Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

male, deceased (1849)
Frédéric Chopin (Polish: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, sometimes "Szopen"; French: Frédéric François Chopin; English surname pronunciation: or ; March...
John Field

John Field

male, deceased (1837)
John Field (July 26, 1782 - January 23, 1837) was an Irish composer and pianist. He is best known for being the first composer to write nocturnes.
Manuel de Falla

Manuel de Falla

male, deceased (1946)
Manuel de Falla y Matheu was a Spanish composer of classical music. Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. His early teacher in music was his mother; a...
Adam Rapp

Adam Rapp

male
Adam Rapp (born in Chicago, Illinois) is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. The son of Mary Lee and Douglas Rapp, he was raised in...
Peter Pears

Peter Pears

male, deceased (1986)
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (Farnham, June 22 1910 - Aldeburgh, April 3 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin...
Fionnuala Sherry

Fionnuala Sherry

female
Fionnuala Sherry is an Irish violinist. She makes up the female part of the celtic new age group Secret Garden, which won the Eurovision Song...
William Primrose

William Primrose

male, deceased (1982)
William Primrose was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his time. Primrose was born in Glasgow and studied...
Lou Levy

Lou Levy

male, deceased (2001)
Louis A. Levy (January 23, 1928 - January 23, 2001) was a bebop-based pianist who worked with many top jazz artists, later coming to embrace the...
Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

female, deceased (1989)
Lynn Bari, born Margaret Schuyler Fisher, was a movie actress (usually in B-movies) who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in...

Mark Shreeve

male
Mark Shreeve is one of the most influential electronic music composers working today.