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Composers whose names start with KE.
Kees van Baaren
Kees van Baaren (; 22 October 1906 – 2 September 1970) was a Dutch composer and teacher. Early years Van Baaren was born in Enschede. His early studies (1924–29) were in Berlin with Rudolph
Read → 21st CenturyKees Wieringa
Kees Wieringa is a Dutch pianist, composer, writer and cultural entrepreneur. His mission is to inspire and connect people through art and culture. He came to prominence for his performances of the
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Keff McCulloch (born 8 July 1954 ) is an English composer best known for his electronic music for Doctor Who in the late 1980s. In 1987, he was employed by producer John Nathan-Turner to arrange the
Read → 21st CenturyKeiji Inai
is a Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his work in anime and video games. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine. Biography Inai was born in Hiroshima,
Read → Post-WarKeiko Abe
is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the
Read → 21st CenturyKeiko Fujiie
Keiko Fujiie (), born in 1963 in Kyoto, is a composer whose music is frequently performed both in Japan and internationally. She is best known for guitar compositions, many of them for the
Read → 20th CenturyKeith Bissell
Keith Warren Bissell (12 February 1912 in Meaford, Ontario – 9 May 1992 in Newmarket, Ontario) was a Canadian composer, conductor, and music educator. He was particularly known for his choral music,
Read → 21st CenturyKeith Burstein
Keith Burstein born 1957 as Keith Burston (the anglicised form adopted by his father of the surname, which Burstein later dropped) is an English composer, conductor and music theorist with Jewish
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Keith Dale Gordon (born July 14, 1966), is an American lyricist and composer of musical theater, commercial jingles, and award shows. He is known primarily for his 2006 musical Saint Heaven which
Read → 21st CenturyKeith Hamel
Keith Hamel (born 1956 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada) is a composer, software designer, and professor of music. His music consists of orchestral, chamber, solo, and vocal music, often focussing on live
Read → 21st CenturyKeith Patchel
Keith Patchel (July 23, 1955 – August 7, 2021) was an American musician and composer. Patchel studied at the Juilliard School in New York City with among other teachers Samuel Adler. His Pluto
Read → Post-WarKeith Tippett
Keith Graham Tippetts (25 August 1947 – 14 June 2020), known professionally as Keith Tippett, was a British jazz pianist and composer. According to AllMusic, Tippett's career "...spanned jazz-rock,
Read → 21st CenturyKeivan Saket
Keivan Saket () (born 1961 in Mashhad) is an Iranian composer and university professor and Tar and Setar Player, and author of 12 books for Tar and Setar. Early life Keivan Saket was born in 1961 to
Read → 21st CenturyKekko Fornarelli
Kekko Fornarelli, pseudonym of Francesco Fornarelli (born 10 January 1978 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer of crossover jazz music and soundtracks. Biography Kekko Fornarelli
Read → 21st CenturyKelly Tang
Kelly Tang (born 1961) is a Singaporean composer known internationally for his wind band, chamber and orchestral works. For his contributions to the local music scene, Tang was conferred the Cultural
Read → Post-WarKelsey Jones
Herbert Kelsey Jones (June 17, 1922 – October 10, 2004) was a Canadian composer, pianist, harpsichordist, and music teacher. Early life Jones was born in South Norwalk, Norwalk, Connecticut; he grew
Read → 20th CenturyKemp Stillings
Katharine Kemp Stillings (June 30, 1888 – April 30, 1967) was a violinist, composer, and music educator. Early life Katharine Kemp Stillings was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and began studying
Read → Post-WarKen Field
Ken Field (born January 26, 1953) is a saxophonist, flautist, percussionist, and composer. Since 1988 he has been a member of the electrified modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, with
Read → Post-WarKen Howard (composer)
Kenneth Charles Howard (26 December 1939 – 24 September 2024) was an English songwriter, lyricist, author and television director. Early years Howard was born in Worthing, West Sussex, on 26 December
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Ken Silverman is an American guitarist and composer based in New York City in the United States. Silverman has been described as incorporating in his compositions and guitar style elements of jazz,
Read → 21st CenturyKen Ueno
Ken Ueno (born January 11, 1970, in Bronxville, New York) is an American composer. Career Ueno pursued initial studies in music at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, but soon
Read → Post-WarKen'ichiro Kobayashi
is a Japanese conductor and composer. In Japan he is known among his fans as “Kobaken.” Biography Born in Iwaki, Fukushima, Kobayashi's father was a high school music teacher, and mother was a
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Kendall Durelle Briggs is an American composer of classical music and music theorist. He is a professor of music theory, music history and analysis at the Juilliard School in New York City. He has
Read → 21st CenturyKenichi Maeyamada
, also known as , is a Japanese composer, lyricist, and musician. His primary work is composing anime theme songs and for J-pop musicians. He contracts through Supalove, a Japanese record label. He
Read → 21st CenturyKenichiro Fukui
is a Japanese video game composer and electronic rock musician. Before working at Square Enix, he was employed at Konami. He was also an arranger and a keyboardist in the band The Black Mages.
Read → 21st CenturyKenji Bunch
Kenji Bunch (born July 27, 1973) is an American composer and violist based in Portland, Oregon. Bunch currently serves as the artistic director of Fear No Music and teaches at Portland State
Read → 21st CenturyKenji Ito
, also known by the nickname , - !scope=row 1997 SaGa Frontier Music - Culdcept Saga Music - !scope=rowgroup rowspan="3" 2009 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Adventure Team Music with several others - SaGa
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is a Japanese music composer and arranger. Known as one of the biggest names in the soundtrack world, he has worked on a wide range of mixed media productions, including anime, TV shows, films, video
Read → 21st CenturyKenji Yamamoto (composer, born 1964)
is a Japanese video game musician working for Nintendo, notable for composing music in many titles of the Metroid series, mainly Super Metroid and the Metroid Prime trilogy. Yamamoto also plays a
Read → Post-WarKenjiro Ezaki
is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music, especially famous for his electronic music and computer music. Biography Kenjiro Ezaki was born in Tainan (Taiwan). He studied at the Nihon
Read → 20th CenturyKenneth Duffield
Kenneth Launcelot Duffield (31 May 1885 – 23 November 1958) was an Australian theatrical composer, writer and pastoralist. Early life Kenneth Duffield was born on 31 May 1885, to a wealthy South
Read → 21st CenturyKenneth Fuchs
Kenneth Daniel Fuchs (born July 1, 1956) is a Grammy Award-winning American composer. He currently serves as Professor of Music Composition at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
Read → Post-WarKenneth Gaburo
Kenneth Louis Gaburo (July 5, 1926 – January 26, 1993) was an American composer. Life Gaburo was born in Somerville, New Jersey. He served as a professor of music at the University of Illinois, the
Read → 21st CenturyKenneth Hesketh
Kenneth Hesketh (born 20 July 1968) He studied at the Royal College of Music, London, with Edwin Roxburgh, Joseph Horovitz and Simon Bainbridge between 1987 and 1992 and attended Tanglewood in 1995
Read → Late RomanticKenneth J. Alford
Frederick Joseph Ricketts (21 February 1881 – 15 May 1945) was an English composer of marches for band. Under the pen name Kenneth J. Alford, he composed marches which are considered to be great
Read → Post-WarKenneth Kafui
Kenneth Kwaku Avotri Kafui (July 25, 1951 – March 18, 2020) was a Ghanaian composer. He was a lecturer in music theory and composition at the music department of the University of Ghana, Legon. He
Read → 21st CenturyKenneth Lampl
Kenneth Lampl (born November 7, 1964) is an American composer and lecturer known for his film, television and choral music. He is the former head of the Australian National University School of
Read → Post-WarKenneth Leighton
Kenneth Leighton (2 October 1929 – 24 August 1988) was a British composer and pianist. His compositions include church and choral music, pieces for piano, organ, cello, oboe and other instruments,
Read → Post-WarKenneth Peacock
Kenneth Howard Peacock (7 April 1922 – 22 November 2000) was a Canadian ethnomusicologist, composer, and pianist. He was a leading authority in Canadian enthnomusicology, and his research and
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Kenneth Young, also known as Kenneth C. M. Young or Kenny Young, is a Scottish freelance audio director, composer, sound designer and writer. He is best known for his award-winning work on the audio
Read → Post-WarKenny Wheeler
Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards. Most of his performances
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Kent Devereaux is an American composer, director, academic administrator, and the 12th and current president of Goucher College. He was previously the president of the New Hampshire Institute of Art
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Kent Isaacs is a Swedish producer, mixer, musician, songwriter and music entrepreneur. He is co-owner and operator of Cosmos Music, an independent Scandinavian music label. Isaacs has been known to
Read → 20th CenturyKent Kennan
Kent Wheeler Kennan (April 18, 1913, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – November 1, 2003, in Austin, Texas) was an American composer, author, educator, and professor. Biography He learned to play the organ
Read → 21st CenturyKenta Hamano
is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor who is represented by the talent agency Kakubarhythm. He played the trombone in the band Sakerock. Filmography TV dramas Film Video games Dubbing *Soul,
Read → 21st CenturyKentaro Sato
, aka Ken-P, is a composer/conductor/orchestrator/clinician of media music (Film/TV/Game) and concert music (Symphonic and Choral). He is also an accomplished lyricist and voice-over artist. His
Read → Post-WarKenton Coe
Kenton Summers Coe (November 11, 1930 – December 29, 2021) was an American composer. Biography Coe was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, the younger of two sons born to Cleveland Beach Coe (1893-1945)
Read → 21st CenturyKenzie (songwriter)
Kim Yeon-jung (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Kenzie (), is a South Korean songwriter and record producer signed under SM Entertainment. She has written and produced songs for SM
Read → 21st CenturyKerensa Briggs
Kerensa Rosie Joanne Briggs (born 1991) is a British composer, primarily of choral and organ music. In 2022 she began a three-year term as composer-in-residence with the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus in
Read → 21st CenturyKermit Poling
Kermit Poling (born 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American conductor, violinist, and composer. Kermit Poling is Music Director of both the South Arkansas Symphony and the Shreveport
Read → 21st CenturyKerry Muzzey
Kerry Muzzey (born 1970) is an American classical composer. Early life Muzzey was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois. Muzzey graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, with a degree in
Read → Post-WarKerstin Jeppsson
Kerstin Jeppsson (born 29 October 1948) is a Swedish composer. She was born in Nyköping, Sweden, and graduated from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where she studied composition with Maurice
Read → 20th CenturyKerstin Thieme
Kerstin Thieme (23 June 1909, as Karl Thieme – 26 November 2001) was a German composer, composition teacher, music educator and music writer. Life and career Thieme was born in Bad Schlema, Ore
Read → EntryKerzelli family
Kerzelli (Russian: Керцелли, Керцель or Керцеллий; also spelled Cherzelli, Kerzelly, Kertsel, Kercel, Kerzel, or Kerzell) is the surname of a large family of musicians of Italian, Czech or Austrian
Read → 21st CenturyKevin Brady (musician)
Kevin Brady (born 23 January 1974) is an Irish jazz drummer, composer and music educator. Early life and education Brady was born in Dublin. He studied classical piano and trumpet in childhood, later
Read → 21st CenturyKevin James Maher
Kevin James Maher (born April 20, 1988), better known as Kevvy Mental, is a Canadian musician, producer, film composer and remix artist most notable for his work in Fake Shark as lead vocalist and
Read → 21st CenturyKevin Keller (composer)
Kevin Keller (born April 27, 1967) is an American composer and recording artist known primarily for "ambient chamber music", a style that combines live instruments with electronic effects. Biography
Read → 21st CenturyKevin MacNeil
Kevin MacNeil (born 20th century) is a Scottish novelist, poet, screenwriter, lyricist, playwright and educator. Early life and education MacNeil was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer
Read → 21st CenturyKevin Penkin
Kevin Penkin (born 22 May 1992) is a British-born Australian composer, primarily for video games and anime. He is best known for composing the score of the anime Made in Abyss, which won Best Score
Read → 21st CenturyKevin Puts
Kevin Matthew Puts (born January 3, 1972) is an American composer, best known for his opera The Hours and for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his first opera, Silent Night, He studied
Read → Post-WarKevin Volans
Kevin Volans (born 26 July 1949) is a South African-born Irish composer and pianist. He studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Mauricio Kagel in Cologne in the 1970s and later became associated with
Read → 21st CenturyKeyla Orozco
Keyla María Orozco Alemán (born 22 September 1969) is a Cuban composer based in the Netherlands and the United States. A 2000 Guggenheim Fellow, her music has drawn inspiration from Cuban music.
Read → 21st CenturyKeyna Wilkins
Keyna Wilkins is an Australian/British composer-musician. Her compositions are published and distributed by Wiripang Music. Wilkins was a finalist in the Australian Music Centre and APRA AMCOS 2021
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