| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Shropshire, Elmo |
Dr. Elmo |
1936 |
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American singer of comedy tunes, most notably the holiday song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". He originally recorded the song in 1979 with his then-wife, Patsy. |
| Shrubsole, William |
|
1760 |
1806 |
British organist of Spa Fields Chapel, London, and held the post till his death on 18 January 1806. He was a successful teacher in London, and among his pupils were William Russell and Benjamin Jacob. |
| Shuman, Mort |
Shuman, Mortimer |
1938 |
1991 |
American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas".He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Papa-Tango-Charly", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Été de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became hits in France. |
| Shur, Laura |
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Scottish born and educated London based pianist, composer and teacher, |
| Sibelius, Jean |
Sibelius, Johan Julius Christian |
1865 |
1957 |
Finnish violinist and composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. Widely recognized as his country's national composer, Sibelius is often credited for supporting the rise of the Finnish national identity in the country's struggle for independence. |
| Sidebotham, M. A. |
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Late 19th century, early 20th century music arranger and editor |
| Sidney, [Sir] Phillip |
|
1554 |
1586 |
Elizabethan courtier Philip Sidney served as a Protestant political liaison for Queen Elizabeth I, but became famous for his poetry and death as a soldier during the English Renaissance. When his poetry was published after his death in battle, , he became lauded as one of the great Elizabethan writers. |
| Sieczynski, Rudolf |
|
1879 |
1952 |
Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams), whose melody and lyrics he wrote in 1914. |
| Siegfried, Kevin |
|
1969 |
|
American composer and arranger |
| Siever, Bruce |
Sievier , Robert Brudenell-Bruce ; Sievier, Bruce |
1894 |
1953 |
French born English aristocratic songwriter. |
| Sigismund, Florenz Friedrich |
|
1788 |
1857 |
German Poet |
| Sigman, Carl |
|
1909 |
2000 |
American songwriter. He is most widely remembered for writing the lyrics for "Where Do I Begin", the theme song for Love Story.Love Story went on to become the top grossing U.S. film of 1970[ |
| Sigurbjörnsson, Thorkell |
|
1938 |
2013 |
Icelandic conductor, pianist and composer.He studied music in Iceland and the USA, In 1962 he returned to Iceland to teach at the Academy of Music, where he helped to build up an institution for music theory and composition. |
| Silbar, Jeff |
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American songwriter who Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1990 for co-writing Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings with Larry Henley. |
| Silver, Frederick |
|
1936 |
2009 |
American renowned musician, composer/lyricist, author and vocal coach highly involved in the New York Music Theatre scene |
| Silverstein, Shel |
Silverstein, Sheldon Allan |
1930 |
1999 |
American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books |
| Silvestri, Charles Anthony |
|
1965 |
|
A history professor at Washburn University, lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri specializes in providing bespoke poetry for choral composers, especially texts in Latin, both sacred and secular. He enjoys the creative challenges and rewards of the collaborative process, and has provided lyrics for many composers in different stages of their careers and for a wide variety of commissions and occasions. |
| Silvestri, Alan |
Silvestri , Alan Anthony |
1960 |
|
American composer and conductor who works primarily in film and television. He is best known for his frequent collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis, including composing major hit films such as the Back to the Future trilogy and Forrest Gump, as well as the superhero films Captain America: The First Avenger and Marvel's The Avengers. |
| Silvestri, Charles Anthony |
|
1965 |
|
An American Poet , poet and history professor at Washburn University. He is best known as a poet and lyricist. who collaborates with many composers including Whitacre |
| Silvestrov, Valentyn |
|
1937 |
|
(Ukrainian: Валенти́н Васи́льович Сильве́стров; born 30 September 1937) is a Ukrainian composer and pianist, who plays and writes contemporary classical music. |
| Silvey, Philip E. |
|
1965 |
|
US composer and music educator |
| Simeone, Harry |
Simeone, Harry Moses |
1911 |
2005 |
American music arranger, conductor and composer, best known for arranging the famous Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit. |
| Simkins, Cyril F. |
Simkins, Cyril Frank |
1902 |
|
American composer, arranger and editor, particularly of sacred music |
| Simmons, Alan |
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British born composer. After 30 years in music education, Alan became a full time composer and publisher in 1998. Alan Simmons Music publishing has over 400 choral titles for SSA, SATB, SAB and TTBB as well as a catalogue of hundreds of childrens songs for ages 7 and up. |
| Simms, Patsy Ford |
|
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American composer who was first published in 1981 and has written over 300 songs for the educational and church markets with several leading publishing companies. |
| Simon, Carly |
|
1943 |
|
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records |
| Simon, Evelyn Massman |
Massman, Evelyn |
|
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Lyricist and composer, married to Richard Simon |
| Simon, Lucy |
|
1943 |
|
American composer for the theatre and popular songs. She has recorded and performed as a singer and songwriter, and is known for the musicals The Secret Garden and Doctor Zhivago . |
| Simon, Norman J. |
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American songwriter, composer and Music publisher |
| Simon, Paul |
|
1941 |
|
American musician, actor and singer-songwriter. Simon's fame, influence, and commercial success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, formed in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote nearly all of the pair’s songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge over Troubled Water" |