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Musicologists

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

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Roger MarshPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger Marsh (born 10 December 1949) is a British composer and retired academic.
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.
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.
Rudolf SteinerArtist · SculptureRudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (lang; 27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian New Age guru, philosopher, occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed…
Rudolph RetiPerson · Music memorabiliaRudolph Reti, also Réti (November 27, 1885 – February 7, 1957), was a musical analyst, composer and pianist.
Ry CooderPerson · Music memorabiliaRyland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer.
Salomon de CausDesigner · DesignSalomon de Caus (1576, Dieppe – 1626, Paris) was a French engineer and architect.
Salomon JadassohnPerson · Music memorabiliaSalomon Jadassohn (13 August 1831 – 1 February 1902) was a German pianist, composer, and teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory.
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.
Sebald HeydenPerson · Music memorabiliaSebald Heyden (8 December 1499 – 9 July 1561) was a German musicologist, cantor, theologian, hymn-writer and religious poet.
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.
Sem DresdenPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel "Sem" Dresden (April 20, 1881 in Amsterdam – July 30, 1957 at The Hague) was a Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher.
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
Sethus CalvisiusPerson · Music memorabiliaSethus Calvisius or Setho Calvisio, originally Seth Kalwitz (21 February 1556 – 24 November 1615), was a German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher of the late…
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
Siegfried Wilhelm DehnPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Wilhelm (von) Dehn (24 or 25 February 1799 – 12 April 1858) was a German music theorist, editor, teacher and librarian.
Sigmund SpaethPerson · Music memorabiliaSigmund Gottfried Spaeth (April 10, 1885 – November 11, 1965) was an American musicologist who sought to de-mystify classical music for the general public.
Silvestre RevueltasPerson · Music memorabiliaSilvestre Revueltas Sánchez (December 31, 1899 – October 5, 1940) was a Mexican classical music composer, a violinist, and conductor.
Simon SechterPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon Sechter (11 October 1788 – 10 September 1867) was an Austrian music theorist, composer, conductor, and organist.
Solomon VolkovAuthor · BooksSolomon Moiseyevich Volkov (born 17 April 1944) is a Russian journalist and musicologist.
Spiridon MelikyanPerson · Music memorabiliaSpiridon Melikyan (Armenian: Սպիրիդոն Ավետիսի Մելիքյան; 1 December 1880; – 4 April 1933) was an Armenian musicologist, composer, choirmaster, and teacher.
Stanyslav LiudkevychPerson · Music memorabiliaStanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych (Stanisław Ludkiewicz; 24 January 1879 – 10 September 1979) was a Ukrainian and Soviet composer, theorist, teacher and musical activist.[1] He was a People's…
Stefan AskenasePerson · Music memorabiliaStefan Askenase (10 July 189618 October 1985) was a Polish-Belgian classical pianist and pedagogue.
Stefania Turkevych-LukiianovychPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The composer as a young woman in 1920
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.
Sylvain DupuisPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sylvain Dupuis
Sylvia Townsend WarnerAuthor · BooksSylvia Nora Townsend Warner (6 December 1893 – 1 May 1978) was an English novelist, poet and musicologist, known for works such as the novels Lolly Willowes (1926) and The Corner That Held…
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…
Teodulo MabelliniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Teodulo Mabellini
Theodor KullakPerson · Music memorabiliaTheodor Kullak (12 September 1818 – 1 March 1882) was a German pianist, composer and teacher.
Theodor von FrimmelPerson · Music memorabiliaTheodor von Frimmel, fully Theodor von Frimmel-Traisenau (15 December 1853 – 3 December 1928), was an Austrian art historian, musicologist and Beethoven biographer.
Theodor W. AdornoAuthor · BooksTheodor W. Adorno (born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic.
Therese BrunsvikPerson · Music memorabiliaKorompai Brunszvik Teréz grófnő
Thomas CampbellAuthor · BooksThomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet at the intersection of the neoclassical with the Romantic style of British poetry.
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
Ture RangströmPerson · Music memorabiliaAnders Johan Ture Rangström (30 November 1884 – 11 May 1947) belonged to a new generation of Swedish composers who, in the first decade of the 20th century, introduced modernism to their…
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.
Vincenzo GalileiPerson · Music memorabiliaVincenzo Galilei (3 April 1520 – 2 July 1591) was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist.
Vishnu Narayan BhatkhandePerson · Music memorabiliaVishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (10 August 1860 – 19 September 1936) was an Indian music theorist who wrote the first modern treatise on Hindustani classical music, an art which had been…
Vittorio GuiPerson · Music memorabiliaVittorio Gui (14 September 1885 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian conductor, composer, musicologist and critic.
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.
Walter DraegerPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Draeger (14 December 1888 – 24 January 1976) was a German composer and music educator.
Walter PistonPerson · Music memorabiliaWalter Hamor Piston, Jr. (January 20, 1894 – November 12, 1976), was an American composer of classical music, music theorist, and professor of music at Harvard University.
Walter ScottAuthor · BooksSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature.
Wanda LandowskaPerson · Music memorabiliaWanda Aleksandra Landowska (5 July 1879 – 16 August 1959) was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large…
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.
Wilhelm Heinrich RiehlPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Heinrich Riehl (6 May 1823, Biebrich – 16 November 1897, Munich) was a German professor, journalist, novelist, and folklorist.
Wilhelm KempffPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff (25 November 1895 – 23 May 1991) was a German pianist, teacher and composer.
Wilhelm KienzlPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Kienzl (17 January 1857 – 3 October 1941) was an Austrian composer.
Wilhelm RustPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wilhelm Rust in 1885
Willem AndriessenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Willem Andriessen
Willi ApelAuthor · BooksWilli Apel (10 October 1893 – 14 March 1988) was a German-American musicologist and noted author of a number of books devoted to music.
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.
William Tans'urPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — William Tans'ur
Willy HessPerson · Music memorabiliaWilly Hess (14 July 185917 February 1939) was a German violinist and violin teacher.
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.
Włodzimierz KotońskiTerminology · Music memorabiliaWłodzimierz Kotoński (23 August 1925 – 4 September 2014) was a Polish composer.
Wojciech BobowskiAuthor · BooksWojciech Bobowski or Ali Ufki (also Albertus Bobovius, Ali Bey, Santurî Ali Ufki; 1610–1675) was a Polish, later Ottoman musician and dragoman in the Ottoman Empire.
Wolfgang RihmPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Michael Rihm (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʁiːm]; 13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe.
Wolfgang SchmiederPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Schmieder (May 29, 1901 – November 8, 1990) was a German music librarian and musicologist.
Wolfram HeickingPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfram Heicking (19 May 1927 – 19 August 2023) was a German composer, musicologist and professor at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin.
Woody GuthriePerson · Music memorabiliaWoodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music.
Xavier DarassePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Xavier Darasse (right) giving a piano lesson, 10 December 1965
Yuri KholopovPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Yuri Kholopov in 2001, Moscow
Zdeněk NejedlýAuthor · BooksZdeněk Nejedlý (10 February 1878 – 9 March 1962) was a Czech musicologist, historian, music critic, author, and politician whose ideas dominated the cultural life of what is now the Czech…
Zoltán GárdonyiPerson · Music memorabiliaZoltán Gárdonyi (ˈzoltaːn ˈɡaːrdoɲi; 25 April 1906 – 27 June 1986) was a Hungarian composer and musicologist. He taught at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music for 26 years.

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