| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Fischer, Ludwig |
Fischer, Johann Ignaz Ludwig |
1745 |
1825 |
German Bass opera singer. Fischer is perhaps best remembered today for the role of Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, a part "tailor made" for him by Mozart. He was also a composer but most of his work has not survived. In 1802 he composed the "popular" (Grove) drinking song "Im tiefen Keller sitz' ich hier" |
| Fisher, Brian |
|
|
|
Contemporary American Lyricist who works a lot with Andy Beck composer/lyricist |
| Fisher, Bruce |
|
1954 |
|
American songwriter, record producer, playwright best known for his collaborations with Billy Preston. Fisher's best-known songs include "You Are So Beautiful", "Will It Go Round In Circles", and "Nothing from Nothing", all co-written with Preston before 1973. |
| Fisher, Marve |
|
1907 |
1957 |
American Composer, lyricist and writer of comic and novelty songs, |
| Fisher, William Arms |
|
1861 |
1948 |
American composer, music historian and writer. |
| Fissinger, Edwin Russell |
|
1920 |
1990 |
American composer, conductor, scholar, and charter member of the ACDA. |
| Fitzgerald, Scott |
|
1896 |
1940 |
American novelist and short story writer, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. |
| Fitzpatrick, Wayne |
|
1961 |
|
American Christian Songwriter and performer |
| Fjellheim, Frode |
|
1959 |
|
Norwegian yoiker and musician (piano and synthesizer). |
| Flaherty, Stephen |
|
1960 |
|
An American composer of musical theatre and film. He works most often in collaboration with the lyricist/book writer Lynn Ahrens |
| Flecha, Mateo |
Flecha, Mateo, El Viejo (the elder) |
1481 |
1553 |
Spanish composer of ensaladas (polyphonic secular music mixing languages and dialects and nonsensical quodlibets.) |
| Fleet, Kenneth |
Fleet, Ken |
|
|
Canadian Music Arranger and Educator much involved in International choir co-operation |
| Fleming, L. |
Fleming, Larry L. |
1936 |
2003 |
American Academic conductor and composer of both choral and instrumental music. |
| Flemming, Paul |
Fleming, Paul |
1609 |
1640 |
German physician and poet who wrote notable verse and hymns |
| Fletcher, Percy Eastman |
|
1879 |
1932 |
British composer of classical music. He also wrote ballads, works for chorus, and suites for light orchestra, as well as pieces commissioned for brass band competitions, |
| Fletcher, Phineas |
|
1580 |
1650 |
English poet |
| Fletcher, Phineas |
|
1582 |
1650 |
English Poet. Ordained priest with a large volume of chiefly religeous work |
| Flitner, Carl |
|
1838 |
1906 |
German composer and arranger |
| Floyd, Alfred Ernest |
|
1877 |
1974 |
British born Australian organist, choirmaster and ABC broadcaster |
| Flummerfelt, Joseph |
|
1937 |
|
American pedagogue, conductor and chorus master. For three decades Joseph Flummerfelt has collaborated in the preparation of hundreds of choral/orchestral performances with many eminent conductors, |
| Focke, Martin |
|
|
|
German Music arranger, Editor, Adapter |
| Fogerty, John C. |
|
1945 |
|
American musician, songwriter, and guitarist, early in his career best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for the band Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Folstrom, Roger |
|
1934 |
2011 |
American professor of Music and choral conductor |
| Foncannon, Ellen |
Stephenson, Ellen Foncannon |
|
|
American Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Teacher. composer, piano teacher, organist, teacher and accompanist. As an Arkansas Artist in Education she works state-wide with students, teachers and community organizations. She is an active writer of numerous choral and keyboard works |
| Foote, Guthrie |
|
1897 |
1972 |
British conductor and editor of music for OUP where he took charge of the publication of hymnbooks and worship books. |
| Ford Sims, Patsy |
|
1946 |
|
American arranger, composer and clinician and has written over 300 songs for the educational and church markets with several leading publishing companies. |
| Ford, Andrew |
|
1957 |
|
English born composer now residing in Australia |
| Ford, Lena Guilbert |
Brown, Lena Guilbert |
1870 |
1918 |
American lyricist, best known for "Keep the Home Fires Burning" which she wrote during the First World War. Ford and her thirty-year-old son Walter were the first United States citizens to become fatalities of a German air raid on London, |
| Ford, Thomas |
|
1580 |
1648 |
English composer, lutenist, viol player and poet. He wrote anthems, for three to six voices; four sacred canons; 35 partsongs; six fantasias for five parts; and a few other pieces for viols. |
| Fornsete, John of |
|
|
1226 |
English monk at Reading Abbey where he kept the records and is credited as being composer of Sumer is icumen in, although it could have been W. de Wycombe. |