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This is a list of composers by name, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names.The list of composers is by no means complete. It is not limited by classifications such as genre or time period; however, it includes only music composers of significant fame, notability or importance who also have current Wikipedia articles.
Trevor Rabin (born 1954), contemporary movie soundtrack composer; Thomas Rajna (1928–2021), modern classical music composer; Priaulx Rainier (1903–1986) Michael Rosenzweig (composer) (born 1951), modern classical music composer; Surendran Reddy (1962–2010), clazz [clarification needed] composer
French classical composer, conductor and organist [28] Emil Cadkin: 1920–2020: 100: American TV and film composer [29] Irving Caesar: 1895–1996: 101: American lyricist and theatre composer [30] Matilde Capuis: 1913–2017: 104: Italian organist, pianist, music educator and composer [31] Elliott Carter: 1908–2012: 103: American classical ...
Chief Olufela Obafunmilayo "Fela" Sowande MBE (29 May 1905 – 13 March 1987) was a Nigerian musician and composer. Considered the father of modern Nigerian art music, Sowande is perhaps the most internationally known African composer of works in the European "classical" idiom.
Dates of birth and death are unknown for several composers whose music, published during the 19th century, is described in "Historical Notes on African-American and Jamaican Melodies". These composers include Harry Bloodgood, Samuel Butler, Dudley C. Clark, Harry Davis, Pete Devonear, Fred C. Lyons, Henry Newman, James S. Putnam, and Francis V ...
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Classical and art music in South Africa reached its zenith of popularity in the mid-20th century and was primarily composed by a triumvirate of Afrikaner composers known as the "fathers of South African art music." [5] These composers were Arnold van Wyk, Hubert du Plessis, and Stefans Grové.
South African composers (7 C, 68 P) Sudanese composers (6 P) T. Tanzanian composers (4 P) Tunisian composers (2 C, 10 P) U. Ugandan composers (2 P) Z. Zimbabwean ...