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Aaron CoplandPerson · Music memorabiliaAaron Copland (1900–1990) was an American conductor, pianist and composer.
Abdylas MaldybaevPerson · Music memorabiliaAbdylas Maldybaev (1906–1978) was a Russian composer, actor and politician.
Achilles AlferakiPerson · Music memorabiliaAchilles Alferaki (1846–1919) was a Russian composer and politician.
Adolf Fredrik LindbladPerson · Music memorabiliaAdolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801–1878) was a Swedish composer, music teacher and music educator.
Ādolfs SkultePerson · Music memorabiliaĀdolfs Skulte (1909–2000) was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music educator.
Adolphe AdamPerson · Music memorabiliaAdolphe Adam (1803–1856) was a French composer, music educator and pianist.
Adriana Ferrarese del BenePerson · Music memorabiliaAdriana Ferrarese del Bene (1755–1804) was a Republic of Venice opera singer and composer.
Agostino SteffaniPerson · Music memorabiliaAgostino Steffani (1654–1728) was a diplomat, catholic priest and music theorist.
Ahmet Adnan SaygunPerson · Music memorabiliaAhmet Adnan Saygun (1907–1991) was a Turkey conductor, composer and choreographer.
Ahn Eak-taiPerson · Music memorabiliaAhn Eak-tai (1906–1965) was a South Korean composer, conductor and cellist.
Aimé MaillartPerson · Music memorabiliaAimé Maillart (1817–1871) was a France composer.
Ainhoa Arteta IbarrolaburuPerson · Music memorabiliaAinhoa Arteta Ibarrolaburu was a Spanish actress, performance artist, singer and musician (born 1964). She was born at Tolosa.
Alan BushPerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Bush was a British composer, music educator, conductor, pianist and musician (1900–1995). He was born at London and died at Watford.
Alan HovhanessPerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Hovhaness (1911–2000) was an American composer, conductor and pianist.
Alban BergPerson · Music memorabiliaAlban Berg (1885–1935) was a Cisleithania composer, pianist and musician.
Albert DietrichPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Dietrich (1829–1908) was a composer and conductor.
Albert LortzingPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Lortzing was a composer, singer, actor, conductor and librettist (1801–1851). He was born at Berlin.
Albert Louis WolffPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Louis Wolff (1884–1970) was a French conductor, choir director and composer.
Albert SzirmaiPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Szirmai (1880–1967) was a Hungarian composer.
Alberto NepomucenoPerson · Music memorabiliaAlberto Nepomuceno (1864–1920) was a Brazilian composer, conductor and musicologist.
Alberto SavinioArtist · PaintingsAlberto Savinio was an Italian writer, composer, painter, journalist, playwright and translator (1891–1952). He was born at Athens and died at Rome.
Aleksi MachavarianiPerson · Music memorabiliaAleksi Machavariani (1913–1995) was a Russian conductor, composer and politician.
Alessandro MoreschiPerson · Music memorabiliaAlessandro Moreschi (1858–1922) was an Italian singer and musician.
Alessandro ScarlattiPerson · Music memorabiliaAlessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) was a composer and harpsichordist.
Alexander AlyabyevPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Alyabyev (1787–1851) was a Russian composer and pianist.
Alexander GoedickePerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Goedicke was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, organist, music educator and university teacher (1877–1957). He was born at Moscow.
Alexander GoehrPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Goehr was a British composer, music educator, musician and university teacher (1932–2024). He was born at Berlin and died at Cambridgeshire.
Alexander GoldenweiserPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Goldenweiser was a Russian and Soviet pianist, composer, music educator, university teacher, lawyer and jurist (1875–1961). He was born at Chișinău and died at Moscow.
Alexander GretchaninovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Gretchaninov was a Russian, Soviet and American composer, conductor, music educator, pianist and music arranger (1864–1956). He was born at Moscow and died at New York City.
Alexander MoyzesPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Moyzes was a Czechoslovak composer and university teacher (1906–1984). He was born at Kláštor pod Znievom and died at Bratislava.
Alexander RitterPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Ritter (1833–1896) was a Russian composer, violinist and librettist.
Alexander SerovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Serov was a Russian composer, music critic, jurist and music educator (1820–1871). He was born at Saint Petersburg.
Alexander SpendiaryanPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Spendiaryan (1871–1928) was a Russian composer and conductor.
Alexander TcherepninPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Tcherepnin was a Russian, Soviet and American composer, pianist, musicologist, music theorist and university teacher (1899–1977). He was born at Saint Petersburg and died at Paris.
Alexander von ZemlinskyPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander von Zemlinsky (1871–1942) was a Austria–Hungary conductor, classical composer and writer.
Alexandra David-NéelAuthor · BooksAlexandra David-Néel was a French explorer, anthropologist, writer, diarist, opera singer and anarchist (1868–1969). She was born at Saint-Mandé and died at France.
Alfred GrünfeldPerson · Music memorabiliaAlfred Grünfeld (1852–1924) was a Czechoslovak composer, pianist and music educator.
Alfred SchnittkePerson · Music memorabiliaAlfred Schnittke was a Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, music educator, university teacher and musician (1934–1998). He was born at Engels and died at Hamburg.
Alfredo KeilArtist · PaintingsAlfredo Keil was a composer, poet, painter and archaeologist (1850–1907). He was born at Lisbon and died at Hamburg.
Alfredo KrausPerson · Music memorabiliaAlfredo Kraus (1927–1999) was a Spanish opera singer, voice teacher and actor.
Alois HábaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlois Hába (1893–1973) was a Czechoslovak composer, pedagogue and musicologist.
Alun HoddinottPerson · Music memorabiliaAlun Hoddinott (1929–2008) was a British composer.
Amy BeachPerson · Music memorabiliaAmy Beach was an American pianist and composer (1867–1944). She was born at Henniker and died at New York City.
André BoucourechlievPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Boucourechliev (1925–1997) was a French composer, musicographer and music critic.
André Cardinal DestouchesPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Cardinal Destouches (1672–1749) was a French composer.
André GrétryPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Grétry (1741–1813) was a French composer and writer.
André JolivetPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Jolivet (1905–1974) was a French composer, musicologist and university teacher.
André MessagerPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Messager was a French conductor, composer, choreographer, music director, organist and music arranger (1853–1929). He was born at Montluçon and died at 17th arrondissement of Paris.
André PrevinPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Previn (1929–2019) was a German conductor, songwriter and composer.
Andrea BocelliPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrea Bocelli (born 1958) was a Italy songwriter, singer-songwriter and record producer.
Andrea LuchesiPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrea Luchesi (1741–1801) was an organist, composer and conductor.
Angela GheorghiuPerson · Film memorabiliaAngela Gheorghiu (born 1965) was a Romania opera singer, musician and actor.
Anja SiljaPerson · Music memorabiliaAnja Silja (born 1940) was a Germany opera singer, autobiographer and musician.
Anna GermanPerson · Music memorabiliaAnna German was a Soviet and Polish singer, composer, actress and singer-songwriter (1936–1982). She was born at Urgench and died at Warsaw.
Anna NetrebkoPerson · Film memorabiliaAnna Netrebko (born 1971) is a Soviet actress, musician and singer.
Anselm HüttenbrennerPerson · Music memorabiliaAnselm Hüttenbrenner (1794–1868) was a composer and pianist.
Anthony BraxtonPerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Braxton (born 1945) is an American pianist, composer and clarinetist.
Anton ArenskyPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Arensky (1861–1906) was a Russian composer, conductor and music educator.
Anton CoppolaPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Coppola (1917–2020) was an American conductor, composer and music educator.
Anton EberlPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Eberl (1765–1807) was a Austrian Empire pianist, composer and musician.
Anton RubinsteinPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Rubinstein (1829–1894) was a Russian pianist, conductor and musicologist.
Anton SchweitzerPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Schweitzer was a German composer and conductor (1735–1787). He was born at Coburg and died at Gotha.
Antoni RadziwiłłPerson · Music memorabiliaAntoni Radziwiłł (1775–1833) was a composer, politician and official.
Antonia BemboPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonia Bembo (1643–1715) was a composer and singer.
Antonín DvořákPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonín Dvořák (1841–1904) was a Kingdom of Bohemia classical composer, organist and professor.
Antonín VranickýPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonín Vranický (1761–1820) was a composer, conductor and singer.
Antonio CestiPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Cesti (1623–1669) was a composer, singer and conductor.
Antonio DraghiPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Draghi (1634–1700) was a composer.
Antônio Francisco BragaPerson · Music memorabiliaAntônio Francisco Braga (1868–1945) was a Brazilian composer.
Antonio LottiPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Lotti was a composer, singer and organist (1667–1740). He was born at Venice.
Antonio Maria AbbatiniPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Maria Abbatini (1595–1677) was a composer.
Antonio SacchiniPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Sacchini (1730–1786) was a Italy composer and musicologist.
Antonio VivaldiPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was a Republic of Venice opera composer, Latin Catholic priest and composer.
Aribert ReimannPerson · Music memorabiliaAribert Reimann (1936–2024) was a Germany composer, pianist and librettist.
Arif MalikovPerson · Music memorabiliaArif Malikov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, painter and music educator (1933–2019). He was born at Baku.
Arnold BaxAuthor · BooksArnold Bax (1883–1953) was a British poet, writer and pianist.
Arnold MendelssohnPerson · Music memorabiliaArnold Mendelssohn (1855–1933) was a composer and music educator.
Arnold SchoenbergPerson · Music memorabiliaArnold Schoenberg was an Austrian and American classical composer, painter, musicologist, music theorist, writer and conductor (1874–1951). He was born at Vienna and died at Los Angeles.
Arrigo BoitoPerson · Music memorabiliaArrigo Boito was an Italian librettist, composer, poet, journalist, screenwriter and politician (1842–1918). He was born at Padua and died at Milan.
Arseny KoreshchenkoPerson · Music memorabiliaArseny Koreshchenko (1870–1921) was a Russian Empire composer and pianist.
Arthur BenjaminPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur Benjamin (1893–1960) was an Australian pianist, conductor and composer.
Arthur BlissPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur Bliss (1891–1975) was a British composer, choreographer and conductor.
Arthur SullivanPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur Sullivan (1842–1900) was a composer, organist and conductor.
Artur LembaPerson · Music memorabiliaArtur Lemba (1885–1963) was a Estonia composer, pianist and music educator.
Arturo RodasPerson · Music memorabiliaArturo Rodas (born 1954) is a French composer and university teacher.
Asger HamerikPerson · Music memorabiliaAsger Hamerik (1843–1923) was a composer, conductor and musicologist.
Attilio AriostiPerson · Music memorabiliaAttilio Ariosti was a composer, monk, viola d'amore player, writer, singer and organist (1666–1729). He was born at Bologna and died at London.
August ConradiPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Conradi (1821–1873) was a composer, conductor and organist.
August EnnaPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Enna (1859–1939) was a conductor, composer and choreographer.
Augusta HolmèsAuthor · BooksAugusta Holmès was a French pianist, poet, writer and composer (1847–1903). She was born at former 1st arrondissement of Paris and died at 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Aulis SallinenPerson · Music memorabiliaAulis Sallinen was a Finnish composer and musicologist (born 1935). He was born at Salmi.
Avet TerterianPerson · Music memorabiliaAvet Terterian was a Soviet and Russian composer, music educator and pianist (1929–1994). He was born at Baku and died at Yekaterinburg.
Barbara BonneyPerson · Music memorabiliaBarbara Bonney (born 1956) is an American musician, music educator and university teacher.
Beat FurrerPerson · Music memorabiliaBeat Furrer (born 1954) is a Swiss composer, conductor and musician.
Bedřich Diviš WeberPerson · Music memorabiliaBedřich Diviš Weber (1766–1842) was a composer, musicologist and music educator.
Béla BartókPerson · Music memorabiliaBéla Bartók (1881–1945) was a Hungary composer, classical pianist and choreographer.
Beniamino GigliPerson · Film memorabiliaBeniamino Gigli (1890–1957) was a Italy actor, opera singer and stage actor.
Benjamin BrittenPerson · Music memorabiliaBenjamin Britten was a British conductor, composer, pianist, politician and choreographer (1913–1976). He was born at Lowestoft and died at Aldeburgh.
Bernard Germain de LacépèdePerson · Music memorabiliaBernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825) was a French politician, zoologist and composer.
Bernard RogersPerson · Music memorabiliaBernard Rogers (1893–1968) was an American composer, musicologist and music educator.
Bernardo PasquiniPerson · Music memorabiliaBernardo Pasquini (1637–1710) was an organist, composer and harpsichordist.
Bernd Alois ZimmermannPerson · Music memorabiliaBernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970) was a German composer, musicologist and university teacher.
Bernhard CrusellPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Crusell (1775–1838) was a Swedish composer, clarinetist and autobiographer.
Bernhard KleinPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Klein (1793–1832) was a composer.
Bernhard SeklesPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Sekles (1872–1934) was a German composer, conductor and pianist.
Beverly SillsPerson · Film memorabiliaBeverly Sills was an American actress, autobiographer, musician, businessperson and singer (1929–2007). She was born at New York City.
Bjarne BrustadPerson · Music memorabiliaBjarne Brustad (1895–1978) was a Norwegian composer.
Blagoje BersaPerson · Music memorabiliaBlagoje Bersa (1873–1934) was a composer and music teacher.
Bogusław SchaefferPerson · Music memorabiliaBogusław Schaeffer (1929–2019) was a Polish composer, music educator and music critic.
Bohuslav MartinůPerson · Music memorabiliaBohuslav Martinů (1890–1959) was an American librettist, composer and draftsperson.
Boris BlacherPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Blacher (1903–1975) was a Germany composer, musicologist and librettist.
Boris PapandopuloPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Papandopulo (1906–1991) was a Croatian composer and conductor.
Boris TchaikovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996) was a Russian composer, pianist and music educator.
Bruno MadernaPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Maderna (1920–1973) was an Italian composer, conductor and musicologist.
Calixa LavalléePerson · Music memorabiliaCalixa Lavallée (1842–1891) was a Canadian composer, pianist and conductor.
Camille Saint-SaënsPerson · Music memorabiliaCamille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor, pianist, music critic and music teacher (1835–1921). He was born at 11th arrondissement of Paris and died at Algiers.
Carl Ditters von DittersdorfPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799) was a composer, conductor and bandleader.
Carl Heinrich GraunPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Heinrich Graun (1704–1759) was a German composer and opera singer.
Carl Michael ZiehrerPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Michael Ziehrer (1843–1922) was an Austrian composer and conductor.
Carl OrffPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Orff (1895–1982) was a German Reich composer, musicologist and music educator.

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