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Organists

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

Achille PhilipPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Camille Casimir Achille Philip (12 October 1878 - 12 November 1959) was a French organist, composer, conductor and pedagogue.
Agathe Backer GrøndahlPerson · Music memorabiliaAgathe Ursula Backer Grøndahl (1 December 1847 – 4 June 1907) was a Norwegian pianist and composer.
Agostino SteffaniPerson · Music memorabiliaAgostino Steffani (25 July 165412 February 1728) was an Italian bishop, polymath, diplomat and composer.
Aivars KalējsPerson · Music memorabiliaAivars Kalējs (April 22, 1951, Riga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian composer, organist and pianist.
Albert Hay MalottePerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Hay Malotte (May 19, 1895 – November 16, 1964) was an American pianist, organist, composer and educator, best known for his musical setting of "The Lord's Prayer".
Alberto NepomucenoPerson · Music memorabiliaAlberto Nepomuceno (July 6, 1864October 16, 1920) was a Brazilian composer and conductor.
Alexander GoedickePerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Fyodorovich Goedicke (Aleksandr Fyodorovich Gyodike; 4 March 18779 July 1957) was a Russian and Soviet composer and pianist.
Alexander ReinaglePerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Robert Reinagle (23 April 1756 – 21 September 1809) was an English-born American composer, organist, and theater musician.
Alexandre GeorgesPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alexandre Georges (1903)
Alexandre GuilmantPerson · Music memorabiliaFélix-Alexandre Guilmant (French pronunciation: [feliks alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡilmɑ̃]; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer.
Alexis ContantPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Pierre Alexis Contant (12 November 1858 – 28 November 1918) was a Canadian composer, organist, pianist, and music educator.
Alfred Hans ZollerPerson · Music memorabiliaAlfred Hans Zoller (6 October 1928 – 14 October 2006) was a German composer, jazz pianist, church musician and organist.
Alfred SittardPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alfred Sittard 1906
André IsoirPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Jean-Marie Isoir (20 July 1935 – 20 July 2016) was a French organist and pedagogue.
André MessagerPerson · Music memorabiliaAndré Charles Prosper Messager (lang; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor.
André RaisonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A drawing of the front of the church of the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève, in Paris, where Raison worked. The building was demolished after 1800.
Andrea da FirenzePerson · Music memorabiliaAndreas de Florentia (also known as Andrea da Firenze, Andrea de' Servi, Andrea degli Organi and Andrea di Giovanni;
Andrea LuchesiPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrea Luca Luchesi (also spelled Lucchesi; 23 May 1741 – 21 March 1801) was an Italian composer. He knew Mozart and Beethoven.
Andrea MarconPerson · Music memorabiliaAndrea Marcon (born 6 February 1963 in Treviso, Italy) is an Italian conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and scholar. In 1997, he founded the Venice Baroque Orchestra.
Andreas WerckmeisterPerson · Music memorabiliaAndreas Werckmeister (November 30, 1645 – October 26, 1706) was a German organist, music theorist, and composer of the Baroque era.
Angelo BerardiPerson · Music memorabiliaAngelo Berardi (c. 1636 in Sant'Agata Feltria – 9 April 1694 in Rome) was an Italian music theorist and composer.
Ann MounseyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ann S. Mounsey
Anton BrucknerPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Anton Bruckner (4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets.
Anton HeillerPerson · Music memorabiliaAnton Heiller (15 September 1923 – 25 March 1979) was an Austrian organist, harpsichordist, composer and conductor.
Antonín DvořákPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonín Leopold Dvořák (8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the…
Antonio de CabezahuecaPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio de Cabezón (30 March 1510 – 26 March 1566) was a Spanish Renaissance composer and organist.
Antonio QuintavallePerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Quintavalle (c. 1665) was an Italian opera composer.
Arnolt SchlickPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Illustration from the title page of Schlick's Spiegel der Orgelmacher und Organisten (1511), the first German treatise on organ building and performance
Arthur FootePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Arthur Foote as a young man
Arthur SullivanPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Sullivan in 1888
Ascanio MayonePerson · Music memorabiliaAscanio Mayone (ca. 1565 – 1627) was a Neapolitan composer and harpist.
Attilio AriostiPerson · Music memorabiliaAttilio Malachia Ariosti (or Frate Ottavio) (5 November 1666 – 1729) was a Servite Friar and Italian composer in the Baroque style.
August ConradiPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Conradi (27 June 1821 – 26 May 1873) was a German organist and composer.
Barbara HarbachPerson · Music memorabiliaBarbara Harbach (born February 14, 1946) is an American composer, harpsichordist, organist, and teacher. Since 2004, she taught music at the University of Missouri-St.
Barry CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Southend-on-Sea.
Benedetto PallavicinoPerson · Music memorabiliaBenedetto Pallavicino (c. 1551 – 26 November 1601) was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance.
Benedictus BunsPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Benedictus Buns in the religious habit of the Carmelites
Bengt HambraeusPerson · Music memorabiliaBengt Hambraeus (29 January 1928 – 21 September 2000) was a Swedish-Canadian organist, composer and musicologist.
Benjamin CarrPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Benjamin Carr by John Sartain after John Clarendon Darley
Bernard FoccroullePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bernard Foccroulle
Bernardo PasquiniPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bernardo Pasquini
Biagio BellottiDesigner · DesignBiagio Giuseppe Maria Bellotti (26 February 1714 in Busto Arsizio – 5 August 1789 in Busto Arsizio) was an Italian painter, architect, sculptor, musician and canon.
Blas PareraPerson · Music memorabiliaBlas Parera Moret (3 February 1776 – 7 January 1840) was a Spanish music composer and teacher. He lived his part of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Bo HanssonPerson · Music memorabiliaBo Hansson (10 April 1943 – 23 April 2010), also known as Bosse Hansson, was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental progressive rock studio albums released throughout the…
Camillo SchumannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Memorial stone for Camillo Schumann in Königstein, erected in 1972
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras.
Carles BaguerPerson · Music memorabiliaCarlos (or Carles) Baguer (March 1768 – 29 February 1808) was a Spanish classical era composer and organist.
Carlo CaproliPerson · Music memorabiliaCarlo Caproli or Caprioli (c. 1614 – 1668), also called Carlo del Violino, was an Italian violinist, organist, and a leading composer of cantatas in mid-17th-century Italy.
Carlo Francesco PollaroloPerson · Music memorabiliaCarlo Francesco Pollarolo (ca. 1653 – 7 February 1723) was an Italian composer, organist, and music director.
Carolus LuythonPerson · Music memorabiliaCarolus Luython (French: Charles Luython; 1557 – 2 August 1620) was a late Renaissance composer of the "fifth generation" of the Franco-Flemish school.
Caspar EttPerson · Music memorabiliaCaspar Ett (5 January 1788, Eresing – 16 May 1847, Munich) was a German composer and organist.
Cecilia Maria BarthélemonPerson · Music memorabiliaCecilia Maria Barthélemon (1 September 1767 – 5 December 1859) was an English singer, composer, pianist, and organist.
César FranckPerson · Music memorabiliaCésar Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck (10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium.
Charles GounodPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gounod in 1860 soon after his greatest success, Faust
Charles TournemirePerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Arnould Tournemire (22 January 1870 – 3 or 4 November 1939) was a French composer and organist, notable partly for his improvisations, which were often rooted in the music of…
Charles Villiers StanfordPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic era.
Charles-Louis HanonPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles-Louis Hanon (2 July 181919 March 1900) was a French piano pedagogue and composer.
Christian Gottlob NeefePerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Gottlob Neefe (lang; 5 February 1748 – 28 January 1798) was a German opera composer and conductor. He was known as one of the first teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Christophe MoyreauPerson · Music memorabiliaChristophe Moyreau (4 April 1700 – 11 May 1774) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist.
Christopher TyePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Frontispiece of Christopher Tye's only published work, the Actes of the Apostles of 1553
Claude BalbastrePerson · Music memorabiliaClaude Balbastre (8 December 1724 – 9 May 1799) was a French composer, organist, harpsichordist and fortepianist. He was one of the most famous musicians of his time.
Clément LoretPerson · Music memorabiliaClément Loret (10 October 1833 – 14 February 1909) was an organist, music educator, and composer of Belgian origin, French naturalized.
Cornelis BoscoopPerson · Music memorabiliaCornelis Symonszoon Boscoop (or Buschop, Boskop) (died 1573) was a Dutch organist, singer, and composer.
Costanzo AntegnatiPerson · Music memorabiliaCostanzo Antegnati (9 December 1549 - 14 November 1624) was an organist, organ builder and composer.
Crato BütnerPerson · Music memorabiliaCrato Bütner (Sonneberg, 1616–1679) was a German Baroque composer who was kantor and organist in Danzig (Polish: Gdańsk), first at the hospital church of St Salvator, then at Gdańsk's…
Dag WirénPerson · Music memorabiliaDag Ivar Wirén (15 October 1905 – 19 April 1986) was a Swedish composer. Best known for his Serenade for Strings (1937), his career was mainly spent in Stockholm, aside from a stint in…
Daniel Gottlob TürkPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Gottlob Türk (10 August 1750 – 26 August 1813) was a German composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical period.
Diane BishPerson · Music memorabiliaDiane Joyce Bish (born May 25, 1941) is an American organist, composer, conductor, as well as executive producer and host of The Joy of Music television series.
Dietrich BuxtehudePerson · Music memorabiliaDieterich Buxtehude (lang; born Diderich Hansen Buxtehude; c. 1637 – 9 May 1707) was a Danish composer and organist of the middle Baroque era, whose works are typical of the North German…
Domenico ScarlattiPerson · Music memorabilia
Domenico ZipoliPerson · Music memorabiliaDomenico Zipoli (1688–1726) was an Italian composer from the Baroque period who worked in Córdoba, in the Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire (in modern Argentina).
Donald PatriquinPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald Patriquin (born October 21, 1938, in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian composer, organist, and choral conductor.
Doug InglePerson · Music memorabiliaDouglas Lloyd Ingle (September 9, 1945 – May 24, 2024) was an American musician, best known as the founder, organist, primary composer and lead vocalist for the band Iron Butterfly.
Edmund J. PendletonPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Edmund J. Pendleton
Édouard DevernayPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Devernay playing the choir organ of Notre-Dame des Victoires (Trouville-sur-Mer)
Eduard GrellPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Grell or August Eduard Grell (6 November 1800 – 10 August 1886) was a German composer, organist, and music teacher.
Egon PetriPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Egon Petri
Élisabeth Jacquet de La GuerrePerson · Music memorabiliaÉlisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (née Jacquet, 17 March 1665 – 27 June 1729) was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer.
Emil SjögrenPerson · Music memorabiliaJohan Gustav Emil Sjögren (16 June 1853 – 1 March 1918) was a Swedish organist and composer.
Emilio de' CavalieriPerson · Music memorabiliaEmilio de' Cavalieri (c. 155011 March 1602), or Emilio dei Cavalieri (the spellings "del" and "Cavaliere" are contemporary typographical errors), was an Italian composer, producer,…
Erasmus WidmannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erasmus Widmann
Erland von KochPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Erland von Koch at his summer residence in Ornö, Sweden, in 1952.
Ernst Wilhelm WolfPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Wilhelm Wolf (baptised 25 February 1735 – 29 or 30 November 1792) was a German composer.
Errol ParkerPerson · Music memorabiliaErrol Parker (né Raphaël Schecroun; 30 October 1925 – 2 July 1998) was a French-Algerian jazz pianist who played with Django Reinhardt, James Moody, Don Byas and Kenny Clarke, among others.
Eyvind AlnæsPerson · Music memorabiliaEyvind Alnæs (29 April 1872 – 24 December 1932) was a Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director.
Felix MendelssohnArtist · PaintingsJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic…
Ferdinand SchubertPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Ferdinand Schubert, Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber in 1850
Ferdinando BertoniPerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinando Gasparo Bertoni (15 August 1725 – 1 December 1813) was an Italian composer and organist.
Fernand de La TombellePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Fernand de La Tombelle
Flor PeetersPerson · Music memorabiliaFranciscus Florentinus Peeters, Baron Peeters (4 July 1903 – 4 July 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and academic teacher.
Francesco Antonio VallottiPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco Antonio Vallotti (11 June 1697 – 10 January 1780) was an Italian composer, music theorist, and organist.
Francesco CavalliPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period.
Francis Edward BachePerson · Music memorabiliaFrancis Edward Bache (14 September 183324 August 1858) was an English organist and composer.
Francisco FelicianoPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancisco Francisco Feliciano (19 February 1941 – 19 September 2014) was a Filipino composer and conductor. He was a National Artist of the Philippines for Music.
François CouperinPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Couperin (lang; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist.
Frank Michael BeyerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Frank Michael Beyer in 1993
František ŠkroupPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Škroup by Antonín Machek
Franz KrommerPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Krommer (František Vincenc Kramář; 27 November 1759 – 8 January 1831) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist.
Franz Xaver GruberPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the…
Frederik MaglePerson · Music memorabiliaFrederik Reesen Magle (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁeðˀʁek ˈmɑwlə, ˈfʁæðˀʁæk -]; born 17 April 1977) is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist.
Fridolin SicherPerson · Music memorabiliaFridolin Sicher (March 6, 1490 – June 13, 1546) was a Swiss composer and organist of the Renaissance.
Friedrich HögnerPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Johannes Paul Högner (11 July 1897 − 26 March 1981) was a German organist and church musician.
Friedrich Wilhelm ZachowPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Wilhelm Zachow or Zachau (14 November 1663 – 7 August 1712) was a German musician and composer of vocal and keyboard music.
Gabriel FauréPerson · Music memorabiliaGabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher.
Gabriel PiernéPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Constant Gabriel Pierné (16 August 1863 – 17 July 1937) was a French composer, conductor, pianist and organist.
Gaetano GrecoPerson · Music memorabiliaGaetano Greco (c. 1728) was an Italian Baroque composer.
Georg ArnoldPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Arnold (23 April 1621 in Feldsberg – 16 January 1676 in Bamberg) was an Austrian composer and organist.
Georg BöhmPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Böhm (2 September 1661 – 18 May 1733) was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S.
Georg Christoph BachAuthor · BooksGeorg Christoph Bach (6 September 1642 – 27 April 1697) was a German composer. He was the son of Christoph Bach and the elder brother of Johann Sebastian Bach's father Johann Ambrosius Bach.
Georg Christoph WagenseilPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Christoph Wagenseil (29 January 1715 – 1 March 1777) was an Austrian composer.
Georg Michael TelemannPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Michael Telemann (20 April 1748 – 4 March 1831) was a German composer and theologian.
Georg Philipp TelemannPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Philipp Telemann (German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfiːlɪp ˈteːləman]; 24 March [O.S. 14 March] 1681 – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist.
George Frideric HandelPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel; 5 March 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems,…
George Thomas LightDesigner · DesignIllustration — G. T. Light
Gerd ZacherPerson · Music memorabiliaGerd Zacher (6 July 1929 – 9 June 2014) was a German composer, organist, and writer on music.
Gereon KrahforstPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gereon Krahforst at the organ of the St. Thomas Church, New York City, 5th Avenue
Giacomo PucciniPerson · Music memorabiliaGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (22 December 1858 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas.
Gian Francesco de MajoPerson · Music memorabiliaGian Francesco de Majo (24 March 1732 – 17 November 1770) was an Italian composer. He is best known for his more than 20 operas.
Gilbert StuartArtist · PaintingsGilbert Stuart (Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter born in the Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists.
Gioseffo ZarlinoPerson · Music memorabiliaGioseffo Zarlino (31 January or 22 March 1517 – 4 February 1590) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance.

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