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Nicola VaccaiPerson · Music memorabiliaNicola Vaccai (15 March 1790 – 5 or 6 August 1848) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas, and a voice teacher.
Nicola van WesterhoutPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Niccolò van Westerhout
Nicolas NabokovPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nicolas Nabokov (left) with his cousin, the writer Vladimir Nabokov (c.
Nicolas-Charles BochsaPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert-Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (9 August 1789 – 6 January 1856) was a French harpist and composer.
Nicolò CocconPerson · Music memorabiliaNicolò Coccon (10 August 1826 – 4 August 1903) was an Italian composer, conductor, organist and teacher from Venice.
Nicolò GabrielliPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Nicolò Gabrielli
Nie ErPerson · Music memorabilia
Niels Viggo BentzonPerson · Film memorabiliaNiels Viggo Bentzon (24 August 1919 – 25 April 2000) was a Danish composer and pianist.
Nikita BogoslovskyAuthor · BooksNikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky (22 May 19134 April 2004) was a Soviet and Russian composer.
Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five.
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.
Oliver KnussenPerson · Music memorabiliaStuart Oliver Knussen (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer of contemporary classical music and conductor.
Olivier GreifPerson · Music memorabiliaOlivier Greif, born in Paris on January 3, 1950 and died in Paris on May 13, 2000, was a French composer.
Óscar EspláPerson · Music memorabiliaÓscar Esplá y Triay (5 August 1886 – 6 January 1976) was a Spanish composer. The Conservatorio Superior de Música (conservatory) of the city of Alicante is dedicated to him.
Oscar FeltsmanPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Borisovich Feltsman (Ukrainian &; 18 February 1921 – 3 February 2013) was a Ukrainian-born composer.
Oscar Hammerstein IPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Hammerstein I (8 May 1846 – 1 August 1919) was a German-born businessman, theater impresario, and composer in New York City.
Oscar StrasnoyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hermenegildo Sábat, Oscar Strasnoy, Matthew Jocelyn (2012)
Oscar StrausPerson · Music memorabiliaOscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954) was a Viennese composer of operettas, film scores, and songs.
Oskar MerikantoPerson · Music memorabiliaOskar Merikanto (born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 186817 February 1924) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist.
Otmar MáchaPerson · Music memorabiliaOtmar Mácha (2 October 1922 in Mariánské Hory, Ostrava
Otto NicolaiPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (9 June 1810 – 11 May 1849) was a German composer, conductor, and one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Pascal CollassePerson · Music memorabiliaPascal Collasse (or Colasse) (22 January 1649 (baptised) – 17 July 1709) was a French composer of the Baroque era.
Pasquale AnfossiPerson · Music memorabiliaPasquale Anfossi (5 April 1727 – February 1797) was an Italian opera composer. Pasquale Anfossi was born in Taggia, Republic of Genoa, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini,…
Patricia PetibonPerson · Music memorabiliaPatricia Josette Petibon (patʁisja pətibɔ̃; born 27 February 1970) is a French soprano.
Paul BowlesPhotographer · PhotographyPaul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910November 18, 1999) was an American composer, author, and translator.
Paul DukasPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Abraham Dukas (lang 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher.
Paul GraenerPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Graener (11 January 1872 – 13 November 1944) was a German composer and conductor. He composed numerous operas and orchestral works in the style of late Romanticism.
Paul HindemithPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Hindemith (POWL HIN-də-mit; German: [ˌpaʊ̯l ˈhɪndəmɪt]; 16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor.
Paul Le FlemPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic.
Paul VidalPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Paul Vidal, 1924
Paul von KlenauPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul August von Klenau (11 February 1883 – 31 August 1946) was a Danish-born composer who worked primarily in Germany and Austria.
Pavel BořkovecPerson · Music memorabiliaPavel Bořkovec (10 June 1894 – 22 July 1972) was a Czech composer and music teacher.
Pavel KoganPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Moscow.
Pavel VranickýPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Wranitzky (Pavel Vranický; 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer.
Perttu KivilaaksoPerson · Music memorabiliaPerttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso (born 11 May 1978) is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica.
Peter Arnold HeisePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Peter Arnold Heise.
Peter BenoitPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Benoit (17 August 18348 March 1901) was a Flemish composer from the kingdom of Belgium.
Peter CorneliusPerson · Music memorabilia
Péter EötvösPerson · Music memorabiliaPéter Eötvös (pron; 2 January 194424 March 2024) was a Hungarian composer, conductor and academic teacher.
Peter Josef von LindpainterPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Josef von Lindpaintner (8 December 1791 – 21 August 1856) was a German composer and conductor.
Peter Lange-MüllerPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1 December 1850 – 26 February 1926) was a Danish composer and pianist.
Peter Racine FrickerPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Racine Fricker (5 September 19201 February 1990) was an English composer, among the first to establish his career entirely after the Second World War.
Peter SchreierPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Schreier (29 July 1935 – 25 December 2019) was a German tenor in opera, concert and lied, and a conductor. He was regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of the 20th century.
Petronio FranceschiniPerson · Music memorabiliaPetronio Franceschini (Bologna, January 9, 1651 – Venice, December 4, 1680) was a Baroque composer from Italy.
Pierre GaveauxPerson · Music memorabiliaPortrait by Edmé Quenedey after a physionotrace (1821).
Pierre GavinièsPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre Gaviniès (11 May 1728 – 8 September 1800) was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.
Pierre-Louis DietschPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre-Louis-Philippe Dietsch (also Dietch, Dietzch, Dietz) (17 March 1808 – 20 February 1865) was a French composer and conductor, perhaps best remembered for the much anthologized Ave…
Pieter van MalderePerson · Music memorabiliaPieter van Maldere, known also as Pierre van Maldere (16 October 1729 – 1 November 1768) was a Flemish violinist and composer.
Pietro Abbà CornagliaPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Abbà Cornaglia (20 March 1851 – 2 May 1894) was an Italian organist, concert pianist, and composer.
Pietro Alessandro GuglielmiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
Pietro CanonicaPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Canonica (1 March 1869 – 8 June 1959) was an Italian sculptor, painter, opera composer, professor of arts and senator for life.
Pietro ChiariniPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Chiarini (circa 1717; Brescia – 1765; Cremona) was an Italian composer.
Pietro Filippo ScarlattiPerson · Music memorabiliaScarlattiPietro Filippo Scarlatti (5 January 1679 – 22 February 1750) was an Italian composer, organist, and choirmaster.
Pietro MascagniPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas.
Pietro RaimondiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pietro Raimondi
Piotr BeczałaPerson · Music memorabiliaPiotr Beczała (Polish pronunciation); born 28 December 1966) is a Polish operatic tenor with an international career based primarily in Europe and the United States.
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period.
Rachel PortmanPerson · Music memorabiliaRachel Mary Berkeley Portman (born 11 December 1960) is a British composer. She was the first female composer to win the Academy Award for Best Original Score (for Emma), and was nominated…
Rafael HernandoPerson · Music memorabiliaRafael José Maria Hernando y Palomar (31 May 1822, in Madrid – 10 July 1888, in Madrid) was a Spanish composer of zarzuelas, being that his contributions to the genre lead to the…
Ralph BenatzkyPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Benatzky (5 June 1884 – 16 October 1957) was a Czech-Austrian composer. He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), The White Horse Inn…
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsAuthor · BooksRalph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral…
Ramón HumetPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ramon Humet
Ramón VinayPerson · Music memorabiliaRamón Vinay (August 31, 1911 – January 4, 1996) was a famous Chilean operatic tenor with a powerful, dramatic voice.
Raoul de PugnoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Raoul Pugno in 1897
Raoul GunsbourgPerson · Music memorabiliaRaoul Samuel Gunsbourg (January 6, 1860, in Bucharest – May 31, 1955, in Monte Carlo) was a Jewish-Romania-born opera director, impresario, composer and writer.
Raoul KoczalskiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Raoul Koczalski
Raoul LaparraAuthor · BooksIllustration — Raoul Laparra (1931)
Regina ResnikPerson · Film memorabiliaRegina Resnik (born Regina Resnick, August 30, 1922 – August 8, 2013) was an American opera singer who had an active international career that spanned five decades.
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.
Renzo RosselliniPerson · Music memorabiliaRenzo Rossellini (2 February 1908 – 13 May 1982) was an Italian composer, music critic, and music educator.
Revol BuninPerson · Music memorabiliaRevol Samuilovich Bunin (6 April 1924, in Moscow – 4 July 1976, in Moscow) was a Soviet composer.
Reynaldo HahnPerson · Music memorabiliaReynaldo Hahn de Echenagucia (9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer of Venezuelan birth.
Ricardo CastroPerson · Music memorabiliaRicardo Rafael de la Santísima Trinidad Castro Herrera (7 February 1864 – 27 November 1907) was a Mexican concert pianist and composer, considered the last romantic of the time of Porfirio…
Riccardo BroschiPerson · Music memorabiliaRiccardo Broschi (c. 1698 – 1756) was a composer of baroque music and the brother of the opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli.
Richard FarberPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Image of Richard Farber
Richard HeubergerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Richard Heuberger
Richard StraussPerson · Music memorabiliaStrauss#Richard Strauss (disambiguation)Richard Strauss (disambiguation)
Richard TauberPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian lyric tenor and film actor.
Robert AshleyPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Reynolds Ashley (March 28, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American composer, who was best known for his "television operas" and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate…
Robert CambertPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Cambert (c. 1628–1677) was a French composer principally of opera.
Robert FuchsPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Fuchs (15 February 1847 – 19 February 1927) was an Austrian composer and music 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 MerrillPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Merrill (June 4, 1917 – October 23, 2004) was an American operatic baritone and actor, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit.
Robert StolzAuthor · BooksRobert Elisabeth Stolz (lang; 25 August 188027 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music.
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 AlagnaPerson · Music memorabiliaRoberto Alagna (born 7 June 1963) is a French operatic tenor. He obtained French citizenship in 1981, while also retaining his previous Italian citizenship.
Roberto SierraPerson · Music memorabiliaRoberto Sierra (born 9 October 1953) is a Puerto Rican composer of contemporary classical music.
Robin MilfordPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Robin Milford
Rodion ShchedrinPerson · Music memorabiliaRodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; 16 December 1932 – 29 August 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, and music teacher.
Rodolphe KreutzerPerson · Music memorabiliaRodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including La mort d'Abel (1810).
Roger SessionsPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music.
Roland-ManuelPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexis Roland-Manuel (22 March 18911 November 1966) was a French composer and critic, remembered mainly for his criticism.
Roman VladPerson · Music memorabiliaRoman Vlad (29 December 1919 – 21 September 2013) was a Romanian and Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist.
Romualdo MarencoPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Romualdo Marenco
Rosa PonsellePerson · Music memorabiliaRosa Ponzillo, known as Rosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981) was an American operatic dramatic soprano.
Rosa RaisaPerson · Music memorabiliaRosa Raisa (23 May 189328 September 1963) was a Polish-born and Italian-trained Russian and Jewish operatic dramatic soprano who became a naturalized American.
Rudi StephanPerson · Music memorabiliaRudi Stephan (29 July 1887 – 29 September 1915) was a German composer of great promise who was considered one of the leading talents of his generation.
Rudolf Wagner-RégenyPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolf Wagner-Régeny (28 August 1903, Szászrégen, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Reghin, Romania) – 18 September 1969, Berlin) was a composer, conductor, and…
Rued LanggaardPerson · Music memorabiliaRued Langgaard (Danish: [ˈʁuðˀ ˈlɑŋˌkɒˀ]; born Rud Immanuel Langgaard; 28 July 1893 – 10 July 1952) was a late-Romantic Danish composer and organist.
Ruggero LeoncavalloPerson · Music memorabiliaRuggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist.
Salvador Brotons i SolerPerson · Music memorabiliaSalvador Brotons (born 17 July 1959) is a Catalan composer, conductor, and flautist.
Salvatore ViganòPerson · Music memorabiliaSalvatore Viganò (March 25, 1769 – August 10, 1821) was an Italian choreographer, dancer and composer.
Samuel AdlerPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Adler was a German and American conductor, composer, musicologist, music educator, university teacher and music arranger (born 1928).
Samuel ArnoldPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Arnold (10 August 1740 – 22 October 1802) was an English composer and organist.
Saverio MercadantePerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 179517 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas.
Sergei Ivanovich TaneyevPerson · Music memorabiliaSergey Ivanovich Taneyev (pron; –) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author.
Sergei ProkofievPerson · Music memorabiliaSergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (– 5 March 1953)While Prokofiev himself believed 11/23 April to be his birth date, the posthumous discovery of his birth certificate showed that he was actually…
Sergei SlonimskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sergei Slonimsky in October 2017
Sergio OrtegaAuthor · BooksSergio Ortega was a Chilean and French composer, pianist, poet, politician and musician (1938–2003). He was born in Antofagasta and died in Paris.
Sergio RendinePerson · Music memorabiliaSergio Rendine (7 September 1954 – 21 April 2023) was an Italian composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, cantatas and chamber 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.
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.
Siegfried WagnerPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Helferich Richard Wagner (6 June 18694 August 1930) was a German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner.
Siegmund von HauseggerPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegmund von Hausegger (16 August 1872 – 10 October 1948) was an Austrian composer and conductor.
Sigismond ThalbergPerson · Music memorabiliaSigismond Thalberg (8 January 1812 – 27 April 1871) was an Austrian composer and one of the most distinguished virtuoso pianists of the 19th century.
Sigismund von NeukommPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sigismund von Neukomm
Silvestro PalmaPerson · Music memorabiliaSilvestro Palma sometimes De Palma or Da Palma (March 15, 1754 – August 8, 1834) was an Italian composer, primarily of operas.
Simon SechterPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon Sechter (11 October 1788 – 10 September 1867) was an Austrian music theorist, composer, conductor, and organist.
Sophie BawrPerson · Music memorabiliaBaroness Sophie de Bawr (8 October 1773 – 31 December 1860), born Alexandrine-Sophie Goury de Champgrand, was a French writer, playwright and composer, also known as "Comtesse de…

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