| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Andersson, Benny |
Anderson, Benny; Göran Bror Benny Andersson |
1946 |
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Benny Andersson is a musician who played keyboard for 1970s pop super-group ABBA. With Ulvaeus,he wrote and produced all of the group's work. |
| Anderton, H. Orsmond |
Anderton, Howard Orsmond |
1861 |
1934 |
English composer , poet and essayist |
| Andre, Fabian |
|
1910 |
1960 |
US composer, songwriter |
| Andrewes, Lancelot |
|
1555 |
1626 |
English bishop and scholar, |
| Anerio, Felice |
|
1560 |
1614 |
Italian composer. Brother of composer Giovanni
Francesco Anerio |
| Anerio, Giovanni Francesco |
|
1567 |
1630 |
Italian composer. Brother of composer Felice Anerio |
| Angell, Warren Mathewson |
Angell, Warren M. |
1907 |
2006 |
American Tertiiary Music Teacher, Singer and editor of Published Hymns |
| Anka, Paul |
Paul Albert Anka |
1941 |
|
Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor |
| Anonymous, |
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| Apollinaire, Guillaume |
Kostrowitzky, Wilhelm-Apollinous Von; Von Kostrowitzky, Wilhelm-Apollinous |
1880 |
1918 |
French Poet |
| Appel, Richard G. |
|
1963 |
|
American writer, producer and former attorney |
| Apperley, Richard |
|
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CPDL Editor |
| Applebaum, Louis |
|
1918 |
2000 |
Canadian composer, administrator, and conductor. |
| Appleby, William |
|
1910 |
1973 |
British schools music organiser from Doncaster. In 1940 he took over the presentation of "Singing Together" a BBC programme started in WWII to assist in teaching children music. On his death he was commemorated by the Doncaster William Appleby Music Centre |
| Aquinas, Thomas [Saint] |
|
1227 |
1274 |
Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Universalis. |
| Arasón, Jon |
|
1484 |
1550 |
Last Catholic Bishop of Iceland |
| Arba, E. D' |
|
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Early 20th Century composer |
| Arcadelt, Jacob |
Arkadelt, Jacques |
1505 |
1568 |
Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in both Italy and France, and principally known as a composer of secular vocal music. Although he also wrote sacred vocal music, he was one of the most famous of the early composers of madrigals; |
| Arch, Gwyn |
|
1931 |
|
Published well Over 200 choral arrangements with nearly all the major British publishers and they have been performed and broadcast all over the world. |
| Archer, Malcolm |
|
1952 |
|
English organist, conductor and composer, one of the world’s leading church musicians. In 2009, he was awarded the FRSCM (Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music) for his work in three cathedrals, and as a composer. |
| Arensky, Aron Stepanovich |
|
1861 |
1906 |
Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. |
| Arkell, Reginald |
|
1882 |
1959 |
British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre. |
| Arkwright, G. E. P. |
Arkwright, Godfrey Edward Pellew |
1864 |
1944 |
British musicologist |
| Arlen, Harold |
|
1905 |
1986 |
American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (lyrics by E.Y. Harburg), including the classic "Over the Rainbow", |
| Arma, Paul |
Amrusz Pál;; Arma Pál,; Weisshaus Imre |
1905 |
1987 |
Hungarian-French pianist, composer, and ethnomusicologist. Arma studied under Béla Bartók from 1920 to 1924 at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. His varied output includes folk song arrangements, film music, popular and patriotic songs, in addition to solo, chamber, orchestral and electronic music. |
| Armour, Richard |
|
1906 |
1989 |
American poet and author who wrote more than 65 books. |
| Armstrong, Anton |
|
1956 |
|
American conductor of the St. Olaf Choir as well as the Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music at St. Olaf College of Northfield, Minnesota in the USA.He is an editor of Earthsongs publishing company. Dr Armstrong is widely recognised for his work in the area of youth and children’s choral music |
| Armstrong, Henry W. |
Armstrong, Harry |
1879 |
1951 |
U.S. boxer, booking agent, producer, singer, pianist and Tin Pan Alley composer. His biggest hit was "Sweet Adeline", written in 1903 with Richard H. Gerard. His 1905 song "Nellie Dean" became the signature song of the British music hall singer Gertie Gitana, and a popular British pub song. |
| Armstrong, Kathy |
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Canadian percussionist and educator who is well-known for her work in bringing Ghanaian music and dance to choirs, schools and community groups in North America and Europe. She has twenty-five years of studies in Ghanaian music and dance |
| Arnaud, Leo |
|
2004 |
1991 |
French-American composer of film scores, best known for "Bugler's Dream", which is used as the theme by television networks presenting the Olympic Games in the United States. |