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Name Other Names Birthyear Deathyear Notes
Straus, Oscar 1870 1954 Viennese composer of operettas and film scores and songs. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works.
Strauss, Johann [Jr.] Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, the Son (German: Sohn),; Strauss, Johann Baptist 1825 1899 Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet
Strauss, Richard Strauss, Richard Georg 1864 1949 German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas and Lieder
Stravinsky, Igor Stravinsky, Igor Fyodorovich; Strawinski, Strawinsky, or Stravinskii; 1882 1971 Russian (and later, a naturalized French and American) composer, pianist and conductor. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century.
Strayhorn, Billy Strayhorn, William Thomas 1915 1967 American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington, lasting nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take the 'A' Train", "Chelsea Bridge", and "Lush Life".
Streeten, E. Streeten, Edgar Robert 1888 1942 British born Anglican clergyman and musician. He sailed for Queensland in 1910 to join St Andrew's Bush Brotherhood in the diocese of Rockhampton . From 1921 Streeten was honorary conductor of the Rockhampton Musical Union choir, produced, arranged and conducted Musical Union presentations
Strid, George L. O. 1953 American composer and educator. When George is not writing or teaching, he does workshops and clinics throughout the USA and Canada.
Stroh, Virginia Red, Virginia Stroh Music editor, arranger and translator for Walton Music
Strommen, Carl 1940 American clinician, commissioned writer and composer. His work involving vocal music, band, jazz band, as well as orchestra, has made him one of the most performed composer/arrangers in the world
Strommen, Lauri American composer and arranger ? married to Carl Strommen. .
Stroope, Z. Randall 1953 American composer, conductor, and lecturer. He has published more than 140 works. Among his most famous works are: Lamentaciones de Jeremias, Amor de mi alma, and Hodie! (This Day).
Strouse, Charles 1928 American composer and lyricist. Strouse's first Broadway musical was the 1960 hit Bye Bye Birdie, with lyrics by Lee Adams, who would become his long-time collaborator. He wrote many successful film scores
Strube, Adolf 1894 1973 German school - and church musician, music educator and university lecturers.
Stuart, Leslie 1863 1928 English composer of Edwardian musical comedy, best known for the hit show Florodora (1899) and many popular songs.
Stubbs, Charles W. 1845 1912 English clergyman.
Sturgis, G. R. American composer of secular and sacred music for home and school
Styne, Jule Stein, Julius Kerwin 1905 1994 British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, wrote the scores for many Broadway shows, most notably Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan (additional music), Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy, Do Re Mi, Funny Girl, Sugar (with a story based on the movie Some Like It Hot, but all new music), and the Tony-winning Hallelujah, Baby!.
Suchoff, Benjamin 1918 2011 American music educator and director of Woodmere-Hewlett schools in New York. He went on to become Professor of Ethnomusicology at UCLA and a recognized world authority on the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok for whose estate he served as curator and trustee. He was a compoer of piano and choral music and a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) until his death.
Suckling, John (Sir) 1609 1642 English Cavalier poet, dramatist, and courtier, best known for his lyrics.
Suk, Josef 1874 1935 Czech composer and violinist, pupil of Dvorak.
Sullivan, [Sir] Arthur Seymour 1842 1900 English composer. He is best known for his series of 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert,
Sumner, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sting 1951 English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor, and philanthropist. He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band the Police from 1977 to 1983, before launching a solo career.
Sumsion, Herbert Whitton 1899 1995 English musician who was organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1928 to 1967. Although Sumsion is known primarily as a cathedral musician, his work encompassed composing, conducting, performing, accompanying, and teaching. His compositions include works for choir and organ, as well as lesser-known chamber and orchestral works
Sund, Robert 1942 Swedish arranger, composer, choral director and conductor. His multi-faceted gift has given him a prominent position both on the Swedish and the international scene. A teacher of conducting and ensemble leadership at the Stockholm Academy of music
Sutcliff, James H. Sutcliffe, James Helme 1929 2000 American composer and music critic.
Sutherland, Margaret 1897 1984 Australian composer, pianist and teacher
Sveinsson, Atli Heimir 1938 Icelandic composer, who has composed operas, ballet and major orchestral works which are widely performed,
Sviridov, Georgy Sviridov, Georgy Vasilyevich 1915 1998 Soviet neoromantic composer. His works received high praise in his homeland for their memorable lyrical melodies, national flavor and mainly for great expression of Russia and Russian soul in his music.
Swann, Donald 1923 1994 Welsh composer, musician and entertainer. He is best known to the general public for his partnership of writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders as one half of Flanders and Swann.
Swann, R. Composer