| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| MacMurrough, Dermot |
White, Harold Robert |
1872 |
1943 |
20th century Irish professor of singing and composition at Leinster School of Music. Wrote church music, chamber works, songs, part songs and opera. He was Music critic or the irish Independant and the Dublin Evening Mail.MacMurrough was the pseudonym for H.R. White |
| MacPherson, Charles |
|
1870 |
1927 |
British organist at St. Paul's cathedral, composer and music arranger |
| Macy, J. C. |
Macy, James Cartwright |
1845 |
1918 |
late 19th and early 20th century composer, translator and lyricist , particularly for young people |
| Madara, John |
|
1936 |
|
John Madara and Dave White were one of the leading Philadelphia-based songwriter/ producer teams of the S'pop era. Compositions by Madara & White include Danny & the Juniors' At The Hop, Lesley Gore's You Don't Own Me, and Pride |
| Madden, Richard |
|
1953 |
|
New Zealand composer, teacher and choral director, |
| Maddux, David |
|
1954 |
|
American Pianist, composer, arranger and choral director |
| Maderna, Bruno |
|
1920 |
1973 |
Italian conductor, teacher and composer. |
| Magalona, Francis |
|
1964 |
2009 |
Philippino rapper , songwriter and actor. |
| Magennis, Chris |
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Composer |
| Magill, Cynthia J. |
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Composer |
| Mahler, Gustav |
|
1860 |
1911 |
Austrian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. |
| Mahy, Kenneth |
|
1937 |
|
American composer of art song and choral music in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In his early years, Mahy sang extensively as a professional baritone. As a composer, he has published ov er thirty choral songs. |
| Maierhofer, Lorenz |
|
1956 |
|
Austrian composer , songwriter , author and internationally active speaker. His compositional style ranges from contemporary, historical, jazz, gospel and folk |
| Maikov, Apollon Nikolayevich |
Maykov, Apollon Nikolayevich |
1821 |
1897 |
Russian poet, best known for his lyric verse showcasing images of Russian villages, nature, and Russian history |
| Makaire, Hori |
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New Zealand Maori author and lyricist famous for the Alfred Hill arrangement of Maori lullaby |
| Makaroff, Mia |
|
1970 |
|
Finnish composer/arranger, music teacher and choir leader |
| Makarov, Pavel |
|
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19th Century Russian Composer, Several of his sacred works were published by various publishers at the beginning of the 20th century |
| Makil, Elmo Q. |
|
1938 |
2003 |
Philippines singer and conductor |
| Malcolm, George |
|
1917 |
1997 |
English pianist, organist, composer, harpsichordist, and conductor. |
| Malin, Don |
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American composer, chiefly of sacred music and music editor for C.C. Birchard and E.B. Marks Music |
| Malipiero, Gian Francesco |
|
1882 |
1973 |
Italian composer |
| Malkin, Norman |
|
1918 |
1979 |
Writer/manager of Sunnysiders group, and wrote many of their songs |
| Malotte, Albert Hay |
|
1895 |
1964 |
American pianist, organist, composer and educator. |
| Maltby, Richard |
Maltby, Sr., Richard Eldridge |
1914 |
1991 |
American musician, conductor, arranger and bandleader, most notable for his 1956 recording (Themes From) The Man With the Golden Arm". He was also the father of the Broadway lyricist and director Richard Maltby, Jr. |
| Mana-Zucca, Madame |
Zuckermann, Augusta |
1887 |
1981 |
American actress, singer, pianist and composer. |
| Mancini, Henry |
|
1924 |
1994 |
American composer, conductor and arranger, who is best remembered for his film and television scores |
| Mandel, Frank |
|
1884 |
1958 |
A very successful Broadway playwright, producer, director and lyricist |
| Mandel, Johnny Alfred |
|
1925 |
|
Grammy and Oscar-winning American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz, conductor, trumpeter, and trombonist. |
| Manilow, Barry |
|
1943 |
|
American singer-songwriter and producer. |
| Mann, Arthur Henry |
|
1850 |
1929 |
English organist and composer of hymn tunes. He was most noted for his role as organist and director of music at King's College Chapel, Cambridge from 1876–1929, being the founder director of the world famous tradition of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols |