| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Perrin, Julie |
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Australian artist whoe brings twenty years experience as a storyteller and arts educator. She now directs Tellingwords. Her professional background includes performance, teaching and creative writing. Julie collaborates with musicians to perform at festivals and conferences |
| Perronet, Edward |
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1726 |
1792 |
The son of an Anglican priest, who worked closely with Anglican priest John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley for many years in England's eighteenth century revival. He is perhaps most famous for penning the lyrics to the well known hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name". |
| Perry, Dave |
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1947 |
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Dave and Jean Perry are well known for their excellent and exciting choral writing. After spending twenty-eight years as a high school choral director, Dave retired in order to devote more time to writing music. During his years as a choral music educator, he also taught musical theater, music theory, guitar, and humanities. In addition, Dave has twenty years of experience directing church youth choirs |
| Perry, Jean |
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Jean Perry spent seventeen years as a junior high choral director and eight years as an elementary general music teacher and choir director. Since retiring from the Mesa Public Schools in 2002, she devotes a majority of her time to writing and composing.Dave and Jean Perry have been writing and publishing their songs for schools and churches for nearly 30 years. Their music has been performed by choirs in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America and Australia. They have over 250 songs |
| Perry, Michael |
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1942 |
1996 |
Church of England clergyman and one of the leading British hymnwriters of the 20th century.[1] He was closely associated with Jubilate Hymns. |
| Perry, Stephen |
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1949 |
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American singer, songwriter, record producer, and musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful periods from 1977 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 1998. Perry had a successful solo career between the mid 1980s and mid 1990s. |
| Persichetti, Vincent Ludwig |
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1915 |
1987 |
American composer, teacher, and pianist. He trained many noted composers at the Juillard School |
| Pestalozza, A. |
Pestalozza, Andrea |
1851 |
1934 |
After a period of time as a percussionist and a pianist he made his debut as a concert conductor when he conducted Ensemble Orfeo, founded by himself, after which followed Berio’s invitation to conduct the Orchestre National de France in Paris. He studied the piano with Martha Del Vecchio, orchestral conducting with Piero Bellugi, percussion playing with Franco Campioni and David Searcy and composition with Salvatore Sciarrino. |
| Peterson, Frank |
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1963 |
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German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997. |
| Peterson, John W. |
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1921 |
2006 |
American songwriter who had a major influence on evangelical Christian music in the 1950s through the 1970s. He wrote over 1000 songs, and 35 cantatas. |
| Peterson, Oscar |
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1925 |
2007 |
Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. |
| Petker, Allan R. |
Petker, Allan Robert |
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American who In 1977 he became the Director of Publications for Fred Bock Music Company and subsidiaries, a post he still holds. In 1989 he established, Pavane Publishing. Allan is a composer and arranger with over 250 published works at numerous publishing houses. He maintains a rigorous commission schedule of compositions for choirs to large scale works with orchestra. |
| Petrassi, Goffredo |
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1904 |
2003 |
Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century. |
| Petri, Theodoricus |
Nylandensis, Theodoricus Petri; Petri, Didrik; Rutha, Theodoricus Petri |
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Best known for being the first, when a student in Viborg, to collect and publish the Nordic and other traditional songs and carols collectively called Piae Cantones in 1582. He 'flourished' between 1580 and 1625 |
| Petti, Anthony |
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1932 |
1985 |
English musicologist who did a great deal of research into Renaissance literature and music, particularly that produced by English Catholics, and published critical editions of many obscure and fascinating works |
| Pettman, Edgar |
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1866 |
1943 |
English organist, choral conductor and music editor |
| Petty, Tom |
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1950 |
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American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. |
| Pevernage, Andries |
Pevernage, Andreas |
1543 |
1591 |
Flemish composer of the late Renaissance who was a skilled composer of chansons, motets and madrigals. |
| Pfautsch, Lloyd Alvin |
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1921 |
2003 |
American minister in the Church of Christ Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, where he was Professor of Sacred Music and Director of Choral Music from 1958 to 1992. He conducted six different choral ensembles during his tenure |
| Pfeil, H. |
Pfeil, Heinrich |
1835 |
1899 |
German musician, editor and composer. He loved folksongs and the folklike singing of amateur choirs |
| Pflueger, Carl |
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1850 |
1901 |
Composer of Light music in late 19th Century |
| Philips, Eric |
Austin-Philips, Eric |
1947 |
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Australian composer and conductor |
| Philips, Peter |
Phillipps, Phillips, Pierre Philippe, Pietro Philippi, Petrus Philippus |
1561 |
1628 |
eminent English composer, organist, and Catholic priest exiled to Flanders. He was one of the greatest keyboard virtuosos of his time, and transcribed or arranged several Italian motets and madrigals |
| Phillips, Glen |
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1970 |
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American songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket. |
| Phillips, John |
Phillips, John Edmund Andrew |
1935 |
2001 |
American singer, guitarist, songwriter and promoter, most notably of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, a landmark event of the counterculture era and the Summer of Love. Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas. |
| Phillips, John Charles |
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British Teacher and Musician. Member of the Elgar School of music from 1994-1997 |
| Phillips, Montague Fawcett |
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1885 |
1969 |
British composer and organist. His music consists mainly of songs and light classical music, |
| Phillips, Stephen |
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1864 |
1915 |
English poet and dramatist, who enjoyed considerable popularity early in his career. |
| Phillips, Wilfred Hudson |
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20th century Music arranger |
| Piazzolla, Astor |
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1921 |
1992 |
Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music |