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Composers whose names start with DO.
Dobe Newton
Dobe Newton OAM (born 14 July 1948) is an Australian musician and member of folk and country music group the Bushwackers from 1973. He co-wrote the patriotic song "I Am Australian" in 1987 with Bruce
Read → Late RomanticDobri Hristov
Dobri Hristov (; 14 December 1875 – 23 January 1941) was one of the major Bulgarian composers of the 20th century. He wrote mainly choral music, as well as some church music and music for the
Read → 21st CenturyDobrinka Tabakova
Dobrinka Tabakova (Bulgarian: Добринка Табакова; born 1980, Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-British composer. Early life and education Dobrinka Tabakova was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, to medical
Read → Post-WarDoina Rotaru
Marilena Doinița Rotaru (known as Doina, also Nemţeanu-Rotaru; born 14 September 1951, Bucharest) is a Romanian composer best known for her orchestral and chamber works. She has won prizes from the
Read → 20th CenturyDol Dauber
Adolf Dauber (known also as Dol, Doli or Dolfi Dauber) (born 27 July 1894 – died 15 September 1950) was a jazz violinist, bandleader, composer and music arranger of Jewish origin, who was active in
Read → Post-WarDolores Claman
Dolores Olga Claman (6 July 192717 July 2021) was a Canadian composer and pianist. She is best known for having composed the 1968 theme song for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Hockey Night
Read → Late RomanticDolores Paterno
Dolores Paterno y de Vera-Ignacio (March 10, 1854 – July 3, 1881) was a Filipina composer known for the song "La Flor de Manila" (also known as "Sampaguita"). Biography Dolores Paterno e Ignacio
Read → 21st CenturyDom Capuano
Dom Capuano (born Domenico Capuano, 21 April 1975) is an Italian composer, record producer, and songwriter. He is known for his work in electronic dance music and pop during the late 1990s and early
Read → Post-WarDom Um Romão
Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão also recorded with artists
Read → ClassicalDomènec Terradellas
Domènec Terradellas (baptized 13 February 1713, Barcelona – 20 May 1751, Rome) was a Spanish opera composer. The birthdate is sometimes incorrectly given as 1711. Carreras i Bulbena did extensive
Read → ClassicalDomenico Alberti
Domenico Alberti (c. 1710 – 14 October 1746 (according to other sources: 1740 and studied music with Antonio Lotti. He wrote operas, songs, and sonatas for keyboard instruments, for which he is best
Read → RenaissanceDomenico Allegri
Domenico Allegri (c. 1585 – 5 September 1629) was an Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque Roman School. He was the second son of the Milanese coachman Costantino Allegri, who lived in
Read → 20th CenturyDomenico Bartolucci
Domenico Bartolucci (7 May 1917 – 11 November 2013) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the former director of the Sistine Chapel Choir and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa
Read → Late RomanticDomenico Bellando
Domenico Bellando (1868-1922) was an Italian organist, teacher and composer, best known as a composer of music for church services, piano pieces and songs. Life Domenico Bellando was born in Genoa in
Read → Late RomanticDomenico Brescia
Domenico Brescia (28 April 1866 – 1939) was an Italian composer who taught in Chile and Ecuador, then became known in the United States for writing chamber music as well as musical accompaniment for
Read → ClassicalDomenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa (; 17 December 1749 – 11 January 1801) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School and of the Classical period. He wrote more than eighty operas, the best known of which is Il
Read → EntryDomenico Colla
Domenico Colla was an 18th-century Brescian composer and performer who traveled Europe in the 1760s, performing in the most important theaters and salons. Together with his brother Giuseppe, he was
Read → BaroqueDomenico Dall'Oglio
Domenico dall'Oglio (c. 1700 – 1764) was an Italian violinist and composer. Biography Domenico dall'Oglio was born in Padua, Republic of Venice. He was probably a pupil of Giuseppe Tartini, either
Read → ClassicalDomenico Della-Maria
Domenico Della Maria (1768 – 9 March 1800) was a mandolin virtuoso and dramatic composer of operas. Early years Domenico Della Maria was born in Marseille in 1768. He was the son of Italian parents.
Read → ClassicalDomenico Dragonetti
Domenico Carlo Maria Dragonetti (7 April 1763 – 16 April 1846) was an Italian double bass virtuoso and composer with a three string double bass. He stayed for thirty years in his hometown of Venice,
Read → RenaissanceDomenico Ferrabosco
Domenico Maria Ferrabosco (14 February 1513 – February 1574) Little is known about his early life. He was a singer at the cathedral of San Petronio, and by 1540 had established a high enough
Read → ClassicalDomenico Fischietti
Domenico Fischietti (1725–1810) was an Italian composer. He was born in Naples and studied at the Conservatory of Sant'Onofrio Porta Capuana under the leadership of Leonardo Leo and Francesco
Read → BaroqueDomenico Freschi
Giovanni Domenico Freschi (26 March 1634 – 2 July 1710) was an Italian composer and Roman Catholic priest. From the age of 22 until his death he worked as a church musician and composer in Vincenza.
Read → 21st CenturyDomenico Picciché
Domenico Picciché (; born 18 July 1970), is an Italian pianist, composer and jurist. Biography Originary from Alcamo, in the Province of Trapani, he started the study of piano when aged only six and
Read → BaroqueDomenico Sarro
Domenico Natale Sarro, also Sarri (24 December 1679 – 25 January 1744) was an Italian composer. Born in Trani, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples, he studied at the Neapolitan conservatory of S. Onofrio. He
Read → BaroqueDomenico Scarlatti
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) was an Italian composer. He is classified primarily as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the
Read → BaroqueDomenico Zipoli
Domenico Zipoli (1688–1726) was an Italian composer from the Baroque period who worked in Córdoba, in the Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire (in modern Argentina). He became a Jesuit in order to
Read → Early RomanticDomingo Crisanto Delgado Gómez
Domingo Crisanto Delgado Gómez (1806, Güímar, Tenerife, Spain – 1858, San Juan, Puerto Rico) was one of the most famous composers of the nineteenth century Canary Islands; and first organist of the
Read → 20th CenturyDomingo Prat
Domingo Prat (17 March 1886 – 22 November 1944) was an Argentine guitarist, composer, and music educator of Spanish origin, considered one of the most important guitarists in Buenos Aires in the
Read → 21st CenturyDominic Lewis
Dominic Alexander Charles Lewis (born January 29, 1985) is an English film and television composer and singer. He first worked on various music departments for film projects before transitioning into
Read → Post-WarDominic Muldowney
Dominic Muldowney (born 19 July 1952 in Southampton) is a British composer. Biography Dominic Muldowney studied at the University of Southampton with Jonathan Harvey, at the University of York (with
Read → Post-WarDominick Argento
Dominick Argento (October 27, 1927 – February 20, 2019) was an American composer best known for his operatic and choral music. His compositions include the operas Postcard from Morocco, Miss
Read → 21st CenturyDominique Le Gendre
Dominique Le Gendre (born 16 September 1960 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a music composer based in London, England. Le Gendre is a former associate of the Royal Opera House and received an opera
Read → RenaissanceDominique Phinot
Dominique Phinot (c. 1510 – c. 1556) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy and southern France. He was highly regarded at the time for his motets, which anticipate the
Read → Post-WarDominique Vellard
Dominique Vellard (born 1953) is a French tenor and specialist in medieval music. In 1979 he founded the Ensemble Gilles Binchois, a leading ensemble in the performance of Ars Nova music. He is also
Read → Post-WarDon Jaffe
Don Jaffe (or Jaffé) (; born 24 January 1933) is a German-Israeli-Latvian musician and composer. Biography Family Jaffe was born in 1933 in Riga, Latvia, to Ella Jaffe who had attended a German
Read → Post-WarDon Kay (composer)
Donald Henry Kay AM (born 25 January 1933) is an Australian classical composer. Kay was born on 25 January 1933 in Smithton, Tasmania. He attained a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of
Read → 21st CenturyDon Spike
Kim Min-su (; born January 24, 1977), better known by his stage name Don Spike () is a South Korean singer, composer and entertainer. Personal life Relationships In May 2022, it was reported that Don
Read → 20th CenturyDon Wright (composer)
Don Wright, (September 6, 1908 - June 27, 2006) was a Canadian composer, musician, educator and philanthropist. He was a successful Canadian musician and popular music composer during his career from
Read → Post-WarDona Onete
Dona Onete (born June 18, 1939) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Carimbó". Career She was born Ionete da Silveira Gama in Cachoeira do Arari and grew up
Read → EntryDonald Alexander Cochrane
Donald Alexander Cochrane (born 1928) is a Canadian composer, responsible for compositions, including symphonies, quintets and mixed choral/orchestra pieces. Education and Teaching Donald Alexander
Read → Post-WarDonald Erb
Donald Erb (January 17, 1927 – August 12, 2008) was an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and Ritual Observances. Early years Erb was
Read → Post-WarDonald Harris (composer)
Donald Harris (April 7, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota March 29, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio) was an American composer who taught music at Ohio State University for 22 years. He was Dean of the College of
Read → Late RomanticDonald Heins
Donald Heins (19 February 1878 – 1 January 1949) was a Canadian violinist, violist, conductor, organist, composer, and music educator of English birth. He notably founded the first professional
Read → EntryDonald Knaack
Donald Knaack is an American percussionist. He performs on and composes for recycled materials exclusively. His album Junk Music was nominated for a Grammy Award, and he has played in many prominent
Read → Post-WarDonald Martino
Donald James Martino (May 16, 1931 – December 8, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer. Biography Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Martino attended Plainfield High School. He began as a
Read → Post-WarDonald Patriquin
Donald Patriquin (born October 21, 1938, in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian composer, organist, and choral conductor. Known internationally for choral and instrumental arrangements of folk music,
Read → 21st CenturyDonald Quan
Donald Quan (born 1962) is a Canadian composer of film and world music, best known for writing the scores to television shows Relic Hunter and Mutant X. Career Born in Toronto, Ontario, and schooled
Read → Post-WarDonald Steven
Donald Steven (born 26 May 1945) is a Canadian-American composer, music educator, and academic administrator. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, he won a BMI Student Composer Award
Read → Post-WarDonald Sur
Donald Young Sur (1 February 1935 – 24 May 1999) was a Korean American composer and musicologist. Although he is best known for his large-scale oratorio, Slavery Documents, most of his works were
Read → Post-WarDonald Swann
Donald Ibrahim Swann (30 September 1923 – 23 March 1994) was a British composer, musician, singer and entertainer. He was one half of Flanders and Swann, writing and performing comic songs with
Read → Late RomanticDonald Tovey
Sir Donald Francis Tovey (17 July 187510 July 1940) was a British music analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer, conductor and pianist. He had been best known for his Essays in Musical
Read → 21st CenturyDonnacha Dennehy
Donnacha Dennehy (born 17 August 1970) is an Irish composer and leader of the Crash Ensemble specializing in contemporary classical music. According to musicologist Bob Gilmore, Dennehy's "high
Read → EntryDonny Kees
Donny Kees is an American songwriter and musician. Kees has written songs for numerous artists and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Since 1984, Kees has continued to write hit
Read → Late RomanticDora Bright
Dora Estella Knatchbull (née Bright; 16 August 1862 – 16 November 1951) was a British composer and pianist. She composed works for orchestra, keyboard and voice, and music for opera and ballet, and
Read → 21st CenturyDora Cojocaru
Dora Cojocaru (born 20 August 1963 in Baia Mare) is a Romanian composer. Cojocaru studied at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca and obtained diplomas in composition, pedagogy and piano
Read → 20th CenturyDora Pejačević
Countess Maria Theodora Paulina "Dora" Pejačević (; 10 September 1885 – 5 March 1923) was a Croatian composer, pianist and violinist and one of the first composers to introduce the orchestral song to
Read → Post-WarDoreen Carwithen
Doreen Mary Carwithen (15 November 19225 January 2003) was a British composer of classical and film music. She was also known as Mary Alwyn following her marriage to William Alwyn. Biography Doreen
Read → 20th CenturyDorian Le Gallienne
Dorian Leon Marlois Le Gallienne (19 April 1915 – 27 July 1963) was an Australian composer, teacher and music critic. Biography Dorian Le Gallienne was born in Melbourne in 1915. His father, an
Read → Post-WarDorothea Anne Franchi
Dorothea Anne Franchi (17 February 1920 – 22 August 2003) was a New Zealand pianist, harpist, music educator and composer. Early life and education Franchi was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1920,
Read → Post-WarDorothea Austin
Dorothea Austin Banner (1921 – 25 June 2011) was an Austrian-born American pianist and composer who specialized in electronic and computer generated music. Biography Austin was born Dorothea Blaukopf
Read → Post-WarDorothy Buchanan (composer)
Dorothy Quita Buchanan (born 28 September 1945) is a New Zealand composer and teacher. Life Buchanan was born in Christchurch on 28 September 1945, the second of six daughters in a musical family,
Read → EntryDorothy Dittrich
Dorothy Dittrich is a Canadian playwright and musical theatre director and composer from Vancouver, British Columbia, who won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2022
Read → 20th CenturyDorothy Freed
Dorothy Whitson Freed (10 February 1919 – 1 April 2000) was a New Zealand author, composer, and music historian. She made significant contributions to the field of music librarians, and authored
Read → 21st CenturyDorothy Hindman
Dorothy Hindman (born March 13, 1966) is an American composer and music educator. Early life and studies Born in Miami, Florida on March 13, 1966, Hindman had intense early exposure to classical
Read → 20th CenturyDorothy Howell (composer)
Dorothy Gertrude Howell (25 February 1898 – 12 January 1982) was an English composer and pianist. She received the nickname of the "English Richard Strauss" in her lifetime. Early life and education
Read → 21st CenturyDorothy Ker
Dorothy Ker (born 1965) is a New Zealand-born composer of instrumental and vocal music who has lived in the UK since 1992. She is known for her inter-disciplinary collaborations and experimentation
Read → EntryDorothy Lawson
Dorothy Lawson is a Canadian cellist and composer based in New York City. She is best known as a co-founder and artistic director of the string quartet ETHEL. On the founding of ETHEL she says,
Read → 20th CenturyDorothy Parke
Dorothy Parke (29 July 1904 – 15 February 1990) was a composer and music teacher from Northern Ireland, noted for children's works. Early life and education Parke was born in 1904, at Dunfield
Read → Post-WarDorothy Rudd Moore
Dorothy Rudd Moore (June 4, 1940 – March 30, 2022) was an American composer and music educator. She was one of the co-founders of the Society of Black Composers. She is considered one of the leading
Read → 20th CenturyDorothy Wanderman
Dorothy Cherurg Wanderman (October 20, 1897 – July 1988) was an American composer and pianist who was born in New York. She studied music with Isidor Philipp and David Saperton. She married Dr.
Read → 20th CenturyDorsey Dixon
Dorsey Murdock Dixon (October 14, 1897 – April 18, 1968) was an American old-time and country music songwriter and musician. He was also a millworker who spent much of his life working in textile
Read → Post-WarDoru Popovici
Ionel Doru Popovici (February 17, 1932 – March 5, 2019) was a Romanian composer, musicologist, writer and musical concerts manager. Biography Ionel Doru Popovici was born in Reșița, Romania, a city
Read → Post-WarDougie MacLean
Dougie MacLean, OBE (born 27 September 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Described by AllMusic as "one of Scotland's premier
Read → Post-WarDouglas Allanbrook
Douglas Allanbrook (April 1, 1921 – January 29, 2003) was an American composer, concert pianist and harpsichordist. He was associated with a group of mid-twentieth century Boston composers who were
Read → 20th CenturyDouglas Guest
Douglas Albert Guest (9 May 1916 – 18 November 1996) was an English organist, conductor, teacher and composer best known for his 1971 anthem for remembrance, For the Fallen. where he studied with Sir
Read → Post-WarDouglas Leedy
Douglas Leedy (March 3, 1938; Portland, Oregon – March 28, 2015; Corvallis, Oregon ) was an American composer, performer and music scholar. Biography Born in Portland, Oregon, Leedy studied with Karl
Read → 20th CenturyDouglas Lilburn
Douglas Gordon Lilburn (2 November 19156 June 2001) was a New Zealand composer. Early life Lilburn was born in Whanganui and spent his early years on the family sheep farm in the upper Turakina River
Read → 20th CenturyDouglas Mews (composer)
Douglas Kelson Mews (22 September 1918 – 3 August 1993) was a Canadian-born composer, organist and church musician who worked in England and New Zealand. He taught composition at the University of
Read → 20th CenturyDouglas Moore
Douglas Stuart Moore (August 10, 1893 – July 25, 1969) was an American composer, songwriter, organist, pianist, conductor, educator, actor, and author. A composer who mainly wrote works with an
Read → 21st CenturyDouglas September
Douglas September (born September 25, 1972, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian musician. He is known for his poetic lyrics, as well as his innovative musical style that blends folk and blues
Read → Post-WarDouglas Townsend
Douglas Townsend (New York, November 8, 1921 – New York, August 1, 2012) was an American composer and musicologist. Born in Manhattan, Townsend became interested in composition while a student at the
Read → Post-WarDov Seltzer
Dov "Dubi" Seltzer (; born 1931) is a Romanian-born Israeli composer and conductor. Early life and education Seltzer was born in Iași, Romania, and raised in Bucharest, where he began studying music
Read → RomanticDoyne Bell
Doyne Courtenay Bell (3 August 1830 ― 26 March 1888) was an English court servant, antiquary, and composer. Early life Bell was born in Gower Street, Bloomsbury, the son of a wine merchant. After
Read → 21st CenturyDoyoung
Kim Dong-young (; born February 1, 1996), known professionally as Doyoung (), is a South Korean singer, actor, and host. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT through the sub-units NCT 127
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