| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Austin, Ernest |
|
1874 |
1947 |
prolific composer of songs, covering a wide spectrum of mood, from serious Shakespearean settings to ballads of both sentimental and robust natures |
| Austin, William James |
|
1949 |
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New York City poet, writer, musician, visual artist, and academic. |
| Autry, Gene |
|
1907 |
1998 |
American performer who gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s |
| Averay, Juliet |
|
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Lyricist/Librettist |
| Averre, Richard E. |
|
1921 |
2001 |
American composer particularly of Christmas carols |
| Avshalamov, Jacob |
|
1919 |
2013 |
Composer and Music Professor |
| Axtens, Florence E. |
|
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early 20th century Australian teacher, writer and composer |
| Azelton, Phil |
|
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American Choral conductor, Composer and Arranger. Before heading the choral music department at Van Nuys High School in California, Phil spent many years behind the scenes in film music production in all the major studios in Hollywood. Now semi-retired, he sings regularly with a madrigal group, a vocal jazz sextet, a nine-voice swing choir (which he directs), a large concert choir, and is the music director for his home church in Pacific Palisades. |