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19th-century music theorists

36 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexander TcherepninPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Черепни́н, romanized: Aleksandr Nikolayevich Cherepnin;
Alfred EinsteinAuthor · BooksAlfred Einstein (December 30, 1880February 13, 1952) was a German-American musicologist and music editor.
Alois HábaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlois Hába (21 June 1893 – 18 November 1973) was a Czech composer, music theorist and teacher.
Anton BrucknerPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Anton Bruckner (4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets.
Arnold SchoenbergPerson · Music memorabiliaArnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian and American modernist composer, music theorist, and teacher associated with developing variation, the…
Carl OrffPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Heinrich Maria Orff (10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator who is best known for composing the cantata Carmina Burana and formulating concepts of his…
Curt SachsPerson · Music memorabiliaCurt Sachs (German: [zaks]; 29 June 1881 – 5 February 1959) was a German musicologist. He was one of the founders of modern organology (the study of musical instruments).
Donald ToveyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Donald Francis Tovey (17 July 1875 – 10 July 1940) was a British music analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer, conductor and pianist.
Émile-Joseph-Maurice ChevéPerson · Music memorabiliaÉmile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé (May 31, 1804 – August 25, 1864) was a French music theorist and music teacher.
Ernst RichterPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Friedrich Eduard Richter (24 October 1808 – 9 April 1879), was a German musical theorist and composer, born in Großschönau, Saxony.
Ferruccio BusoniPerson · Music memorabiliaFerruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher.
Frederick OuseleyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, 2nd Baronet (12 August 18256 April 1889), was an English composer, organist, musicologist and priest.
Heinrich SchenkerPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Schenker (19 June 1868 – 14 January 1935) was an Austrian music theorist whose writings have had a profound influence on subsequent musical analysis.
Henry CowellPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Dixon Cowell (March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, and music teacher.
Hermann AbertPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Abert (lang; 25 March 1871 – 13 August 1927) was a German historian of music.
Hugo RiemannAuthor · BooksKarl Wilhelm Julius Hugo Riemann (18 July 1849 – 10 July 1919) was a German musicologist and composer who was among the founders of modern musicology.
Josef Matthias HauerPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Matthias Hauer (March 19, 1883 – September 22, 1959) was an Austrian composer and music theorist.
Joseph SchillingerPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Moiseyevich Schillinger (Russian: Ио́сиф Моисе́евич Ши́ллингер; 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1895 (other sources: 31 August [O.S.
Julián CarrilloPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Julián Carrillo in Paris, September 4th, 1899
Karel Boleslav JirákPerson · Music memorabiliaKarel Boleslav Jirák (né Karel Bohuslav Jirák; January 28, 1891, Prague, Bohemia – January 30, 1972, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was a Czechoslovak composer and conductor.
Ludwig ThuillePerson · Music memorabiliaLudwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille /ˈtui̯lə/ (30 November 1861 – 5 February 1907) was an Austrian composer and teacher, numbered for a while among the leading operatic composers of the…
Luigi RussoloPerson · Music memorabiliaLuigi Carlo Filippo Russolo (30 April 1885 – 4 February 1947) was an Italian Futurist painter, composer, builder of experimental musical instruments, and the author of the manifesto The Art…
Napoléon Henri ReberPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Napoléon Henri Reber. C.
Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five.
Nikolai RoslavetsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nikolai Roslavets
Paul HindemithPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Hindemith (POWL HIN-də-mit; German: [ˌpaʊ̯l ˈhɪndəmɪt]; 16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor.
Roger SessionsPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music.
Rudolph RetiPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolph Reti, also Réti (November 27, 1885 – February 7, 1957), was a musical analyst, composer and pianist.
Salomon JadassohnPerson · Music memorabiliaSalomon Jadassohn (13 August 1831 – 1 February 1902) was a German pianist, composer, and teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory.
Sergei Ivanovich TaneyevPerson · Music memorabiliaSergey Ivanovich Taneyev (pron; –) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author.
Václav VačkářPerson · Music memorabiliaVáclav Vačkář (12 August 1881 – 4 February 1954) was a Czech composer and conductor of the late romantic era. He is well known for his marches, especially for his march "Šohaj".
Willi ApelAuthor · BooksWilli Apel (10 October 1893 – 14 March 1988) was a German-American musicologist and noted author of a number of books devoted to music.

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