AM
Composers whose names start with AM.
Amadeo Roldán
Amadeo Roldán y Gardes (Paris, 12 June 1900 – Havana, 7 March 1939) was a Cuban composer and violinist. Roldán was born in Paris to a Cuban mulatta and a Spanish father. It was his mother, the
Read → RomanticAmalia Larraín y Vicuña
Amalia Larraín y Vicuña (married name Amalia Larraín de Armstrong; 16 June 1832 – 14 July 1928) was a Chilean composer, socialite and philanthropist. Biography Larraín was born on 16 June 1832 in
Read → RomanticAmalie Scholl
Amalie Karoline Luise Scholl Gatspar (28 September 1823 - 18 September 1879) was a German composer who wrote songs and works for piano. She published under the name Amalie Scholl. Scholl was born and
Read → Late RomanticAmanda Aldridge
Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge, also known as Amanda Ira Aldridge (10 March 1866 – 9 March 1956), was a British opera singer and teacher who composed love songs, suites, sambas, and light
Read → 21st CenturyAmanda Black
Amanda Benedicta Antony (born 24 July 1993), known professionally as Amanda Black, is a South African singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Gcuwa, her career began in 1999 at the age of 6 singing
Read → 21st CenturyAmanda Jones (composer)
Amanda Jones is an American composer and musician who has composed scores for films, commercials, and television series. She is a member of the indie rock band The Anti-Job and has earned the
Read → Late RomanticAmanda Röntgen-Maier
Amanda Röntgen-Maier (20 February 1853 – 15 July 1894) was a Swedish violinist and composer. She was the first female to graduate with the title "Musikdirectör" from the Royal College of Music in
Read → RomanticAmanda Sandborg Waesterberg
Amanda Teresia Waesterberg (1842–1918) was a Swedish composer. Biography Amanda (née Sandborg) was born in Stockholm on 16 December 1842 as the daughter of Carl Sandborg (1793−1862), a cantor at
Read → ClassicalAmandus Ivanschiz
Amandus (Matthias Leopold) Ivanschiz (bapt. 24 December 1727 – 1758) was an Austrian composer of the early classical period and a member of the Pauline order. Other spellings of his surname adopted
Read → 21st CenturyAmarachi
Amarachi Uyanne (born 17 July 2004), popularly known by her stage name Amarachi, is a Nigerian singer and dancer. She is best known for winning the maiden edition of Nigeria's Got Talent. Background
Read → 21st CenturyAmber Ferenz
Amber Ferenz (born 1972) is an American musician, music educator and composer. Life Amber Ferenz graduated with a bachelor's degree in bassoon performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts,
Read → EntryAmbrogio Crotti
Ambrogio Crotti (also known as "Amadeus") is an Italian musician, arranger, composer and producer. Biography After a long life as a musician touring around the world, he started his studio career in
Read → ClassicalAmbrogio Minoja
Ambrogio Minoja (22 October 1752 – 3 August 1825) was a classical composer from Italy, born in Ospedaletto Lodigiano, in the territory of Lodi, in the region of Lombardy. He was professor of
Read → 21st CenturyAmbrose Akinmusire
Ambrose Olusiji Akinmusire ( born May 1, 1982) is an American avant-garde jazz trumpeter and composer. Biography Born and raised in Oakland, California, Akinmusire was a member of the Berkeley High
Read → RenaissanceAmbrose Lupo
Ambrose, Ambrosius or Ambrosio Lupo (died 10 February 1591) was a court musician and composer to the English court from the time of Henry VIII to that of Elizabeth I, and the first of a dynasty of
Read → RenaissanceAmbrosio Cotes
Ambrosio (Coronado de) Cotes (c. 15501603) was a Spanish Renaissance composer. Cotes was born in Villena, Alicante around 1550 of noble birth. He studied theology with the Theatines of Yecla. In 1573
Read → RomanticAmédée Artus
Amedée Urbain Louis Henry Joseph Artus (28 October 1815 – 26 March 1892) was a 19th-century French conductor and composer, author of more than eight hundred incidental music pieces. Born in
Read → RomanticAmédée de Jallais
Amédée de Jallais (17 December 1826 – 31 January 1909) was a 19th-century French playwright, operetta librettist and chansonnier. Biography The son of a lieutenant colonel in the guards, he studied
Read → Late RomanticAmédée de Vallombrosa
Amédée Joseph Gabriel Marie Manca-Amat, Comte de Vallombrosa (24 March 1880 – 9 February 1968) was a French organist and composer. Early life Born in Cannes, Amédée de Vallombrosa was the son of
Read → Late RomanticAmédée Gastoué
Amédée Henri Gustave Noël Gastoué (19 March 1873 – 1 June 1943) was a French musicologist and composer. Biography A Kapellmeister at the , professor of gregorian chant at the Schola Cantorum of
Read → Early RomanticAmédée Méreaux
Jean-Amédée Lefroid de Méreaux (18 September 1802 – 25 April 1874) was a French composer, pianist, piano teacher, musicologist and music critic. He is best known for his 60 Grandes Études, Op. 63.
Read → Late RomanticAmédée Tremblay
Pierre-Joseph Amédée Tremblay (14 April 1876 – 14 July 1949) was a Canadian organist, composer, and music educator. A largely self-taught composer, his output includes several motets, two masses, a
Read → Post-WarAmedeo Minghi
Amedeo Minghi (born 12 August 1947) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and producer. Life and career Born in Rome, Minghi started his career in the mid-1960s participating in a large number of
Read → RomanticAmelia Lehmann
Amelia Lehmann (née Chambers) (3 February 1838 – 1 April 1903 ) was a British composer and arranger of art songs and popular ballads, many of which she published under the pseudonym "A. L.". She was
Read → Late RomanticAmelia von Ende
Amelia Kemper von Ende (; sometimes Amalie) (June 19, 1856 – August 25, 1932) was a Polish-born American writer, pianist, composer, teacher, and translator. Born in Warsaw of Polish and French
Read → Late RomanticAmélie Nikisch
Amélie Heussner Nikisch (28 December 1862 – 18 January 1938) was a Belgian soprano, actress, voice teacher, and composer. Early life Amélie Augusta Heussner was born in Brussels. Career As a young
Read → ClassicalAmélie-Julie Candeille
Amélie-Julie Candeille (; night of 30/31 July 1767, parish of Saint-Sulpice, Paris – 4 February 1834, Paris) was a French composer, librettist, writer, singer, actress, comedian, and instrumentalist.
Read → Post-WarAmi Maayani
Ami Maayani (; January 1936 – February 17, 2019 ) was an Israeli composer. The founder and conductor of the Israel National Youth Orchestra, the Tel Aviv Youth Orchestra, the Haifa Youth Orchestra
Read → RomanticAmilcare Ponchielli
Amilcare Ponchielli (, ; 31 August 1834 – 16 January 1886) was an Italian opera composer, best known for his opera La Gioconda. He was married to the soprano Teresina Brambilla. Life and work Born in
Read → Late RomanticAmilcare Zanella
Amilcare Zanella (26 September 1873 – 9 January 1949) was an Italian composer. Born in Monticelli d'Ongina, Zanella studied in Cremona under Andreotti before entering the Parma Conservatory, where he
Read → RomanticAmintore Galli
Amyntor "Amintore" Flaminio Claudio Galli (12 October 1845 – 8 December 1919) was an Italian music publisher, journalist, historian, musicologist, and composer. Born in the Marecchia valley, Galli
Read → 21st CenturyAmir Shpilman
Amir Shpilman (; born December 4, 1980) is an Israeli composer. Education and career Shpilman was born in Tel Aviv where he started his composition studies at the age of 17. After three years in
Read → 21st CenturyAmit Golan
Amit Golan (; 1964 - 2010) was an Israeli pianist, composer, and jazz educator. Born in Haifa and educated first at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and then at The New School for Jazz and
Read → EntryAmman Abbasi
Amman Abbasi is a Pakistani American writer, director, editor and composer based in Little Rock, Arkansas. He came to wider attention in 2016 when Filmmaker magazine named him one of its annual "25
Read → 21st CenturyAmnon Wolman
Amnon Wolman (; born 1955) an Israeli-American musician. He holds a doctorate degree in music composition. His catalogue of compositions includes works involving computer generated and processed
Read → 21st CenturyAmos Elkana
Amos Elkana (Hebrew: עמוס אלקנה; born 1967) is a composer, guitarist, and electronic musician. His works span chamber, orchestral, electroacoustic, and multimedia forms, often integrating algorithmic
Read → Late RomanticAmy Ashmore Clark
Amy Ashmore Clark (May 6, 1882 – January 9, 1954) was a Canadian-born American songwriter, composer, and businesswoman, "equally popular and successful as a writer of lyrics for other people's music,
Read → Late RomanticAmy Beach
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Her "Gaelic"
Read → RomanticAmy Fay
Amelia Muller Fay (May 21, 1844 – November 9, 1928) was an American concert pianist, manager of the New York Women's Philharmonic Society, and chronicler best known for her memoirs of the European
Read → Late RomanticAmy Horrocks
Amy Elise Horrocks (23 February 1867 – 4 December 1919) was an English music educator, composer (particularly of songs) and pianist, born to English parents (Francis James Horrocks 8 July 1829 – 27
Read → 20th CenturyAmy Patterson
Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson (16 July 1912 – 28 December 2019) was an Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher responsible for writing the anthem of the Province of Salta. She was very
Read → 21st CenturyAmy Scurria
Amy Scurria (born September 24, 1973) is an American composer. Biography Amy Scurria was born into a military family and showed an early interest in music, memorizing the piano assignments of her
Read → 20th CenturyAmy Upham Thomson McKean
Amy Upham Thomson-McKean (b. 22 February 1893 d. 1972) was an American pianist, songwriter and composer. Amy Thomson's father, Ralph E. emigrated from Glasgow in Scotland as a young man. Her mother
Read → 21st CenturyAmy Williams (composer)
Amy Williams (born 1969) is an American composer and pianist. She was born in Buffalo, New York, into a musical family, with her mother, a violist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and her
Read → Late RomanticAmy Woodforde-Finden
Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860 – 13 March 1919) was a composer who is best known for writing the music to "Kashmiri Song" from Four Indian Love Lyrics by Laurence Hope. Biography Amy Woodforde-Finden was
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