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Heinrich DornPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn (14 November 1800 or 1804 – 10 January 1892) was a German conductor, composer, teacher, and journalist.
Heinrich EsserPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Heinrich Esser, 1869
Heinrich KöselitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Heinrich Köselitz (10 January 1854 – 15 August 1918) was a German author and composer.
Heinrich SutermeisterAuthor · BooksHeinrich Sutermeister (12 August 1910 – 16 March 1995) was a Swiss composer, most famous for his opera Romeo und Julia.
Heitor Villa-LobosPerson · Music memorabiliaHeitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in…
Helen DonathPerson · Music memorabiliaHelen Jeanette Donath (née Erwin; born July 10, 1940) is an American soprano with a career spanning fifty years.
Henk BadingsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Henk Badings
Henri BüsserPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Henri Büsser (16 January 1872 – 30 December 1973) was a French classical composer, organist, conductor and teacher.
Henri CasadesusPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri-Gustave Casadesus (30 September 1879 – 31 May 1947) was a violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher.
Henri DesmaretsPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Desmarets (ɑ̃ʁi demaʁɛ; February 1661 – 7 September 1741) was a French composer of the Baroque period primarily known for his stage works, although he also composed sacred music as…
Henri MaréchalPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Henri Maréchal
Henri PousseurPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Léon Marie-Thérèse Pousseur (lang; 23 June 1929 – 6 March 2009) was a Belgian composer, teacher, and music theorist.
Henri RabaudPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Benjamin Rabaud (10 November 187311 September 1949) was a French conductor, composer and teacher, who held important posts in the French musical establishment and upheld mainly…
Henri SauguetPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sauguet (fourth right), with Mstislav Rostropovich (fourth left), in the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, 1964
Henrique OswaldPerson · Music memorabiliaHenrique José Pedro Maria Carlos Luis Oswald (April 14, 1852 – June 9, 1931) was a Brazilian composer and pianist.
Henry PurcellPerson · Music memorabiliaHenry Purcell (rare; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era.
Heorhii MaiborodaPerson · Music memorabiliaHeorhiy Ilarionovych Maiboroda (6 December 1992) was a Soviet and Ukrainian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1960).
Herman Severin LovenskjoldPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Baron Herman Severin Løvenskiold. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hermann GoetzPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Gustav Goetz (7 December 1840 – 3 December 1876) was a German composer who spent much of his career in Switzerland.
Hermann LeviPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Levi (7 November 1839 – 13 May 1900) was a German Jewish orchestral conductor.
Hermann ZumpePerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Zumpe (9 April 1850 – 4 September 1903) was a German conductor and composer.
HervéPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis-Auguste Florimond Ronger (30 June 1825 – 3 November 1892), who used the pseudonym Hervé, was a French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter, whom Ernest Newman,…
Hikaru HayashiPerson · Music memorabiliaHikaru Hayashi was a Japanese composer, pianist and conductor. Hayashi is considered to be one of the most renowned and accomplished Japanese composers of the postwar period.
Hilarión EslavaPerson · Music memorabiliaMiguel Hilarión Eslava y Elizondo (21 October 1807 – 23 July 1878) was a Spanish composer and pedagogue.
Hubert Klyne HeadleyPerson · Music memorabiliaHubert Klyne Headley (1906–1996) was an American composer, musician, and educator.
Hugo StaehlePerson · Music memorabiliaHugo Staehle (21 June 1826, Fulda – 29 March 1848, Kassel) was a German composer.
Huseyngulu SarabskiPerson · Film memorabiliaHuseyngulu Sarabski (Hüseynqulu Sarabski), born Hüseynqulu Malik oğlu Rzayev (20 March 1879 – 16 February 1945), was an Azerbaijani opera singer (tenor), composer, playwright, stage actor,…
Ian WilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Wilson (born 26 December 1964) is an Irish composer.
Ignacy Feliks DobrzyńskiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński. Portrait by Maksymilian Fajans.
Ignacy Jan PaderewskiPerson · Music memorabiliaIgnacy Jan Paderewski (6 November 1860 [or 1859] – 29 June 1941) was a Polish pianist, composer, philanthropist, and statesman.
Ignaz BrüllPerson · Music memorabiliaIgnaz Brüll (7 November 1846 – 17 September 1907) was a pianist and composer from Austria-Hungary. Ignaz Brüll was born in Moravia, he lived and worked in Vienna.
Ignaz HolzbauerPerson · Music memorabiliaIgnaz Jakob Holzbauer (18 September 1711 – 7 April 1783) was an Austrian composer of symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music, and a member of the Mannheim school.
Ignaz PleyelPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
Igor StravinskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945).
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…
Ildar AbdrazakovPerson · Music memorabiliaIldàr Amìrovich Abdrazàkov (Abdrazaqov İldar Ämir ulı; born 26 September 1976) is a Russian bass opera singer. Honoured Artist of Russia (2021).
Ildebrando D'ArcangeloPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — D'Arcangelo as Don Giovanni at the 2014 Salzburg Festival
Ilja HurníkPerson · Music memorabiliaIlja Hurník (25 November 1922 – 7 September 2013) was a Czech composer and essayist.
Inga NielsenPerson · Music memorabiliaInga Nielsen (2 June 1946 – 10 February 2008) was a Danish soprano who had an active international opera career from 1971 to 2006.
Ingeborg HallsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaIngeborg Hallstein (born 23 May 1936) is a German coloratura soprano, known for the purity and range of her voice.
Ingvar WixellPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Gustaf Ingvar Wixell (7 May 1931 8 October 2011) was a Swedish baritone who had an active international career in operas and concerts from 1955 to 2003.
Irina ArkhipovaPerson · Music memorabiliaIrina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (Vetoshkina, 2 January 192511 February 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer.
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.
Isabella ColbranPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Isabella Colbran painted by Heinrich Schmidt
Isabelle AboulkerPerson · Music memorabiliaIsabelle Aboulker (born 23 October 1938) is a French composer, particularly known for her operas and other vocal works.
Ivan RebroffPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan Rebroff (born Hans Rolf Rippert; 31 July 193127 February 2008) was a German vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry, who rose to prominence for his distinct and extensive vocal range…
Ivan ZajcPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan von Zajc (also Ivan plemeniti Zajc, Giovanni de Zaytz; pron; August 3, 1832 – December 16, 1914) was a Croatian composer, conductor, director, and teacher who dominated Croatia's…
Ivo TijardovićArtist · PaintingsIvo Tijardović (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐːʋo tǐjaːrdoʋit͡ɕ]; 18 September 1895 – 19 March 1976) was a Croatian composer, writer and painter.
Jacopo ForoniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jacopo Foroni c.
Jacques IbertPerson · Music memorabiliaJacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music.
Jacques OffenbachPerson · Music memorabiliaJacques Offenbach (20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario.
Jakov GotovacPerson · Music memorabiliaJakov Gotovac (jâkoʋ gǒtovat͡s; October 11, 1895October 16, 1982) was a Croatian composer and conductor of classical music.
Jan Ladislav DussekPerson · Music memorabiliaJan Ladislav Dussek (baptised Jan Václav Dusík, with surname also written as Duschek or Düssek; 12 February 1760 – 20 March 1812) was a Czech classical period composer and virtuoso pianist.
Ján Levoslav BellaPerson · Music memorabiliaJán Levoslav Bella (German Johann Leopold Bella; 4 September 1843 – 25 May 1936) was a Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher, who wrote in the spirit of the Nationalist Romantic…
Jan van GilsePerson · Music memorabiliaJan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse (11 May 1881 – 8 September 1944) was a Dutch conductor and composer. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera Thijl (1940).
Jānis MediņšPerson · Music memorabiliaJānis Mediņš (October 9, 1890 – March 4, 1966) was a Latvian composer.
Jean AbsilPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean Absil
Jean FrançaixPerson · Music memorabiliaJean René Désiré Françaix (lang; 23 May 1912 – 25 September 1997) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator known for his prolific output and vibrant style.
Jean MartinonPerson · Music memorabiliaJean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (also known as Jean Martinon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁtinɔ̃]); 10 January 1910 – 1 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer.
Jean-Baptiste LullyPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Baptiste Lully (born Giovanni Battista Lulli; – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style.
Jean-Benjamin de La BordePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Benjamin de La Borde
Jean-Georges KastnerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Jean-Georges Kastner (1867)
Jean-Joseph MouretPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Joseph Mouret (11 April 1682 in Avignon, Papal States – 10 December 1738 in Charenton-le-Pont) was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of…
Jean-Michel DamasePerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Michel Damase (ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl damaz; 27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013) was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music.
Jean-Paul-Égide MartiniPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Paul-Égide Martini, also known as Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (31 August 1741 – 14 February 1816) was a French composer of German birth during the classical period.
Jean-Yves Daniel-LesurPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Jean-Yves Lesur (19 November 1908 – 2 July 2002) was a French organist and composer. He was the son of the composer Alice Lesur.
Jenny LindPerson · Film memorabiliaJohanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (Madame Goldschmidt) (6 October 18202 November 1887), was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale".
Jenö HubayPerson · Music memorabilia
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.
Joachim Nicolas EggertPerson · Music memorabiliaJoachim Nicolas Eggert (22 February 1779 – 14 April 1813) was a Swedish composer and musical director.
Joachim RaffPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Joachim Raff (27 May 182224 or 25 June 1882) was a Swiss composer, pedagogue and pianist.
Joanna BruzdowiczPerson · Music memorabiliaJoanna Bruzdowicz (17 May 1943 – 3 November 2021) was a Polish composer.
João de Sousa CarvalhoPerson · Music memorabiliaJoão de Sousa Carvalho (22 February 1745c. 1798) was the foremost Portuguese composer of his generation.
João Domingos BomtempoPerson · Music memorabiliaJoão Domingos Bomtempo (also Buontempo; Lisbon, 28 December 1775 – Lisbon, 18 August 1842) was a Portuguese classical pianist, composer and pedagogue.
Johann Abraham Peter SchulzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747 – 10 June 1800) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and…
Johann Adam HillerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adam Hiller (25 December 1728 – 16 June 1804) was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera.
Johann Adolf HassePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music.
Johann AndréPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann André (28 March 1741 – 18 June 1799) was a German musician, composer and music publisher of the Classical period. He was born and died in Offenbach am Main.
Johann Baptist VanhalPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech composer of the Classical period. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna.
Johann Ernst EberlinPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Ernst Eberlin (27 March 1702 – 19 June 1762) was a German composer and organist whose works bridge the baroque and classical eras. He was a composer of church organ and choral music.
Johann Friedrich AgricolaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music.
Johann Friedrich FaschPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Fasch (15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was a German violinist and composer. Much of his music is in the Baroque-Classical transitional style known as galant.
Johann Friedrich ReichardtPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Reichardt (25 November 1752 – 27 June 1814) was a German composer, writer and music critic.
Johann Georg ConradiPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Georg Conradi (1645 in Oettingen – 22 May 1699) was a German composer. He was, with Johann Theile, Nicolaus Adam Strungk, Johann Philipp Fortsch, Johann Wolfgang Franck and Johann…
Johann Gottlieb NaumannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Naumann in 1780, by his brother Friedrich Gotthard Naumann
Johann Joseph FuxPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Johann Joseph Fux
Johann KriegerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Krieger (28 December 1651 – 18 July 1735) was a German composer and organist, younger brother of Johann Philipp Krieger.
Johann Melchior MolterPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Melchior Molter (10 February 1696 – 12 January 1765) was a German composer and violinist of the late Baroque period.
Johann Nepomuk HummelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.
Johann Peter PixisPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Johann Peter Pixis
Johann SchobertPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Schobert (c. 1720, 1735 or 1740 – 28 August 1767) was a composer and harpsichordist.
Johann Simon MayrPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann(es) Simon Mayr (also spelled Majer, Mayer, Maier), also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr (14 June 1763 – 2 December 1845), was a German composer.
Johann TheilePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Theile (29 July 1646 – 24 June 1724) was a German composer of the Baroque era, famous for the opera Adam und Eva, Der erschaffene, gefallene und aufgerichtete Mensch, first performed…
Johannes Maria StaudPerson · Music memorabiliaJohannes Maria Staud (born 17 August 1974) is an Austrian composer. His works have been performed internationally by major orchestras, ensembles, and soloists, and he has received several…
Johannes SchenckPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Johann Schenck by Constantijn Netscher.jpg
John Philip SousaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for US military marches.
John StanleyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — John Stanley
John TavenerAuthor · BooksSir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer of choral religious works.
Joly Braga SantosPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Manuel Joly Braga Santos, ComSE (May 14, 1924July 18, 1988) was a Portuguese composer and conductor, who was born and died in Lisbon. He wrote six symphonies.
Jonathan HarveyPerson · Music memorabiliaJonathan Dean Harvey (3 May 1939 – 4 December 2012) was a British composer. He held teaching positions at universities and music conservatories in Europe and the United States.
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;
Jorma PanulaPerson · Music memorabiliaJorma Juhani Panula (born 10 August 1930) is a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting.
José María UsandizagaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — José María Usandizaga in 1915
José Maurício Nunes GarciaPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Maurício Nunes Garcia (September 20, 1767 – April 18, 1830) was a Brazilian composer and priest, who is known as one of the greatest exponents of the Classical style in the Americas.
José SerranoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Statue of Serrano in València
Josef DessauerPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Dessauer (28 May 1798 in Prague – 8 July 1876 in Mödling, near Vienna), was a composer from the Austrian Empire who wrote many popular songs, and also some less successful operas.
Josef HellmesbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Heinrich Georg Hellmesberger Jr. (9 April 1855 – 26 April 1907), also known as Pepi Hellmesberger, was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor.
Josef Matthias HauerPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Matthias Hauer (March 19, 1883 – September 22, 1959) was an Austrian composer and music theorist.
Josef MyslivečekPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Mysliveček (9 March 1737 – 4 February 1781) was a Czech composer. He contributed to the formation of late eighteenth-century classicism in music.
Josef RheinbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839 – 25 November 1901) was a composer and organist from Liechtenstein, residing in Bavaria for most of his life.
Josef WagnerPerson · Music memorabiliaJosef Franz Wagner (20 March 1856 – 5 June 1908) was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer. He is sometimes referred to as "The Austrian March King".
Joseph FriebertPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Joseph Friebert (4 December 1724 – 6 August 1799), also known as Giuseppe Fribert, was an Austrian opera singer and composer.
Joseph Martin KrausPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Martin Kraus (20 June 1756 – 15 December 1792), was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire.
Joseph SchmidtPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Schmidt (4 March 1904 – 16 November 1942) was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian Jewish tenor.
Joseph SchubertPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Schubert (20 December 1754 – 28 July 1837) was a German composer, violinist, and violist.
Joseph TouchemoulinPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Touchemoulin (23 October 1727 – 25 October 1801) was a French violinist and composer of the classical period who mainly worked in Bonn and Regensburg.
Joseph WeiglPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Weigl (28 March 1766 – 3 February 1846) was an Austrian composer and conductor.
Joseph WölflPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Joseph Woelfl
Jovdat HajiyevPerson · Music memorabiliaAhmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (Əhməd-Cövdət İsmayıl oğlu Hacıyev / Әһмәд-Ҹөвдәт Исмајыл оғлу Һаҹыјев, June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major Azerbaijani composers of the…

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