Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn

male, deceased (1732)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is the composer of three wonderful trios for flute, cello and piano, the first of which was composed in 1790 and ranks...
Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

male, deceased (1975) (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Dmitri Shostakovich was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on September 25, 1906. Years after his death, he remains one of the most important figures...
David Diamond

David Diamond

male, deceased (2005)
David Leo Diamond (July 9 1915 - June 13 2005) was an American composer of classical music. He was born in Rochester, New York and studied at the...
Jacob Druckman

Jacob Druckman

male, deceased (1996)
Jacob Druckman was an American composer born in Philadelphia. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Druckman studied with Vincent Persichetti, Peter...
John Corigliano

John Corigliano

male, 71 years old
John Corigliano (b. February 16, 1938) is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music.
Joan Tower

Joan Tower

female, 71 years old
Joan Tower (born September 6, 1938 in New Rochelle, New York) is a contemporary American composer. She became known for her first orchestral...
Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

male, deceased (2004)
Artie Shaw (May 23, 1910, New York, New York - December 30, 2004, Thousand Oaks, California) is considered to be one of the best jazz musicians of...
Peter Sculthorpe

Peter Sculthorpe

male, 80 years old
Peter Joshua Sculthorpe AO OBE (born April 29, 1929) is a noted Australian composer. He is known primarily for his orchestral and chamber music,...
Aaron Jay Kernis

Aaron Jay Kernis

male, 49 years old
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis , who has enjoyed a close association with the Minnesota Orchestra since 1992, was named new music...
Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley

male, 79 years old
Robert Ashley , a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, holds an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and...