| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Mechem, Kirke Lewis |
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1925 |
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American composer. His first opera, Tartuffe, with over 400 performances in six countries, has become one of the most popular operas written by an American. He has composed more than 250 works in almost every form |
| Meece, David |
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1952 |
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American contemporary Christian musician who enjoyed success in the mid 80s throughout the early 2000s with more than 30 Top 10 hits |
| Meilhac, Henri |
|
1830 |
1897 |
French dramatist and opera librettist. |
| Meissner, Hans |
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Frankfurt based German music producer during Hitler's years |
| Melcher, Terry |
Jorden, Terrence P. |
1942 |
2004 |
A member of the Beach Boys group, American musician and record producer, who was instrumental in shaping the California Sound and American West Coast |
| Mellers, Wilfrid Howard |
|
1914 |
2008 |
English music critic, musicologist and composer. |
| Mellish, R. [Colonel] |
|
1777 |
1817 |
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes attributed to him. |
| Mellnäs, Arne |
|
1933 |
2002 |
Swedish Teacher and composer. The important position that Arne Mellnäs holds as a technical innovator and introducer of avant-garde styles to Swedish music can hardly be overestimated. |
| Melville, Alan G. |
|
1911 |
1997 |
British conductor and chorus master in Bath |
| Mendel, Arthur |
|
1905 |
1979 |
American Bach scholar and performance practice historian at Princeton University, conductor and music critic. |
| Mendelsohn, J. Arko |
|
1867 |
1940 |
German born New York based Composer |
| Mendelsohn, Saul |
|
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Jewish bush balladeer who was a storekeeper in the town of Narango in Queensland who collected Australian Folk ballads. In the 1880's he penned Brisbane Ladies |
| Mendelson, Lee |
|
1933 |
|
American lyricist and Television Producer. he is well known for producint the many Peanuts animated shows |
| Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix |
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix |
1809 |
1847 |
German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. |
| Mendoza, Michael D. |
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American composer and chorus master |
| Menken, Alan |
|
1949 |
|
American theatre and film composer |
| Mennicke, David |
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Professor of Music and Chair of the Concordia University, St. Paul Music Department, where he has been Director of Choral Studies since 1989. His teaching expertise covers choral conducting, voice training, music education, church music, musical theatre, and music arranging. |
| Menotti, Gian Carlo |
|
1911 |
2007 |
Italian-American composer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, along with over two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste. |
| Merbecke, John |
|
1523 |
1585 |
English theological writer and musician who produced a standard setting of the Anglican liturgy. He is also known today for his setting of the Mass, Missa Per arma justitiae. |
| Mercer, Johnny |
|
1900 |
1976 |
American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He was also the founder of Capitol Records. |
| Mercury, Freddie |
|
1946 |
1991 |
British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Queen |
| Meredith, George |
|
1828 |
1909 |
English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. |
| Meredith, Victoria |
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Canadian Vocal Coach and Arranger. Dr. Meredith's research interests lie in the areas of choral repertoire, rehearsal techniques, the adult choral singer and choral music in Canada. |
| Merman, Joyce |
Farmer, Marjorie |
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Marjorie was married to Ernie Farmer, and partnered with Ernie in the establishment of Shawnee Music Press, one of the largest publishers of choral music in the world. Ernie was president of the company as well as president of World Wide Music Publishers and the National Association of Music Publishers. |
| Merrill, Robert |
Merrill, Bob |
1924 |
1998 |
American singer and composer of popular music. including songs from Funny Girl |
| Merton, Thomas |
Father Louis |
1915 |
1968 |
The young Merton attended schools in France, England, and the United States. Merton entered the monastic community of the Abbey of Gethsemani at Trappist, Kentucky, on 10 December 1941. During the next 20 years, Merton wrote prolifically on a vast range of topics, including the contemplative life, prayer, and religious biographies. His writings would later take up controversial issues (e.g., social problems and Christian responsibility: race relations, violence, nuclear war, and economic inju |
| Messiaen, Olivier |
|
1908 |
1992 |
The most important French composer of the second half of the 20th Century. He composed for organ, chamber ensembles, electronic media, orchestra, art song and opera |
| Metcalf, John W. |
|
1856 |
1926 |
American composer, pianist and pedagogue, among the best known of California's musicians in his time. |
| Metcalfe, Richard |
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19th/20th century British organist and composer of anthems and part songs |
| Metis, Frank W. |
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20th Century music arranger |