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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer (1840–1893)
Frederick II of Prussia
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (1712-1786)
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th person to achieve an "EGOT", winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Benjamin Britten
English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)
Aaron Copland
American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)
Vladimir Horowitz
Russian and American pianist (1903–1989)
Noël Coward
English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer (1899–1973)
Rufus Wainwright
American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)
Billy Preston
American R&B musician (1946–2006)
Lucio Dalla
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-2012)
Harry Partch
American composer, music theorist, creator of musical instruments
Peter Maxwell Davies
English composer and conductor (1934-2016)
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Greek and American conductor (1896–1960)
Hans Werner Henze
German composer (1926–2012)
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967)
Desmond Child
American songwriter and producer
Ivor Novello
Welsh composer and actor (1893–1951)
Eric Radford
Canadian pair skater
Jerry Herman
American composer and lyricist (1931-2019)
John Kander
American musical theatre composer
Ivri Lider
Israeli singer
Michael Tilson Thomas
American conductor, pianist and composer
John Ottman
American composer, film editor, and film director
Marc Shaiman
American composer and songwriter (born 1959)
David Diamond
American classical composer (1915-2005)
Ned Rorem
American composer and diarist (1923–2022)
Lou Harrison
American composer (1917-2003)
Stephen Hough
British-born classical pianist, composer and writer
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
American composer (1884-1920)
Claude Vivier
Canadian composer (1948–1983)
Agoney Hernández
Agoney Hernández Morales (Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, 18 October 1995), also known as Agoney, is a Spanish singer, composer and performer who rose to fame from his participation on the Operación Triunfo 2017 programme. Due to his great vocal potential and the versatility of his voice—and in reference to his home of the Canary Islands—he has been nicknamed "the Canary with the golden voice".
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Italian composer (1931–2021)
Colin McPhee
Canadian composer and musicologist
Marc Blitzstein
American composer, lyricist, and librettist (1905–1964)
Joaquín Nin-Culmell
American composer and pianist of Cuban descent (1908-2004)
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001)
Lord Berners
British composer, writer, painter, politician, novelist and autobiographer (1883-1950)
Mark Adamo
American composer and librettist (born 1962)
Roger Edens
American composer (1905–1970)
William Basinski
American composer
Arthur Russell
American musician (1951-1992)
Lionel Bart
British writer and composer of pop music and musicals
Richard Robbins
American composer (1940-2012)
Howard Greenfield
American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building.
Cristiano Malgioglio
Italian singer (born 1945)
Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy
French writer and composer
William Finn
American composer
Bernardo Bonezzi
was Spanish film music composer (1964–2012)
Doron Medalie
Israelí musical artist
Roger Quilter
British composer (1877–1953)
Bill Stewart
American jazz drummer
Michael Abels
American composer
Jack Lawrence
American songwriter (1912-2009)
Michael Finnissy
British composer and pianist
Ingolf Dahl
German and American composer and conductor (1912–1970)
Tony Moran
American singer-songwriter
Jack Body
New Zealand composer, art photographer and musicologist (1944-2015)
Stanley Bate
English composer and pianist (1911-1959)
Tauno Pylkkänen
Finnish composer and music critic (1918–1980)