| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Jessie, Dave |
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Musicologist, music arranger and Editor |
| Jobim, Antonio Carlos |
Jobim, Tom |
1927 |
1994 |
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. Widely known as the composer of "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema"), one of the most recorded songs of all time, Jobim has left a large number of songs that are now included in jazz and pop standard repertoires |
| Jochum, Otto |
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1898 |
1969 |
German composer, choirmaster and music teacher. He was the elder brother of Eugen and Georg Ludwig Jochum. |
| Joel, William Martin (Billy) |
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1949 |
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American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States |
| Jóhannsson, Jóhann Gunnar |
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1969 |
2018 |
Was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and films. |
| Johanson, Sven-Eric |
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1919 |
1997 |
Swedish composer and organist. |
| Johansson, Bengt |
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1914 |
1989 |
Finnish Christian singer, rock musician, song writer and visual artist. He is the brother of the preacher, Hans Johansson and uncle to the artist and writer Alexander Bard. |
| John of the Cross , Saint |
Saint John of the Cross |
1542 |
1591 |
Ordained a Carmelite priest in 1567 at age 25, John met Teresa of Avila and like her, vowed himself to the primitive Rule of the Carmelites. As partner with Teresa and in his own right, John engaged in the work of reform, and came to experience the price of reform: increasing opposition, misunderstanding, persecution, imprisonment. He came to know the cross acutely—to experience the dying of Jesus—as he sat month after month in his dark, damp, narrow cell with only his God. |
| John, Elton |
John, Elton Hercules (Sir); Dwight, Reginald Kenneth |
1947 |
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English composer and singer, who accompanies himself on the piano. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967 |
| John, Malcolm |
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1935 |
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Australian composer and teacher. Awarded OAM Order of Australia Medal for his services to music education, composition, performance and conducting in the Geelong region |
| Johns, Cliff |
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Australian composer and conductor |
| Johns, Kynan |
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Australian born 21st century international conductor |
| Johnson , Victor C. |
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1978 |
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Award winning American composer and arranger, in addition to being an experienced music educator and conductor. Having his first choral composition published while still a sophomore in high school, composing beautifully crafted choral compositions has been one of his lifelong passions. He has over 200 octavos and choral products in the catalogs of Heritage Music Press, The Lorenz Corporation, Chorister’s Guild, SoundForth, and Hal Leonard Corporation.. |
| Johnson, Bernard |
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1868 |
1935 |
English organist and composer based in Nottingham.He was appointed City Organist for Nottingham in 1910. |
| Johnson, Craig Hella |
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1962 |
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American choral conductor, composer and arranger |
| Johnson, David N. |
|
1922 |
1987 |
American organist, composer, educator, choral clinician, and lecturer. |
| Johnson, Derric |
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American composer, choral conductor, Speaker, educator, Pastor and Author. As a Musician... he has written 150 original songs, 23 cantatas and 2800 musical arrangements, published 32 books of choral collections and has been involved in producing 84 recorded albums on twelve labels. |
| Johnson, Frank |
Johnson, Francis Walter |
1927 |
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Among the pioneers of traditional jazz in Australia in the years after World War II |
| Johnson, Hall |
Johnson, Francis Hall |
1888 |
1970 |
One of a number of American composers and arrangers who elevated the African-American spiritual to an art form, comparable in its musical sophistication to the compositions of European Classical composers. |
| Johnson, J. C. |
Johnson, Jay Cee |
1896 |
1981 |
American pianist and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller and Bessie Smith. |
| Johnson, James Weldon |
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1871 |
1938 |
African American poet, author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Known for writing the lyrics to Lift Every Voice and Sing. |
| Johnson, John Rosamond |
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1873 |
1954 |
Bahamian-American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson is most notable as the composer of the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" which has come to be known in the United States as the "Black National Anthem". His brother, the poet James Weldon Johnson, wrote the lyrics of the famous piece. |
| Johnson, Kevin |
Johnson, (Dr) Kevin P. |
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Afro-American Associate Professor of Music and Chairman of the Department of Music at Spelman College. Particular interest in African American music in Catholic worship. Special attention is given to understanding the history of this music in worship. |
| Johnson, Lane |
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1958 |
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American freelance composer and arranger. He has taught choral music at both the Junior High and High School level and has conducted various church choirs |
| Johnson, Linda Lee |
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1947 |
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American Lyricist particularly of hymns |
| Johnson, Neil A. |
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American composer and choir director with over 70 choral compositions |
| Johnson, Noel |
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1863 |
1916 |
British composer of many well-known songs and instrumental pieces. |
| Johnson, Ralph |
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1951 |
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American composer of music for concert, worship, dance and the theater, with a special interest in music for the human voice |
| Johnson, Reginald Thomas |
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1904 |
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| Johnson, Robert |
Johnson, Robert 11 |
1583 |
1633 |
English composer and lutenist of the late Tudor and early Jacobean eras. He is sometimes called "Robert Johnson II" to distinguish him from an earlier Scottish composer. |