| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Gould, Glenn |
|
1932 |
1982 |
Canadian pianist one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was also known as a writer, composer, conductor, and broadcaster |
| Gould, Robert |
|
1660 |
1709 |
English restoration poet |
| Gounod, Charles François |
|
1818 |
1893 |
French composer, best known for his Ave Maria, based on a work by Bach, as well as his opera Faust. |
| Govedas, John E. |
|
1850 |
2005 |
Canadian composer and accompanist focused on writing for children’s choirs, |
| Gow, David |
|
1924 |
1993 |
British composer and teacher of Scottish descent |
| Gow, Neil |
|
1727 |
1807 |
Famous Scottish fiddler and dancie (travelling dance instructor and bard) of the eighteenth century. |
| Gower, Robert |
|
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British organist and music educator with a teaching career which led successively from St Paul’s School to Radley College, where he was Precentor (Director of Music) for fourteen years and then onwards to Glenalmond College, where he served similarly. Robert works extensively within hymnody, contributing original tunes and arrangements (most recently in the new 2013 Hymns Ancient & Modern and in the Oxford Book of Descants. |
| Grace, Harvey |
|
1874 |
1944 |
English organist and music writer. |
| Graetzer, Guillermo |
Grätzer, Wilhelm |
1914 |
1993 |
Argentine composer, music pedagogue and musicologist of Austrian origin. |
| Graham-Dixon, Michael |
|
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British Composer, writer, editor and arranger |
| Graham, Brendan |
|
1945 |
|
Irish songwriter and novelist. |
| Graham, Gordon |
|
1920 |
2015 |
British Publisher and Writer |
| Graham, Harry |
Graham, Jocelyn Henry Clive |
1874 |
1936 |
English writer who was a leading lyricist for operettas and musical comedies, but he is now best remembered as a writer of humorous verse |
| Graham, Irvin |
Graham, Irvin Robert |
1909 |
2001 |
American songwriter ("I Believe", "You Better Go Now"), composer, actor, author, writer and singer. |
| Grahame, Kenneth |
|
1859 |
1932 |
British Writer |
| Grainer, Ron |
|
1922 |
1981 |
Australian composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom. He is mostly remembered for his film and television music, especially the theme music for Doctor Who. |
| Grainger, Percy Aldridge |
|
1882 |
1961 |
Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music |
| Grandage, Iain |
|
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Australian composer, conductor and performer. He has been Composer-in-Residence with the WA Symphony Orchestra, and Musician-in-Residence at the UWA School of Music, where he is currently an Honorary Research Fellow. He has written orchestral works, and music for the theatre. |
| Grant-Schaefer, G. A. |
Grant-Schaefer, George Alfred |
1872 |
1939 |
Canadian Composer |
| Grant, Amy |
|
1960 |
|
Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Grant, David |
|
|
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19th Century scottish composer to whom hymn tune Crimond is attributed. This tune was credited to David Grant, an amateur musician, however it was claimed that Grant was not the composer but simply in receipt of the music to help harmonized it for the true composer Jessie Irvine. . The Scottish Psalter of 1929 credits Irvine as being the composer although it is still disputed by some. |
| Grant, Elizabeth |
|
1745 |
1814 |
Scottish song-writer, from Carron, Speyside. She is best known as the writer of Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch. |
| Grant, Ian |
|
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Early 20th Century lyricist |
| Granville, Roger |
|
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20th Century music editor. There is an indication that both Walter Ehret and Harry R. Wilson use him as a pseudonym. |
| Grassi, Thomas |
|
|
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American composer, arranger, and orchestrator. He has received a variety of awards over the years from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Gospel Music Association; The John Lennon Songwriting Foundation; and the Billboard Magazine Song Contest. |
| Gratton, Frank L. |
|
1871 |
1946 |
British born Australian music educator, musician, and conductor. |
| Grau, Alberto |
|
1937 |
|
Venezuelan composer, educator and choral director |
| Graulich, Günter |
|
|
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German choral conductor who founded the German music publisher, Carus. The company was established in 1972 with the mission to publish sacred choral music. Since it’s founding, the focus of Carus has been to publish both little known choral works from all eras in critical editions and reliable editions of older works, which do not conform to the standards of modern editorial practice. |
| Graves, A. P. |
Graves, Alfred Percival |
1846 |
1931 |
Anglo-Irish poet, songwriter and one of Her Majesty's Schools Inspectors. In collaboration with Stanford and Charles Wood he wrote many folk song settings |
| Graves, Richard |
|
1927 |
2002 |
British singer, broadcaster, writer and composer |