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20th-century musicologists

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

Aaron CoplandPerson · Music memorabiliaAaron Copland (November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music.
Abeer NehmePerson · Film memorabiliaAbeer Nehme (born 19 May 1980) is a Lebanese singer and a musicologist. She performs traditional Tarab music, Lebanese traditional music, Rahbani music, and sacred music from the Maronite,…
Adrienne ClarksonPerson · Film memorabiliaAdrienne Louise Clarkson (born February 10, 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as the 26th governor general of Canada from 1999 to 2005.
Agata ZubelPerson · Music memorabiliaAgata Zubel (born 1978 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish composer and singer.
Ahmet Adnan SaygunPerson · Music memorabiliaAhmed Adnan Saygun (7 September 1907 – 6 January 1991) was a Turkish composer and musicologist.
Akira NishimuraPerson · Music memorabilia8 September 1953 – 7 September 2023 was a Japanese composer from Osaka.
Alan LomaxPerson · Film memorabiliaAlan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music during the 20th century.
Alberto SorianoPerson · Music memorabiliaAlberto Soriano (5 February 1915 – 1981) was an Argentine composer and ethnomusicologist. He was born in Santiago del Estero.
Alberto ZeddaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlberto Zedda (2 January 19286 March 2017) was an Italian conductor and musicologist whose specialty was the 19th-century Italian repertoire.
Alejo CarpanterAuthor · BooksAlejo Carpentier y Valmont (karpanˈtje; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its…
André BoucourechlievPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Boucourechliev (28 July 1925 – 13 November 1997) was a French composer of Bulgarian origin.
André JolivetPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — André Jolivet in 1930
Anthony PaynePerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Edward Payne (2 August 1936 – 30 April 2021) was an English composer, music critic and musicologist.
Anthony PlogPerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Plog (born November 13, 1947) is an American conductor, composer and trumpet player.
Anton HeillerPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Heiller (15 September 1923 – 25 March 1979) was an Austrian organist, harpsichordist, composer and conductor.
Antonio Gallego GallegoPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Gallego Gallego (21 April 1942 – 19 February 2024) was a Spanish writer and musicologist.
Antony BeaumontPerson · Music memorabiliaAntony Beaumont (born 27 January 1949 in London) is an English and German musicologist, writer, conductor and violinist.
Anzhela AtarbekyanPerson · Music memorabiliaAnzhela Atabekyan (born April 11, 1938, in Yerevan) is an Armenian kanun (kanon) player, musicologist, art historian, and professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory.
Aribert ReimannPerson · Music memorabiliaAribert Reimann (4 March 1936 – 13 March 2024) was a German composer, pianist, and accompanist, known especially for his literary operas.
Armin SuppanPerson · Music memorabiliaArmin Suppan (born 16 October 1959) is an Austrian brass musician and composer.
Arnold WalterPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Arnold Walter (University of Toronto Archives)
Arthur HutchingsPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur James Bramwell Hutchings (14 July 1906 – 13 November 1989) was an English musicologist, composer and professor of music.
Ashok RanadePerson · Music memorabiliaAshok Damodar Ranade (25 November 1937, in Pune – 30 July 2011, in Mumbai) was a scholar musician ("chanteur et musicologue") and ethnomusicologist.
Augusta Read ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaAugusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American composer and University Professor of Composition in the Department of Music at the University of Chicago, where she is also director…
Aulis SallinenPerson · Music memorabiliaAulis Heikki Sallinen (born 9 April 1935) is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer.
Azio CorghiPerson · Music memorabiliaAzio Corghi (9 March 1937 – 17 November 2022) was an Italian composer, academic teacher and musicologist. He composed mostly operas and chamber music.
Barry CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Southend-on-Sea.
Bengt HambraeusPerson · Music memorabiliaBengt Hambraeus (29 January 1928 – 21 September 2000) was a Swedish-Canadian organist, composer and musicologist.
Bernard StevensPerson · Music memorabiliaBernard (George) Stevens (2 March 1916 – 6 January 1983) was a British composer who first became known to the wider public when he won a newspaper composition prize for a 'Victory Symphony'…
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…
Bogusław SchaefferPerson · Music memorabiliaBogusław Julian Schaeffer (also Schäffer) (6 June 1929 – 1 July 2019) was a Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist, a member of the avant-garde "Cracow Group" of Polish composers…
Boris BlacherPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Blacher (19 January [O.S. 6 January] 1903 – 30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist.
Boris PorenaPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Porena (Rome, 27 September 1927 - Cantalupo in Sabina, 3 May 2022) was an Italian thinker, music composer and didactical expert.
Bruce CockburnPerson · Music memorabiliaBruce Douglas Cockburn (born May 27, 1945)[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Bruno MonsaingeonPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Monsaingeon (lang; born 5 December 1943) is a French filmmaker, writer, and violinist.
Carl StrommenPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Strommen (born May 7, 1939) is an American composer, music pedagogue and conductor.
Chris CutlerPerson · Music memorabiliaChris Cutler (born 4 January 1947) is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist.
Christoph WolffPerson · Music memorabiliaChristoph Wolff (born 24 May 1940) is a German-born music historian and musicologist specializing in the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, particularly the life and works…
Christopher HogwoodPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood (10 September 1941 – 24 September 2014) was an English conductor, harpsichordist, and musicologist.
Christopher TheofanidisPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Theofanidis (born December 18, 1967, in Dallas, Texas) is an American composer whose works have been performed by leading orchestras from around the world, including the London…
Colin LarkinPerson · Music memorabiliaColin Larkin (born 1949) is a British music writer. He founded and was the editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Colin McPheePerson · Music memorabiliaColin Carhart McPhee (March 15, 1900 – January 7, 1964) was a Canadian-American composer and ethnomusicologist.
Constant LambertPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Constant Lambert (23 August 190521 August 1951) was a British composer, conductor, and author.
Costin MiereanuPerson · Music memorabiliaCostin Miereanu (27 February 1943 – 20 August 2025) was a French composer and musicologist of Romanian origin.
Daniel HenselPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hensel in 2014
Daron HagenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Daron Hagen
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 Del TrediciPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Walter Del Tredici (March 16, 1937 – November 18, 2023) was an American composer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Music and was a Guggenheim and Woodrow Wilson fellow.
David FosterPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian and American record producer, composer, arranger, and musician.
Deryck CookePerson · Music memorabiliaDeryck Cooke (14 September 1919 – 26 October 1976) was a British musician, musicologist, broadcaster and Gustav Mahler expert.
Dika NewlinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Dika Newlin
Don LusherPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Douglas "Don" Lusher (6 November 1923 – 5 July 2006) was an English jazz and big band trombonist best known for his association with the Ted Heath Big Band.
Donald Jay GroutPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald Jay Grout (September 28, 1902 – March 9, 1987) was an American musicologist. He is best known as the author of A Short History of Opera, first published in 1947.
Echezonachukwu NdukaAuthor · BooksEchezonachukwu Chinedu Nduka (born 19 July 1989) is a Nigerian poet, pianist, essayist, author, recording artist, and ethnomusicologist specializing in African pianism by West African…
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.
Edith BorroffPerson · Music memorabiliaEdith Borroff (August 2, 1925 – March 10, 2019) was an American musicologist and composer. Her compositions include over 60 commissioned works, including pieces for the stage;
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.
Eduardo MataPerson · Music memorabiliaEduardo Mata (5 September 19424 January 1995) was a Mexican conductor and composer.
Edwin CarrPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Edwin Carr in 1994.
Eivind GrovenPerson · Music memorabiliaEivind Groven (8 October 1901 – 8 February 1977) was a Norwegian composer and music-theorist.
Ellen Taaffe ZwilichPerson · Music memorabiliaEllen Taaffe Zwilich (born April 30, 1939) is an American composer, the first female composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Erich MarckhlPerson · Music memorabiliaErich Marckhl (3 February 1902 in Celje – 8 July 1980 in Graz) was an Austrian musicologist and composer.
Erik ChisholmPerson · Music memorabiliaErik William Chisholm (4 January 1904 – 8 June 1965) was a Scottish composer, pianist, organist and conductor sometimes known as "Scotland's forgotten composer".
Erland von KochPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erland von Koch at his summer residence in Ornö, Sweden, in 1952.
Ernesto Enrique Cavour AramayoPerson · Music memorabiliaErnesto Cavour Aramayo (9 April 1940 – 7 August 2022) was a Bolivian singer, musician, inventor of musical instruments, and author of Bolivian music teaching books.
Ernst MärzendorferPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Märzendorfer (26 May 192116 September 2009) was an Austrian conductor.
Ernst PeppingPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Pepping (12 September 1901 – 1 February 1981) was a German composer of classical music and academic teacher.
Erzsébet SzőnyiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erzsébet Szőnyi (2004)
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.
Eva Badura-SkodaPerson · Music memorabiliaEva Badura-Skoda (née Halfar; 15 January 1929 – 8 January 2021) was a German-born Austrian musicologist.
Farhad BadalbeyliPerson · Music memorabiliaFarhad Shamsi oghlu Badalbeyli (born 1947) is an Azerbaijani pianist and composer.
Flor PeetersPerson · Music memorabiliaFranciscus Florentinus Peeters, Baron Peeters (4 July 1903 – 4 July 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and academic teacher.
Franco OppoPerson · Music memorabiliaFranco Oppo (2 October 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian composer and scholar.
François GlorieuxPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Glorieux (27 August 1932 – 22 September 2023) was a Belgian pianist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic teacher who performed internationally.
Franghiz Ali-ZadehPerson · Music memorabiliaFranghiz Ali Aga Kïzï Ali-Zadeh (born 28 May 1947) is an Azerbaijani composer and pianist of contemporary classical music.
Frank FosterPerson · Music memorabiliaFrank Benjamin Foster III (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.
Frank HarteDesigner · DesignFrank Harte (14 May 1933 – 27 June 2005) was a traditional Irish singer, song collector, architect and lecturer. He was born in Chapelizod, County Dublin, and raised in Dublin.
Frans BrüggenPerson · Music memorabiliaFranciscus ("Frans") Jozef Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist.
Garbis AprikianPerson · Music memorabiliaGarbis Aprikian (1926 – 15 October 2024) was a musician from the Armenian diaspora who was born in Egypt and moved to Paris in 1953, where he studied, inspired especially by Olivier…
Gavin BryarsPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Gavin Bryars (born 16 January 1943) is an English composer and double bassist.
Geoffrey GreyPerson · Music memorabiliaJeff Gray (disambiguation)
Gerd ZacherPerson · Music memorabiliaGerd Zacher (6 July 1929 – 9 June 2014) was a German composer, organist, and writer on music.
Gervase HughesPerson · Music memorabiliaGervase Alfred Booth Hughes (1 September 1905 – July 1984) was an English composer, conductor and writer on music.
Gianfranco PlenizioPerson · Music memorabiliaGianfranco Plenizio (10 January 1941 – 7 February 2017) was an Italian conductor, composer, pianist and essayist.
Giovanna MariniPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanna Marini (born Giovanna Salviucci; 19 January 1937 – 8 May 2024) was an Italian singer, songwriter, researcher and ethnomusicologist.
Grażyna BacewiczPerson · Music memorabiliaGrażyna Bacewicz Biernacka (LL- (pol)-Poemat-Grażyna Bacewicz.wav; 5 February 1909 – 17 January 1969) was a Polish composer and violinist of Lithuanian origin.
Gunther SchullerPerson · Music memorabiliaGunther Alexander Schuller (November 22, 1925June 21, 2015) was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, educator, publisher, and jazz musician.
Gustav LeonhardtPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
György RánkiPerson · Music memorabiliaGyörgy Ránki (30 November 1907 – 22 May 1992) was a Hungarian composer.
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.
Hans GrischkatPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Adolf Karl Wilhelm Grischkat (29 August 1903 – 10 January 1977) was a German conductor, especially a choral conductor, also a church musician and academic teacher.
Hans KellerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans (Heinrich) Keller (11 March 19196 November 1985) was an Austrian-born British musician and writer, who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as…
Hans SchimmerlingPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Schimmerling (born Hanus Aldo Schimmerling; 5 September 1900 – 19 October 1967) was a Czech-American pianist, composer, teacher, musicologist and writer.
Hans StüwePerson · Film memorabiliaHans Stüwe (14 May 1901 – 13 May 1976) was a German stage and film actor, singer, film and opera director.
Henk BadingsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Henk Badings
Henri DutilleuxPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Paul Julien Dutilleux (22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer of late 20th-century classical music.
Henryk Mikolaj GóreckiPerson · Music memorabiliaHenryk Mikołaj Górecki (6 December 1933 – 12 November 2010) was a Polish composer of contemporary classical music.
Hermann BaumannPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Rudolph Michel Konrad Baumann (1 August 1934 – 29 December 2023) was a German horn player who was a pioneer of the natural horn in the revival of both Baroque and Classical period…
Hermann DanuserPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Danuser (born 3 October 1946) is a Swiss-German musicologist.
Ikuma DanPerson · Music memorabilia7 April 1924 – 17 May 2001 was a Japanese composer. Dan was born in Tokyo, the descendant of a prominent family, his grandfather Baron Dan Takuma having been President of Mitsui before…
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.
Isabel BayrakdarianPerson · Music memorabiliaIsabel Bayrakdarian (born May 19, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States.
István LángPerson · Music memorabiliaIstván Láng (lang; 1 March 1933 – 23 October 2023) was a Hungarian composer, academic teacher and member of the board for international music organisations.
István SárközyPerson · Music memorabiliaIstván Sárközy (26 November 1920 – 6 July 2002) was a Hungarian classical composer, music critic, editor and academic teacher.
Ivan MedekPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ivan Medek, Czech journalist, classical music critic, radio broadcaster, signatory of Charter 77
Jack StampPerson · Music memorabiliaJack Stamp (born March 5, 1954, in College Park, Maryland) is a North American wind ensemble conductor and composer. He has approximately sixty compositions available from Neil A.
Jacob LateinerPerson · Music memorabiliaJacob Lateiner (March 31, 1928 – December 12, 2010) was a Cuban-American pianist.
Jan Gunnar HoffPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Gunnar Hoff (born 22 October 1958) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, arranger and professor, living in Bodø, known from cooperations with jazz musicians like Pat Metheny, Mike…
Jan KoetsierPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Koetsier (14 August 1911 in Amsterdam – 28 April 2006 in Munich) was a Dutch composer and conductor.
Jean BergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Berger (lang; September 27, 1909 – May 28, 2002) was a German-born American pianist, composer, and music educator. He composed extensively for choral ensemble and solo voice.
Jean DaetwylerPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Daetwyler (24 January 1907 in Basel – 4 June 1994 in Sierre) was a Swiss composer and musician.
Jean-Claude MalgoirePerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Claude Malgoire (25 November 1940 – 14 April 2018) was a French oboist and later conductor.
Jean-Claude RissetPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Claude Raoul Olivier Risset (French: [ʁisɛ]; 13 March 1938 – 21 November 2016) was a French composer, best known for his pioneering contributions to computer music.
Jean-Claude ZehnderPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Claude Zehnder (born 1941) is a Swiss organist in church and concert, harpsichordist, and musicologist.
Jenő TakácsPerson · Music memorabiliaJenő Takács (25 September 1902 – 14 November 2005) was a Hungarian composer and pianist.
Jiří PauerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jiří Pauer
Jo KondoPerson · Music memorabiliaJō Kondō (近藤譲; surname Kondō; born 28 October 1947 in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Joe HickersonPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Charles Hickerson (October 20, 1935 – August 17, 2025), known professionally as Joe Hickerson, was an American folk singer, song finder, and musicologist.
Joel Eric SubenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Joel Eric Suben in 1998.

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