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Name Other Names Birthyear Deathyear Notes
Mann, Johnny 1928 2014 American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, and recording artist.
Mann, Kal Sheldon, Jon 1917 2001 American lyricist. He is best known for penning the words to Elvis Presley's "Teddy Bear", plus "Butterfly", a hit for both Charlie Gracie and Andy Williams, and "Let's Twist Again", sung by Chubby Checker, which won the Grammy for best Pop Song the year it was released. Some songs such as "Limbo Rock" were credited under the pseudonym of Jon Sheldon
Mann, Robin Contemporary composer, performer and choir director of Australian Christian Songs
Mansfield, O. Mansfield, Orlando Augustine 1863 1936 English born pianist, organist, composer, author, editor and lecturer, was Professor of Theory and Organ at Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia, from 1918 to 1923. During his lifetime he composed or arranged over 1000 musical pieces, including choral music, solo songs, music for organ (both original and transcription), piano music (original and transcriptions), hymns, part songs, and chamber music He returned to England in 1923 where he continued writing, composing, teaching, lecturing, and
Mansfield, Purcell James 1889 1968 Accomplished organist, taught by his father Orlando. He was Organist and Choirmaster of the Wesleyan Church in Paignton, Devon aged 16. After active service in World War 1 Purcell performed guest organ recitals all over Britain including Westminster Cathedral in London.,
Mantovano, Rossino Early 16th Century Italian composer of madrigals. Works include Lirum bililirum, as performed by the King's Singers on their Madrigal History Tour album. Italian composer and singer. He was employed as a male contralto in the Cathedral of Mantua in 1509 and as maestro di canto in 1510–11, with the responsibility of teaching the boy sopranos.
Mäntyjärvi, Jaakko 1963 Finnish composer of classical music, and a professional translator.
Manuel, Ralph 1951 Ralph Manuel has written various sacred choral anthems, vocal solos and duets, and keyboard arrangements. He and his wife, Donna, are missionaries of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, currently serving in Recife, Brazil, where Ralph teaches music at the North Brazil Baptist Theological Seminary.
Manzanero, Arming 1935 Mexican composer
Marble, Brian CPDL Editor
Marchant, Stanley R. 1883 1949 English organist and composer, associated with St Paul's Cathedral, where he was second assistant from 1903 and organist from 1927, until he became principal of the Royal Academy of Music in 1936.
Marchetti, Filippo D. 1831 1902 Italian opera composer. Overshadowed like other Italian opera composers of his period by the genius of Verdi, Marchetti achieved one great success with his 1869 opera - Ruy Blas - which was based on Victor Hugo's play, Ruy Blas
Marcus, Gunilla Marcus-Luboff, Gunilla A former Swedish television producer and poet, who married Victor Luboff establisher of Walton Music. She guided the company after Luboff's death as a major choral music publisher. She donated the Norman Luboff Collection to the Music Division of the United States Library of Congress in 1993
Marenzio, Luca Marentio, Luca 1553 1599 Italian composer and singer of the late Renaissance. He was one of the most renowned composers of madrigals,
Marier, Theodore 1912 2001 Church musician, educator, arranger and scholar of Gregorian Chant. He founded the St. Paul's Choir School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1963, and served as the second president of the Church Music Association of America.
Marier, Thomas Contemporary music editor and translator
Marillier, Glyn 1945 South African born, New Zealand and Later Australian wandering minstrel, sometime academic musician, composer, conductor, desk-top music publisher, inveterate traveller.
Markey, Francis Swedish Editor for Handlo Music
Marks, J. Christopher Marks, Jam,es Christopher 1863 1946 Irish born American Organist and composer
Marks, Johnny D. 1909 1985 American songwriter. Although he was Jewish, he specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Marks, Walter 1934 American songwriter, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is probably best known for his song "I've Gotta Be Me"
Marlow, Richard Marlow, Dr. Richard 1939 2013 English choral conductor and Organist. He studied with Thurston Dart, and after teaching at Southampton University he returned to Cambridge in 1968, succeeding Raymond Leppard as Fellow and Director of Music at Trinity and taking up a lectureship in the University Music Faculty.. He foundedthe Cambridge University Chamber choir and was active as an editor and contributed articles and reviews to various scholarly journals and books, including The New Grove Dictionary of Music.
Marlowe, Christopher 1564 1593 English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. As the foremost Elizabethan tragedian, next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his mysterious death.
Marmol, Paco Music Editor and arranger for CPDL
Mars, W.
Marsh, Gerry Jon Director of music technology and director of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Seattle Pacific, and associate conductor of Thalia Symphony, He is a published composer and arranger
Marshall, Christopher 1956 French born New Zealand classical music composer who resides in Orlando, Florida, United States. His works include choral works, works for chamber ensemble, orchestral music and works for concert band, specifically wind ensembles, for which he is most notable.
Marshall, L. Birkett British Musicologist, author and editor
Martens, Mason 1933 1991 Composer, arranger and editor of sacred music
Martin Y Soler, Vicente Martini 1754 1806 Born Valencia, Spain and died St. Petersburg, Russia