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20th-century musicologists

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Joel WhitburnAuthor · BooksJoel Carver Whitburn (November 29, 1939 – June 14, 2022) was an American author and music historian, responsible for setting up the Record Research, Inc.
John KirkpatrickPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Kirkpatrick (18 March 1905 – 8 November 1991) was an American classical pianist and music scholar, best known for championing the works of Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Carl Ruggles,…
Joonas KokkonenPerson · Music memorabiliaJoonas Kokkonen (13 November 1921 – 2 October 1996) was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous Finnish composers of the 20th century after Sibelius;
Joscelyn GodwinPerson · Music memorabiliaJoscelyn Godwin (born 16 January 1945) is a historian of the occult and esotericism.
José MacedaPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Montserrat Maceda (31 January 1917 – 5 May 2004) was a Filipino ethnomusicologist and composer. He was named a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1998.
Juan Carlos PazPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Juan Carlos Paz
Juan María SolarePerson · Music memorabiliaJuan María Solare (born August 11, 1966) is an Argentine composer and pianist.
Judith WeirPerson · Music memorabiliaDame Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer. She served as Master of the King's Music from 2014 to 2024.
Jules Semler-ColleryPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jules Semler-Collery
Julia HülsmannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Julia Hülsmann
Kees van BaarenPerson · Music memorabiliaKees van Baaren (22 October 1906 – 2 September 1970) was a Dutch composer and teacher.
Kenneth GilbertPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Albert Gilbert FRSC (December16, 1931April15, 2020) was a Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and music educator.
Kevin VolansPerson · Music memorabiliaKevin Volans (born 26 July 1949) is a South African-born Irish composer and pianist.
Krzysztof MeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaKrzysztof Meyer (born 11 August 1943) is a Polish composer, pianist, and music scholar, formerly dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music (now…
Lars-Erik LarssonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Larsson
Lea CohenAuthor · BooksLea Cohen (born 1942), also known as Lea Koen, is a Bulgarian novelist, musicologist, and diplomat. In the 1990s, she was Bulgaria's Ambassador to the European Union.
Lennie NiehausPerson · Music memorabiliaLeonard Niehaus (June 1, 1929 – May 28, 2020) was an American alto saxophonist, composer and arranger on the West Coast jazz scene.
Lennox BerkeleyPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley CBE (12 May 190326 December 1989) was an English composer.
Leonard BernsteinAuthor · BooksLeonard Bernstein (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian.
Lois MarshallPerson · Music memorabiliaLois Catherine Marshall, CC (January 29, 1925 – February 19, 1997) was a Canadian soprano. Her husband, Weldon Kilburn, had been her early coach and piano accompanist.
Lorenzo GhielmiPerson · Music memorabiliaLorenzo Ghielmi (born 1 September 1959 in Milan) is an Italian organist and harpsichordist.
Lucijan Marija ŠkerjancPerson · Music memorabiliaLucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 – February 27, 1973) was a Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer who was accomplished on and wrote for a number of…
Luis SzaránPerson · Music memorabiliaLuis Szarán (born 24 September 1953) is a Paraguayan musician, orchestra director, composer and musical researcher;
Makoto ShinoharaPerson · Music memorabiliaMakoto Shinohara was a Japanese composer.
Marcel LandovskiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarcel François Paul Landowski (18 February 1915 – 23 December 1999) was a French composer, biographer and arts administrator.
María Luisa OzaitaPerson · Music memorabiliaMaría Luisa Ozaita Marqués (20 May 1939, in Barakaldo, Spain – 5 April 2017, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish pianist, harpsichordist, musicologist, conductor and composer.
Marilyn ShrudePerson · Music memorabiliaMarilyn Shrude (born July 6, 1946) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and pianist, and Distinguished Artist Professor of composition at Bowling Green State University,…
Marina ScriabinePerson · Music memorabiliaMarina Scriabina (30 January 1911 - 28 April 1998) was a Russian artist, author, composer and musicologist, who was the daughter of composer Alexander Scriabin and Tatiana Schlözer.
Mark-Anthony TurnagePerson · Music memorabiliaMark-Anthony Turnage (born 10 June 1960) is an English composer of contemporary classical music.
Marko TajčevićPerson · Music memorabiliaMarko Tajčević (pron; Osijek, 29 January 1900 – Belgrade, 19 July 1984) was a Serbian composer and musician.
Maureen ForresterPerson · Music memorabiliaMaureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, (July 25, 1930 – June 16, 2010) was a Canadian operatic contralto.
Mauricio KagelPerson · Film memorabiliaMauricio Raúl Kagel (mawˈɾisjo ˈkaɣel; 24 December 1931 – 18 September 2008) was an Argentine-German composer and academic teacher.
Max MéreauxPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Saint-Omer, near Calais, where he undertook his first music lessons. After gaining his baccalaureate in philosophy, Méreaux studied musical analysis a
Mel PowellPerson · Music memorabiliaMel Powell (born Melvin Epstein) (February 12, 1923 – April 24, 1998) was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and the founding dean of the music department at the California…
Michael DenhoffPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Denhoff (born 25 April 1955 in Ahaus) is a German composer and cellist.
Michael von AlbrechtAuthor · BooksMichael von Albrecht (born 22 August 1933 in Stuttgart) is a German classical scholar and translator, as well as a poet writing in Latin.
Michiru OshimaPerson · Music memorabiliaMichiru Ōshima is a Japanese composer and arranger. She works on music in wide range of areas, such as anime, films, television series, video games, and concerts.
Mihai BrediceanuPerson · Music memorabiliaMihai Brediceanu (14 June 1920 – 4 March 2005) was a Romanian composer, conductor, and musicologist.
Milan KřížekPerson · Music memorabiliaMilan Křížek (9 March 1926 – 15 February 2018) was a Czech composer, music teacher and viola player.
Milton BabbittPerson · Music memorabiliaMilton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher.
Mozart Camargo GuarnieriAuthor · BooksMozart Camargo Guarnieri (February 1, 1907 – January 13, 1993) was a Brazilian composer.
Natsagiyn JantsannorovPerson · Music memorabiliaNatsagiin Jantsannorov (born on 25 March 1949) is a Mongolian composer and musicologist, known for his modern classical Mongolian works.
Ney RosauroPerson · Music memorabiliaNey Rosauro (born 1952) is a Brazilian composer and percussionist.
Nike WagnerPerson · Music memorabiliaNike Wagner (born 9 June 1945) is a German dramaturge, arts administrator and author. She directed the festival Kunstfest Weimar, and has been the director of the Beethovenfest from 2014.
Norman Dello JoioPerson · Music memorabiliaNorman Dello Joio (January 24, 1913 – July 24, 2008) was an American composer active for over half a century. Best known for his choral music, he won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1957.
Oleksandr SparynskyiPerson · Film memorabiliaAlexander Sparinsky (is a Ukrainian musicologist, composer and producer. A member of Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers.
Omar MetiouiPerson · Music memorabiliaMetioui was born in Tangier and originally trained as a pharmacist, then concentrated on performance of the oud (Arabic: عود ʿūd), or Arab
Oscar PetersonPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Oscar van DillenPerson · Music memorabilia
Paddy TunneyAuthor · BooksPaddy Tunney (28 January 1921 – 7 December 2002) was an Irish traditional singer, poet, writer, raconteur, lilter and songwriter. He was affectionately known as the Man of Songs.
Pál KadosaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pál Kadosa, 1933
Patrick WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaPatrick Moody Williams (April 23, 1939 – July 25, 2018) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor who worked in many genres of music, and in film and television.
Paul Badura-SkodaPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Badura-Skoda (6 October 1927 – 25 September 2019) was an Austrian pianist.
Paul V. YoderPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Yoder as the American Bandmasters Association's president in 1963
Paul W. WhearPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul William Whear (November 13, 1925 – March 25, 2021) was an American composer, conductor, music educator, and double-bassist.
Pavle MerkùPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pavle Merkù
Per NorgårdPerson · Music memorabiliaPer Nørgård (pron; 13 July 1932 – 28 May 2025) was a Danish composer and music theorist.
Petru StoianovPerson · Music memorabiliaPetru Stoianov (born October 29, 1939, in Vinga, Arad County) is a Romanian composer.
Phil RamonePerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Rabinowitz (January 5, 1934 March 30, 2013), better known as Phil Ramone, was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, and…
Piet KeePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Piet Kee
Pietro SpadaPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Spada (29 July 1935 – 31 December 2022) was an Italian pianist and musicologist.
Ralph KirkpatrickPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Leonard Kirkpatrick (June 10, 1911April 13, 1984) was an American harpsichordist and musicologist, widely known for his chronological catalog of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas…
Remo GiazottoPerson · Music memorabiliaHe wrote biographies o
René ClemencicPerson · Music memorabiliaRené Clemencic (27 February 1928 – 8 March 2022) was an Austrian composer, conductor, harpsichordist, clavichordist and recorder player.
René LeibowitzPerson · Music memorabiliaRené Leibowitz (17 February 1913 – 29 August 1972) was a Polish and French composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher.
Robert KurkaPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Frank Kurka (December 22, 1921 – December 12, 1957) was an American composer, who also taught and conducted his own works.
Robert Moffat PalmerPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Moffat (variously "Moffatt" and "Moffett") Palmer (b. June 2, 1915, Syracuse, New York; d.
Robert PlanelPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Planel (2 January 1908 – 25 May 1994) was a French composer, music pedagogue and violinist.
Robert SimpsonPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Wilfred Levick Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 November 1997) was an English composer, as well as a long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.
Robert Thurston DartPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Thurston Dart (3 September 1921 – 6 March 1971) was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player.
Robert Veyron-LacroixPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Veyron-Lacroix (13 December 1922 in Paris – 2 April 1991 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine)) was a French harpsichordist and pianist whose post-war career was defined by his musical…
Robert WardPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Ward (born 13 September 1917; died 3 April 2013) was a Robert Ward studied at Juilliard School and John Adams High School. The recorded working language is English.
Roberto SierraPerson · Music memorabiliaRoberto Sierra (born 9 October 1953) is a Puerto Rican composer of contemporary classical music.
Roger MarshPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger Marsh (born 10 December 1949) is a British composer and retired academic.
Roman VladPerson · Music memorabiliaRoman Vlad (29 December 1919 – 21 September 2013) was a Romanian and Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist.
Rosalyn TureckPerson · Music memorabiliaRosalyn Tureck (December 14, 1913 – July 17, 2003) was an American pianist and harpsichordist who was particularly associated with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Ry CooderPerson · Music memorabiliaRyland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer.
Samuel AdlerPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Adler was a German and American conductor, composer, musicologist, music educator, university teacher and music arranger (born 1928).
Sebastián PianaPerson · Music memorabiliaSebastián Piana (26 November 1903 – 17 July 1994) was an Argentine musician, composer, orchestra conductor, and pianist, dedicated to tango music.
Selim GirayPerson · Music memorabiliaSelim Giray (lang; born 6 June 1970) is a Turkish-American violinist, researcher, clinician and conductor.
Sergei SlonimskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sergei Slonimsky in October 2017
Shanno KhuranaPerson · Music memorabiliaShanno Khurana (born 23 December 1927) is an Indian classical vocalist and composer, from the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana of Hindustani classical music.
Shigeaki SaegusaPerson · Music memorabiliaShigeaki Saegusa (三枝成彰, formerly 三枝成章; Saegusa Shigeaki; born July 8, 1942) is a Japanese composer.
Shigenobu NakamuraPerson · Music memorabiliaShigenobu Nakamura, born in Osaka in 1950, is a Japanese composer and music teacher. He teaches at Kyushu University (Faculty of Design).
Shinichiro IkebePerson · Music memorabiliaShin'ichirō Ikebe (池辺晋一郎 Ikebe Shin'ichirō; born September 15, 1943, in Mito, Ibaraki) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Shulamit RanPerson · Music memorabiliaShulamit Ran (born October 21, 1949, in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-American composer.
Siegfried BimbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Bimberg (5 May 1927 – 2 July 2008) was a German composer, conductor and musicologist
Solomon VolkovAuthor · BooksSolomon Moiseyevich Volkov (born 17 April 1944) is a Russian journalist and musicologist.
Štěpán RakPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Štěpán Rak in 2019.
Stéphan PerreauPerson · Music memorabiliaStéphan Perreau (born 1969) is a French contemporary musician and art historian.
Stephen Thomas ErlewineAuthor · BooksStephen Thomas Erlewine (born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic.
Susanna AmatuniPerson · Music memorabiliaShushanik "Susanna" Babken Amatuni (28 February 1924 – 20 March 2010) was a Soviet and Armenian art critic, musicologist, Dr.
Tadeusz BairdPerson · Music memorabilia
Tamar HalperinPerson · Music memorabiliaTamar Halperin (Hebrew: תמר הלפרין; born 1976) is an Israeli harpsichordist, pianist and musicologist.
Tatiana NikolayevaPerson · Music memorabiliaTatiana Petrovna Nikolayeva (Tatyana Petrovna Nikolaeva; May 4, 1924November 22, 1993) was a Soviet and Russian pianist, composer, and teacher.
Ted GioiaPerson · Music memorabiliaTed Gioia (born October 21, 1957) is an American jazz critic and music historian. He is author of 12 books, including Music: A Subversive History, The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the…
Theodor W. AdornoAuthor · BooksTheodor W. Adorno (born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic.
Thomas LarcherPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Composer Thomas Larcher
Tikhon KhrennikovPerson · Music memorabiliaTikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (10 June 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also…
Tilman HoppstockPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Tilman Hoppstock (2016)
Timothy MahrPerson · Music memorabiliaTimothy Mahr (born March 20, 1956) is an American composer and conductor. He previously conducted the St.
Ton KoopmanPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonius Gerhardus Michael "Ton" Koopman (lang; born 2 October 1944) is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of…
Trevor WishartPerson · Music memorabiliaTrevor Wishart (born 11 October 1946) is an English composer, based in York. Wishart has contributed to composing with digital audio media, both fixed and interactive.
Tristan KeurisPerson · Music memorabiliaTristan Keuris (3 October 1946 in Amersfoort – 15 December 1996 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch composer.
Tsippi FleischerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Tsippi Fleischer, 2015
Václav SmetáčekPerson · Music memorabiliaVáclav Smetáček (30 September 1906 – 18 February 1986) was a Czech conductor, composer and oboist.
Valeri BraininPerson · Music memorabiliaValeri "Willi" Borisovich Brainin (Valeri "Villi" Borissovich Brainin, Willi Braynin.ru.vorb.oga;
Valery AfanassievAuthor · BooksValery Pavlovich Afanassiev (Valery Pavlovich Afanasyev; born 8 September 1947) is a Russian pianist, writer and conductor.
Velvel PasternakPerson · Music memorabiliaVelvel Pasternak (October 1, 1933 – June 11, 2019) was a musicologist, conductor, arranger, producer, and publisher specializing in Jewish music.
Vijay IyerPerson · Music memorabiliaVijay Iyer (born Vijay Raghunathan, October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, writer, and professor based in New York City.
Vladimír GodárPerson · Music memorabiliaVladimír Godár (born 16 March 1956, in Bratislava) is a Slovak classical and film score composer.
Vladimir MartynovPerson · Music memorabiliaVladimir Ivanovich Martynov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Мартынов) (Moscow, 20 February 1946) is a Russian composer, known for his compositions in the concerto, orchestral music, chamber…
Vojislav SimićPerson · Music memorabiliaVojislav Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Симић, 18 March 1924 – 29 September 2025), better known as "Bubiša", was a Serbian musician, conductor, composer and pioneer of Serbian ethno-jazz.
Walter BoeykensPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter, Knight Boeykens (January 6, 1938 – April 23, 2013) was a Belgian conductor and a world-renowned clarinetist.
Werner BodendorffPerson · Music memorabiliaWerner Bodendorff (born in 1958) is a German oboist, musicologist (with a focus on Franz Schubert, Werner Egk, church music and wind music) as well as a writer.
William AuldAuthor · BooksWilliam Auld (6 November 1924 – 11 September 2006) was a British poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto.
William KraftPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Kraft (September 6, 1923 – February 12, 2022) was an American composer, conductor, teacher, timpanist, and percussionist.
Wim MertensPerson · Music memorabiliaWim Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪˈmɛrtəns]; born 14 May 1953) is a Flemish-Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist.
Winton DeanPerson · Music memorabiliaWinton Basil Dean (18 March 1916 – 19 December 2013) was an English musicologist of the 20th century, most famous for his research on the life and works—in particular the operas and…
Witold LutosławskiPerson · Music memorabiliaWitold Roman Lutosławski (25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor.

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