| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Berkeley, Lennox (Sir) |
Berkeley, Sir Lennox Randal Francis |
1903 |
1989 |
English composer who went to Paris in 1927 to study music with Nadia Boulanger, and there he became acquainted with Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger and Albert Roussel. Berkeley also studied with Maurice Ravel, often cited as a key influence in Berkeley's technical development as a composer. He was Professor of Composition in the Royal Academy of Music from 1946 to 1968 and his pupils included Richard Rodney Bennett, David Bedford and John Tavener. |
| Berkowitz, Sol |
|
1922 |
2006 |
American composer and music educator |
| Berlin, Irving |
Baline, Israel Isidore |
1888 |
1989 |
Russian-born Jewish-American composer and lyricist. |
| Berlioz, Hector |
|
1803 |
1869 |
French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts (Requiem) |
| Bernard [Saint], |
Bernard of Clairvaux |
1090 |
1153 |
French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order. |
| Bernard, Felix |
|
1897 |
1944 |
American conductor, pianist and a composer of popular music |
| Bernardi, Steffano |
|
1585 |
1636 |
Italian priest, composer and music theorist |
| Bernie, Ben |
Anzelevitz, Benjamin |
1891 |
1943 |
American jazz violinist, bandleader, and songwriter |
| Bernon, Amy Feldman |
|
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American composer who taught music and accompanied choirs at The Taft School in Watertown, CT, and at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, MA. She founded the Alamanda Women's Choir and directed the Litchfield County Children's Choir. |
| Bernstein, Alan |
|
|
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American writer and lyricist. As a professional musician Alan performs orchestral, jazz and pop at various venues throughout New England. |
| Bernstein, Leonard |
|
1918 |
1990 |
American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for West Side Story, Peter Pan, Candide, Wonderful Town, On the Town, On The Waterfront, his Mass, and a range of other compositions. |
| Berry, Jan |
Berry , William Jan |
1941 |
2004 |
Performer of Rhythm and blues, surf rock, folk rock, sunshine pop, psychedelic rock |
| Berryman, Guy |
|
1978 |
|
Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, producer, businessman and designer. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. |
| Bertaux, Betty |
|
|
2014 |
American composer, music educator and arranger |
| Bertram, Michael |
|
1935 |
|
Composer, Born in England, migrated to Australia in 1952 |
| Besig, Don |
|
|
|
American composer and music educator. He was a public school music teacher for over thirty years in western New York. He taught at all levels and since his retirement has continued to serve as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator. Recognizing a need for choral music written especially for student singers and volunteer church choirs, he began composing for his own choral groups in 1960. |
| Besly, Maurice |
|
1888 |
1945 |
composer, conductor, schoolteacher, organist and arranger best known for his popular ballads, |
| Best, John E. |
Best, John Ebenezer |
1863 |
1929 |
British organist, taught by John Bridge, and composition by his uncle Ebenezer Prout. IIn 1884 he became associate editor for Novello. In 1897, West succeeded to the post of chief editor and adviser. He remained with Novello’s for 45 years, of which 32 were spent as chief editor. He retired shortly before his death in 1929. He was a prolific composer and editor with nearly 500 published pieces to his name. |
| Best, W. T. |
Best , William Thomas |
1826 |
1897 |
English organist and composer, music editor. He published some pianoforte and vocal pieces, which had little success ; his organ compositions are much more important, and are constantly played at recitals in churches and concert-rooms. His ecclesiastical music, especially his 'Benedicite' (1864) with a free organ part, and his service in F, may often be heard in cathedrals and parish churches. He was still better known as an editor. |
| Bestor, Kurt |
|
1958 |
|
American keyboardist and composer specializing in New Age, film scores, and jazz |
| Betinis. Abbie |
|
1980 |
|
American composer |
| Bettis, John |
|
1946 |
|
American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He would provide the lyrics for many hit songs for The Carpenters |
| Bevan, Allan |
|
|
|
Prize winning Canadian composer who specializes in arranging and composing choral music. |
| Bevan, Frederick |
|
1856 |
1939 |
British born Australian Composer And Singing Teacher who was an influential conductor and teacher of singing in Adelaide in the early decades of the twentieth century. Bevan arrived in Australia in June 1898 with his wife and two sons to become the first professor of singing at the University of Adelaide and Elder Conservatorium. |
| Bevan, Reginald |
|
|
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Late 19th early 20th century Australian Music teacher and composer, son of Frederick Bevan |
| Beveridge, Lowell |
|
1905 |
1991 |
The Rev. Lowell P. Beveridge, American choral conductor, organist and teacher who was on the music faculty of Columbia University for 22 years |
| Beyerle, Bernward |
|
1911 |
1977 |
German Composer and music editor |
| Bible, Ken |
|
1950 |
|
20th century American composer andn lyricist chiefly of Hymns |
| Biebl, Franz |
Beibl, Franz |
1906 |
2001 |
German composer of classical music. Most of his compositions were for choral ensemble |
| Biery, James |
|
1956 |
|
American organist, composer and conductor |