Apr. 1733 24 Aug. 1785 French violinist, musette player, flautist, and composer Best, William more... 27 May 1913 Sunflower, Mississippi, USA 27 Feb. 1962 Hollywood, CA, USA widely known as 'Pat Best', he was a member of the singing group 'The Brown Dots, a popular bit-part actor (1930s-40s) in 118 Hollywood films where, if he was given any screen credit at all, he was listed in the on-screen credits only as "Sleep 'n' Eat". When only 14 years old, he composed both the words and music of the popular tune (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (pub. 1945) Best, W(illiam) T(homas) 13 Aug. 1826 10 May 1897 English organist Bestourné fl. before 1250   French trouvère Béthizy, Jean Laurent de 25 Mar. 1709 Paris, France 17 Nov. 1781 Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle French theorist and composer Béthune, Conon de more... c.1150 in the former Artois region, today Pas-de-Calais 17 Dec. 1219/20 Edrine, Turkey a crusader and trouvère poet. Only 14 works of poetry attributed to Conon de Béthune have survived, and several of these attributions may be doubtful. His poetry was written to be sung and ten of his poems give musical notation Béthune (family) more... fl. 17th century   Bétune must have been an exceptional lutenist because he was the highest paid musician of any category at the court during the period 1620-1720. His appointment commenced 26 June 1649 and ended in September 1651. Unfortunately his Christian name is not given anywhere, but some notes in Swedish sources can perhaps throw further light on this issue. In a court ballet, which was performed in November 1649 "the son of a French lutenist, named Betun" played the part of Cupido. Béthune seems to have brought his family with him to Sweden as several members of it participated in the entertainments at the coronation of queen Christina. Béthune himself, his brother and his son are listed among the lutenists who played on this occasion. Even a "Mademoiselle Bethune" is mentioned in this connection. "Hercules Bethun" and the "two Bethun" appear in another court ballet, performed in January 1651. Hercules probably acted the part of a dryad, which could suggest that he was a rather young person and the "two Bethun" acted the parts of two of the Muses. Even though it is difficult to prove Kenneth Sparr (from whose work this information has been taken) is inclined to believe that Hercules was the son of Béthune, who in turn could be Michel de Béthune. The brother then could be Josias Béthune. Besides it is noted in the account books of Danish "Hofkapelle" that "the Frenchman Béthune" in the year 1702 received 50 rixdollar for giving the king lessons on the angélique, an instrument for which a 'Michel Béthune le Cadet' (or possibly Christian de Béthune) wrote Folies d'Espagne (c.1681) - the manuscript is now housed in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. This Béthune can hardly have been Michel or Josias. Who was then "Béthune le cadet"? Bethune (Green), Thomas [Blind Tom] 25 May 1849 13 Jun. 1908 Black American pianist and composer Betoulinsky, Anna (known as Anna Marly) 30 Oct. 1917 Petrograd, Russia 15 Feb. 2006 Lazy Mountain, Alaska, USA singer, songwriter and composer, called the "Troubadour of the Resistance", who wrote more than 300 songs, but is best known for her The Song of the Partisans, composed in London during the Second World War. Translated inaccurately into French, the song, now entitled Le Chant des Partisans became the signature tune of the 'Free French Radio' in London Bettella, Paolo [Betella] fl. 1677   Italian composer Betti, Stefano [Bettino] ["Il Fornarino"] fl. 1562-65   Italian composer Bettinelli, Bruno more... 4 Jun. 1913 Milan, Italy 8 Nov. 2004 New York, USA Italian composer and teacher Bettini, Giovanni fl. 1616-24   Italian composer and organist Bettino, Geronimo   before 1 Sep. 1643 Italian composer Betts, Lorne 2 Aug. 1918 Winnipeg, Canada 5 Aug. 1985 Hamilton, Ont., Canada Canadian composer Beuerle, Herbert more... 28 Apr. 1911 Dusseldork, Germany 13 Feb. 1994 Gelnhausen, Germany German composer of church music Beurden, Bernard van more... 5 Dec. 1933 Amsterdam, The Netherlands   Dutch violinist, teacher and composer Bevan, Frederick more... 1856 1939 remembered today for his stirring bass solo The Admiral's Broom, arranged for male voice choir by Henry Geehl and with the accompaniment to the solo version scored for orchestra by Howard Carr, Bevan appears largely and perhaps wholly to have confined himself to composing ballads Beveren, Achiel van 5 Mar. 1904 Anvers, Belgium 10 Dec. 1985 Anvers, Belgium composer, singer, choral director and teacher Beversdorf, Thomas 8 Aug. 1924 Yoakum, Texas, USA 15 Feb. 1981 Bloomington, Ind. USA American composer Bevignani, Enrico 29 Sep. 1841 Naples, Italy 29 Aug. 1903 Naples, Italy Italian conductor and composer Bevilacqua, Matteo (Mathieu) 1772 1849 Italian guitarist and composer. Editions of his music were published in Vienna, Berlin and Paris Bevin, Elway c. 1554 bur. 19 Oct. 1638 organist and composer of church music Bexfield, William Richard 27 Apr. 1824 29 Oct. 1853 English composer Beyer, Frank Michael 8 Mar. 1928   German composer and organist Beyer, Johann Samuel 1669 9 May 1744 German composer Beyer, Johanna Magdalena more... 11 Jul. 1888 Leipzig, Germany 9 Jan. 1944 New York, USA German composer who moved to the United States in 1923. She studied at various schools in New York and individually with Dane Rudhyar, Charles Seeger, Henry Cowell and Ruth Crawford, after which she began a highly productive and interesting period of composition which lasted from 1932 to almost 1940. She was one of the first composers of the Western world to focus on percussion. Only one work IV (1935) was published in her lifetime, and her name appeared as 'J.M. Beyer', apparently to disguise her gender. IV is composed for nine unspecified "percussion" instruments, and is in a constant state of flux in which tempo and volume are always subtly changing Beyermann-Walraven, Jeanne more... 1878 1969 German composer Beytelmann, Gustavo more... 1945 Argentina   Argentinean-born composer who now works in Europe Bezdruzic, Krystof more... 1564 near Klatovy, Bohemia 21 Jun. 1621 Prague, Czechoslovakia Czech nobleman, traveller, humanist, soldier, writer and composer Bezekirsky (or Bezekiirsky), Vasiliy Vasil'yevich 26 Jan. 1835 Moscow, Russia 8 Nov. 1919 Moscow, Russia Russian violinist and composer