| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Regney, Noël |
Schlienger, Léon |
1922 |
2002 |
French songwriter, |
| Reichardt, Johann Friedrich |
|
1752 |
1814 |
German composer, writer and music critic. |
| Reid, John |
Reid, John Robinson |
1963 |
|
John Reid is an exceptionally talented songwriter and vocalist. He has won both the Ivor Novello Award and multiple BMI Awards. John started refining his craft originally as the front man of the “Nightcrawlers” a Scottish house music project |
| Reinick, Robert |
|
1805 |
1852 |
German lyricist, poet, storyteller and painer who wrote lyrics for many of Schumanns art songs. He was employed by Schumann in various operatic projects |
| Reinisch, Frank |
|
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German musicologist and Vice President of Breitkopf & Hartel |
| Renis, Tony |
Cesari, Elio |
1938 |
|
Italian singer, composer, music producer and film actor. |
| Rentz, Earlene |
|
1956 |
|
American composer/arranger/conductor. She currently has more than 300 secular and sacred choral publications for elementary, middle school, high school, and church ensembles with several publishers, |
| Resnick, Artie |
Resnick, Arthur |
1937 |
|
American songwriter, record producer and musician. His most successful songs as a writer include "Under the Boardwalk" (co-written with Kenny Young), "Good Lovin'" (co-written with Rudy Clark), and "Yummy Yummy Yummy" (co-written with Joey Levine). |
| Respighi, Ottorino |
|
1879 |
1936 |
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and violinist. He is perhaps best known for his Roman trilogy and the three suites of Ancient Airs and Dances. |
| Reutter, Karl Georg |
Reutter, Johann Adam Joseph Karl Georg |
1708 |
1772 |
Austrian composer. influential in Vienna |
| Revaux, Jacques |
Revaud, Jacques Abel Jules |
1940 |
|
French songwriter most famous for his 1968 collaboration with singer Claude François on the song "Comme d'habitude" that singer-songwriter Paul Anka reworked into the English language as "My Way". He co-founded Trema Records with Regis Talar. |
| Reynolds, Alfred |
|
1884 |
1969 |
British composer of light music for the theatre |
| Reynolds, Dorothy |
|
1913 |
1977 |
Actress/singer Dorothy Reynolds is best known in music circles for her work as a longtime collaborator with composer Julian Slade, most notably on the renowned Salad Days, one of the longest-running plays in the history of British musical theater. |
| Reynolds, Malvina |
|
1900 |
1978 |
US folk/blues singer songwriter |
| Rheinberger, Josef |
Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel |
1839 |
1901 |
Organist and composer, born in Liechtenstein but resident for most of his life in Germany. |
| Rhodes, Gary |
|
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American music editor for Word Incorporated and became the Creative Director of Choral Music working with writers and arrangers for Adult, Youth and Children's music. He has published hundreds of anthems and co-written over twenty sacred musicals and collections |
| Rhodes, Phillip |
Rhodes, Carl Phillip |
1940 |
|
American composer/arranger. Rhodes’ work is as strongly influenced by the traditional music of the Appalachian South as it is by the works of Bartok, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky. |
| Rhys-Herbert, W. |
Rhys-Herbert, William |
1968 |
1921 |
American composer, conductor, organist and pianist of Welsh origin. He composed numerous operettas for performance in schools, and also published songs, partsongs, and cantatas. |
| Rice, [Sir] Tim |
Rice, Sir Timothy Miles Bindon |
1944 |
|
English lyricist and author. An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita |
| Rice, Sarah |
|
|
|
21st century Canberra poet |
| Rice, Sylvia |
|
1939 |
|
British born Australian composer. Her composition career started with adaptations of hymn tunes for choir and she has had hymns published in the new St Alban's musical hymnal. In the past five years, Sylvia has written choral works for the Illawarra Choral Society, several of which have been performed. |
| Richafort, Jean |
|
1480 |
1547 |
Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance. Richafort was a representative of the first generation after Josquin, and he followed his style in many ways. In some of his music he used fragments of Josquin's compositions as a tribute. |
| Richard [Saint] of Chichester, |
de Wych, Richard; Wych, Richard de |
1197 |
1253 |
Was the Bishop of Chichester |
| Richards, Goff |
Richards, Godfrey |
1944 |
2011 |
English brass band arranger and composer. He was born in Cornwall, and he also arranged and composed light orchestral and choral works, and his works have been performed by the King's Singers, Huddersfield Choral Society, London Brass, Evelyn Glennie and various BBC orchestras.[ |
| Richards, Keith |
|
1943 |
|
English musician, singer, and songwriter, who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership with Mick Jagger is one of the most successful in history. |
| Richardson, Lynette |
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Australian director of Choir Victoria. She enjoys a very busy and fulfilling Music Teaching career. She believes in giving children a positive musical experience that helps develop their self-efficacy and confidence |
| Richardson, Michael |
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American teacher, church musician, professional instrumentalist, vocalist and conductor. Choral works commissioned by many groups, including Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, Central Illinois Children's Chorus, Calvin College Alumni Choir, University of Illinois Varsity Men's Glee Club, others. |
| Richardson, Robert |
|
1850 |
1901 |
Australian poet and writer for children He He lived in Edinburgh from 1884 to 1896. The poem Good Night Dear Heart was published in a book entitled Willow and Wattle, (1893) and adapted for Forrest's song. An excerpt was on the tombstone of Mark Twain's daughter. |
| Richie, Lionel |
Richie, Jr, Lionel Brockman |
1949 |
|
American singer-songwriter known for creating numerous hits, both with band the Commodores and on his own. |
| Rickards, Steven |
|
1955 |
|
American Countertenor and a longtime associate of eminent Bach interpreter Joshua Rifkin, Steven Rickards has performed virtually all the master's monumental vocal works with the Bach Ensemble His choral works are for childrens' and church choirs |