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20th-century music arrangers

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Adrian EnescuPerson · Music memorabiliaAdrian-Floru Enescu (31 March 1948 – 19 August 2016) was a Romanian composer of film soundtracks and contemporary music.
Ahmad JamalPerson · Music memorabiliaAhmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator.
Aivars KalējsPerson · Music memorabiliaAivars Kalējs (April 22, 1951, Riga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian composer, organist and pianist.
Akino AraiPerson · Music memorabiliaBorn August 21, 1959, in Tokyo is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and lyricist for various anime theme songs and shows, including Record of Lodoss War, Please Save My Earth, Macross Plus,…
Alan PricePerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Price (born 19 April 1942) is an English musician who first found prominence as the original keyboardist of the English rock band the Animals.
Alan RubinPerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Rubin (February 11, 1943 – June 8, 2011) was an American musician. He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet.
Aleksandra KovačPerson · Music memorabiliaAleksandra Kovač (Александра Ковач; born 1972) is a Serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.
Aleksey IgudesmanPerson · Music memorabiliaAleksey Mikhailovich Igudesman (Russian: Алексей Михайлович Игу́десман; born 22 February 1973) is a Russian-German violinist and composer.
Alex AcuñaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian–American jazz drummer and percussionist.
Alexander CouragePerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Mair Courage Jr. (December 10, 1919May 15, 2008) familiarly known as "Sandy" Courage, was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and…
Alexander RaskatovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Mikhailovich Raskatov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Раска́тов; born 9 March 1953, in Moscow) is a Russian composer.
Alexander von SchlippenbachPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander von Schlippenbach (born 7 April 1938) is a German jazz pianist and composer.
Alexandre TharaudAuthor · BooksIllustration — Tharaud performing in 2018
André NavarraPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — André Navarra
André PrevinPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré George Previn (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German and American conductor, composer, and pianist.
Andreas BoydePerson · Music memorabilia
Ann RonellPerson · Music memorabiliaAnn Ronell (née Rosenblatt; December 25, 1905 – December 25, 1993) was an American composer and lyricist.
Anne-Sophie MutterPerson · Music memorabiliaAnne-Sophie Mutter (born 29 June 1963) is a German violinist.
Anthony PaynePerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Edward Payne (2 August 1936 – 30 April 2021) was an English composer, music critic and musicologist.
Antony BeaumontPerson · Music memorabiliaAntony Beaumont (born 27 January 1949 in London) is an English and German musicologist, writer, conductor and violinist.
Aribert ReimannPerson · Music memorabiliaAribert Reimann (4 March 1936 – 13 March 2024) was a German composer, pianist, and accompanist, known especially for his literary operas.
Armando TrovajoliPerson · Music memorabiliaArmando Trovajoli (also Trovaioli; 2 September 1917 – 28 February 2013) was an Italian film composer and pianist with over 300 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores…
Armin SuppanPerson · Music memorabiliaArmin Suppan (born 16 October 1959) is an Austrian brass musician and composer.
Audun KleivePerson · Music memorabiliaAudun Kleive (born 20 October 1961) is a Norwegian jazz drummer. He was raised in Skien and is the son of organist Kristoffer Kleive and brother of organist Iver Kleive.
August WenzingerPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Wenzinger (14 November 1905 - 25 December 1996) was a prominent cellist, viol player, conductor, teacher, and music scholar from Basel, Switzerland.
Avi AvitalPerson · Music memorabiliaAvi Avital (born 19 October 1978) is an Israeli mandolinist. He is best known for his renditions of well-known Baroque and folk music, much of which was originally written for other…
Ayumi MiyazakiPerson · Music memorabiliaAyumi Miyazaki, also credited as Ayumi, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Miyazaki has sung several songs in the Digimon series.
Babette HaagPerson · Music memorabiliaBabette Haag (born 31 October 1967) is a German percussionist, who specialises in Marimba playing.
Barry CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Southend-on-Sea.
Bernd Alois ZimmermannPerson · Music memorabiliaBernd Alois Zimmermann (20 March 1918 – 10 August 1970) was a German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera Die Soldaten, which is regarded as one of the most important German…
Bernd WiesemannPerson · Music memorabiliaBernd Wiesemann (4 August 1938 – 10 August 2015) was a German pianist, composer, music educator and conceptual artist.
Bert GrundPerson · Music memorabilia
Bert KaempfertPerson · Music memorabiliaBert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer.
Bill MaysPerson · Music memorabilia
Bill MedleyPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) is an American singer best known as one of the Righteous Brothers.
Billy MayPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter.
Billy StrayhornPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for…
Bob JamesPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Missouri.
Bob MintzerPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.
Bojan AdamičPhotographer · PhotographyBojan Adamič a.k.a. Master (Mojster; 9 August 1912 – 3 November 1995), Slovene Partisans nom de guerre Gregor, was a well-known Slovene composer of jazz, the Slovenian song festival music,…
Bruno CanforaPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Canfora (ˈbruːno ˈkaɱfora; 6 November 1924 – 4 August 2017) was an Italian composer, conductor, and music arranger.
Bud ShankPerson · Music memorabiliaClifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flutist.
Burton GreenePerson · Music memorabiliaBurton Greene (June 14, 1937 – June 28, 2021) was an American free jazz pianist born in Chicago, Illinois, though most known for his work in New York City.
Carl DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Davis (October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023) was an American-born British conductor and composer.
Cecilia PilladoPerson · Music memorabiliaCecilia Pillado (born 1966) is an Argentine German actress, a classical pianist and composer.
Cheick Tidiane SeckPerson · Music memorabiliaCheick Tidiane Seck (born December 11, 1953) is a Malian musician, arranger and composer.
Christopher BlenkinsopPerson · Music memorabilia17 Hippies is a band from Berlin, Germany, playing largely on acoustic instruments, a radically democratic collective of professionals and amateurs.
Clare FischerPerson · Music memorabiliaDouglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
Clark TraceyPerson · Music memorabiliaClark Tracey (born 5 February 1961) is a British jazz drummer, band leader, and composer.
Claus OgermanPerson · Music memorabiliaClaus Ogerman (born Klaus Ogermann; 29 April 1930 – 8 March 2016) was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank…
Clément DucolPerson · Music memorabiliaClément Ducol is a French multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. (Linda veut du poulet), for which he received a Lumière Awar
Constant LambertPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Constant Lambert (23 August 190521 August 1951) was a British composer, conductor, and author.
Cyrille AiméePerson · Music memorabiliaCyrille Aimée Daudel (lang; born 10 August 1984) is a French jazz singer.
David BedfordPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music.
David GarrettPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.
David RussellPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Glasgow.
Dennis McCarthyPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Los Angeles.
Deryck CookePerson · Music memorabiliaDeryck Cooke (14 September 1919 – 26 October 1976) was a British musician, musicologist, broadcaster and Gustav Mahler expert.
Detto MarianoPerson · Music memorabiliaDetto Mariano (27 July 1937 – 25 March 2020) was an Italian composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, record producer and music publisher.
Dinu LipattiPerson · Music memorabiliaConstantin "Dinu" Lipatti (2 December 1950) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was cut short by his death from effects related to Hodgkin's disease at age 33.
Dónal LunnyPerson · Music memorabiliaDónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán.
Doug RileyPerson · Music memorabiliaDouglas Brian Riley, CM (April 12, 1945 – August 27, 2007) was a Canadian musician, also known as Dr.
Douglas GamleyPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Douglas Gamley (13 September 19245 February 1998) was an Australian composer, who worked on orchestral arrangements and on local, British and American films.
Earl WildPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Earl Wild in 1978
Edison DenisovPerson · Music memorabiliaEdison Vasilievich Denisov (6 April 1929 – 24 November 1996) was a Russian composer in the so-called "Underground", "alternative" or "nonconformist" division of Soviet music.
Edmund RubbraPerson · Music memorabiliaEdmund Rubbra (23 May 190114 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras.
Edward DownesPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Edward Thomas Downes, CBE (17 June 1924 – 10 July 2009), known as Ted Downes, was an English conductor, specialising in opera.
Edward H. PlumbPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward Holcomb Plumb (June 6, 1907– April 18, 1958) was an American film composer and orchestrator best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios.
Ennio MorriconePerson · Music memorabiliaEnnio Morricone (10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles.
Erika StuckyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erika Stucky (2016)
Eugen BrixelPerson · Music memorabiliaEugen Brixel (27 March 1939 – 16 October 2000) was an Austrian composer, musician and musicologist. The focus of his work was international wind music research.
Evgeni OrkinPerson · Music memorabiliaEvgeni Orkin (born 2 October 1977) is a Ukrainian composer, clarinetist, saxophonist, conductor and author, who is based in Germany.
François RauberPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Rauber (19 January 1933 – 14 December 2003) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with chansonnier Jacques Brel.
Frank Michael BeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Frank Michael Beyer in 1993
Frans BrüggenPerson · Music memorabiliaFranciscus ("Frans") Jozef Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist.
Fred SteinerPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick Steiner (February 24, 1923June 23, 2011) was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film.
Freddy QuinnPerson · Music memorabiliaFreddy Quinn (born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl; 27 September 1931) is a former Austrian singer and actor whose popularity in the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Gábor SzabóPerson · Music memorabiliaSzabó Gábor István
Gabriela MonteroPerson · Music memorabiliaGabriela Montero (born May 10, 1970) is a Venezuelan pianist, known both for her improvisations of musical pieces on themes suggested by her audience and other sources, as well as for her…
Gary SchockerPerson · Music memorabiliaGary Schocker (born October 18, 1959) is an American flutist, composer, and pianist who has performed with the New York Philharmonic (at age 15, in a nationally televised Young People's…
Gennady RozhdestvenskyPerson · Music memorabiliaGennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky, CBE (4 May 1931 – 16 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.
Geoff ZanelliPerson · Music memorabiliaGeoffrey Zanelli (born September 28, 1974) is an American composer working primarily in the medium of film, television, and video game scores.
George GruntzPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with…
George MartinPerson · Music memorabiliaSir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.
Gerd ZacherPerson · Music memorabiliaGerd Zacher (6 July 1929 – 9 June 2014) was a German composer, organist, and writer on music.
Gerhard StäblerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gerhard Stäbler (2019)
Gerry MulliganPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger.
Gheorghe ZamfirPerson · Music memorabiliaGheorghe Zamfir (Ro-Gheorghe Zamfir.ogg; born April 6, 1941) is a Romanian nai (pan flute) musician.
Gil EvansPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader.
Glen HardinPerson · Music memorabiliaGlen Dee Hardin (born April 18, 1939) is an American piano player and arranger. He has performed and recorded with such artists as Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, John Denver,…
Glenn MillerPerson · Music memorabiliaAlton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombonist, and recording artist before and during World War II, when…
Grzegorz TurnauPerson · Music memorabiliaGrzegorz Jerzy Turnau (born 31 July 1967) is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.
Günter BialasPerson · Music memorabiliaGünter Bialas (19 July 1907 – 8 July 1995) was a German composer.
Günter KochanPerson · Music memorabiliaGünter Kochan (2 October 1930 – 22 February 2009) was a German composer. He studied with Boris Blacher and was a master student for composition with Hanns Eisler.
Gustav GunsenheimerPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Gunsenheimer (lang; 10 March 1934 – 3 March 2026) was a German director of church music and a composer of mostly sacred music and chamber music, including the Evangelienmotette Die…
György SándorPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — György Sándor
H. C. Robbins LandonPerson · Music memorabiliaHoward Chandler Robbins Landon (March 6, 1926 – November 20, 2009) was an American musicologist, journalist, historian and broadcaster, best known for his work in rediscovering the huge…
H. Robert ReynoldsPerson · Music memorabiliaHarrah Robert Reynolds (April 10, 1934 – January 30, 2026) was an American musician, conductor and academic.
Hank JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer.
Hans StüwePerson · Film memorabiliaHans Stüwe (14 May 1901 – 13 May 1976) was a German stage and film actor, singer, film and opera director.
Hans-Jürgen HufeisenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hans-Jürgen Hufeisen (left), with Pater Anselm Grün
Harry JamesPerson · Film memorabiliaHarry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to…
Helmut ZachariasPerson · Music memorabiliaHelmut Zacharias (27 January 192028 February 2002) was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records.
Herbie HancockPerson · Music memorabiliaHerbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group.
Hernán GamboaPerson · Music memorabiliaHernan José Gamboa Alexis (June 18, 1946 – January 10, 2016) was a Venezuelan musician, composer and singer.
Hirohisa HoriePerson · Music memorabiliaBorn March 24, 1970, in Kanagawa, Kantō region is a Japanese musician and multi-instrumentalist. He plays primarily keyboards and guitar.
Hironobu KageyamaPerson · Music memorabiliaReal name written 景山浩宣, born February 18, 1961 is a Japanese musician, singer and composer. He is best known for his work on anime, video game and tokusatsu soundtracks.
Hiroshi OkuboPerson · Music memorabiliaIs a Japanese multinational video game publisher and the video game branch of the wider Bandai Namco Holdings group.
HitomiPerson · Film memorabiliaBorn January 26, 1976, known professionally as stylized as hitomi, is a Japanese singer.
Hopkinson SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaHopkinson Smith (born December 7, 1946) is a Swiss-American lutenist and pedagogue, longtime resident in Basel, Switzerland.
Ibrahim MaaloufPerson · Music memorabiliaIbrahim Maalouf (pron; born 5 November 1980) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer.
Imogen HolstPerson · Music memorabiliaImogen Clare Holst (von Holst; 12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist and festival administrator.
Isao TomitaPerson · Music memorabiliaIsao Tomita (often known simply as Tomita) was a Japanese composer regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music as well as one of the most famous producers of analog…
Izhak GrazianiPerson · Music memorabiliaIzhak Graziani (August 4, 1924 - July 7, 2003) was an Israeli music conductor.
Jack NitzschePerson · Music memorabiliaBernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche (NEECH-ee; April 22, 1937 – August 25, 2000) was an American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer, and record producer.
James GalwayPerson · Music memorabiliaSir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute".
Jan KoetsierPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Koetsier (14 August 1911 in Amsterdam – 28 April 2006 in Munich) was a Dutch composer and conductor.
Jane PickensPerson · Music memorabiliaJane Pickens Hoving (August 10, 1907 – February 21, 1992) was an American singer on Broadway, radio and television for 20 years and later an organizer in numerous philanthropic and society…
Jean-Claude PetitPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Claude Petit (born 14 November 1943) is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne.
Jenő TakácsPerson · Music memorabiliaJenő Takács (25 September 1902 – 14 November 2005) was a Hungarian composer and pianist.

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