Carl Orff

Carl Orff

male, deceased (1982)
Roman Catholic, German opera composer, musiceducator, From Munich, carmina burana, Classical composer…music education
Carl Orff (July 10, 1895 - March 29, 1982) was a 20th-century German composer, most famous for "Carmina Burana" (1937). He was also successful and...
Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger

female, deceased (1979)
musiceducator, Classical composer, Conductor, composer, French, Picasso Medalist
Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 - October 22, 1979) was an influential French composer, conductor, and music professor. An outstanding music...
Lowell Mason

Lowell Mason

male, deceased (1872)
Romantic composer, musiceducator, American, composer, from New Jersey, From Savannah, Georgia
Lowell Mason (January 8, 1792- August 11, 1872) was a leading figure in American church music, the composer of over 1600 hymns, many of which are...
Jamey Aebersold

Jamey Aebersold

male, 70 years old
American jazz double-bassist, American jazz saxophonist, musiceducator, University of Louisville, American, compact disc…Educator, Doctorate of Music, Doctorate of Music by Indiana University, Doctorate of Music from Indiana University
Jamey Aebersold (born July 21, 1939) is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator. His "Play-A-Long" series of instructional book and CD...
Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

male, deceased (1847)
composer, Jewish, German, Conductor, musiceducator, death by stroke…Music in Berlin, Romantic music, Chamber music, piano music, International Music Co
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847) was a German composer...
Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas

male, 64 years old
Jewish person, San Francisco Symphony, LGBT, MTT, gay, Yamaha Artist…musiceducator, BPO Music Director, academy of music, Music Director
Michael Tilson Thomas (b. December 21, 1944), aka MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer who directs the San Francisco Symphony.
Shinichi Suzuki

Shinichi Suzuki

male, deceased (1998)
music education, Japanese, Educator, Classical violinist, musiceducator, Pedagogy teacher
Shin'ichi Suzuki was the creator of the international Suzuki method of music education. Considered to be one of the most influential pedagogues of...
Zoltán Kodály

Zoltán Kodály

male, deceased (1967)
Ethnomusicologist, musiceducator, choir, Classical composer, composer, musician…Hungarian folk music, Educator
Zoltán Kodály, (approximate pronunciation, Zol-tan Koddah-ee) (December 16, 1882 - March 6, 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, ed...
Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton

male, 64 years old
Roosevelt University alumni, saxophonist, musiceducator, Clarinettist, multi-instrumentalist, Clarinetist…orchestral music, Chairman of the Music Department, Music Department, Professor of Music at Mills College in Oakland
Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945 in Chicago) is an American composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, and pianist. He has created a large...

Edwin Gordon

male
Ohio University, Edwin E. Gordon, music learning theory, string bass, musiceducator, Ph.D.…eastman school of music, music education
Edwin E. Gordon is an influential researcher, teacher, author, editor, and lecturer in the field of music education. Through extensive research,...