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Composers whose names start with PH.
Phạm Duy
Phạm Duy (5 October 1921 – 27 January 2013) was a Vietnamese songwriter. With more than one thousand songs to his credit, he is widely considered one of the three most salient and influential figures
Read → 21st CenturyPheelz
Phillip Kayode Moses (; born 5 June 1994), better known as Pheelz, is a Nigerian record producer, singer, songwriter, and graphic designer. Pheelz is credited to have produced all but one song on
Read → Post-WarPhil Kline
Phil Kline (born 1953) is an American composer, sound artist, and performer most recognized for his Unsilent Night (1992) and Zippo Songs (2004). Beginning as a guitarist and singer in the New York
Read → Post-WarPhil Miller
Philip Paul Brisco Miller (22 January 1949 – 18 October 2017) was an English progressive rock composer and guitarist and a central part of the Canterbury scene. He was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire.
Read → 20th CenturyPhilip Bezanson
Philip Thomas Bezanson (January 6, 1916 – March 11, 1975) was an American composer and educator. Life Born in Athol, Massachusetts, Philip Bezanson graduated from Yale University School of Music in
Read → Post-WarPhilip Bračanin
Philip Bračanin (born 26 May 1942) is an Australian composer and musicologist. Life Bračanin was born in Kalgoorlie, the son of Croatian immigrants. His early musical studies were with Miss Olive
Read → Post-WarPhilip Cannon (composer)
Jack Philip Cannon (21 December 1929 – 24 December 2016) was a British composer and teacher. His choral music and songs have enjoyed extensive performances worldwide. Brief biography Philip Cannon
Read → 21st CenturyPhilip Cashian
Philip Cashian (born 1963) is an English composer. He is the head of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early life and education Philip Cashian was born in Manchester in 1963 and studied at
Read → ClassicalPhilip Cogan
Philip Cogan (1750 – 3 February 1833) was an Irish composer, pianist, and conductor. Biography Cogan was born in Cork, where he was a choirboy and vicar choral at St Fin Barre's Cathedral. In 1772,
Read → Post-WarPhilip Corner
Philip Lionel Corner (born April 10, 1933; name sometimes given as Phil Corner) is an American composer, trombonist, alphornist, vocalist, pianist, music theorist, music educator, and visual artist.
Read → 20th CenturyPhilip Gbeho
Philip Comi Gbeho (14 January 1904 – 24 September 1976) was a Ghanaian musician, composer and teacher. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Arts Council of Ghana and was a director of
Read → Post-WarPhilip Glass
Philip Morris Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been
Read → 21st CenturyPhilip Grange
Philip Grange (born 17 November 1956) is an English composer and academic. Career Grange was born in London. He attended Peter Maxwell Davies’s classes at Dartington, and then took further, private,
Read → Post-WarPhilip Hagemann
Philip Hagemann (born 21 December 1932) is an American composer and conductor. Hagemann was born in Mount Vernon, Indiana, the son of Harry Philip and Lorene (Knight) Hagemann. He learned to play the
Read → Post-WarPhilip Hammond (composer)
Philip Hammond (born 5 May 1951), is an Irish composer. He has also been a teacher, writer and broadcaster. He has written for The Brodsky String Quartet, the Ulster Orchestra and Lontano. He has
Read → 21st CenturyPhilip Harper (trumpeter)
Philip Harper (born May 10, 1965) is an American jazz trumpeter. Early life Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Harper grew up in Atlanta. He studied under Jackie McLean at the University of Hartford Hartt
Read → BaroquePhilip Hart (organist)
Philip Hart (1674 or 1676 – 18 July 1749) was an English organist and composer. Life His father, James Hart (1647–1718), was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, chorister of Westminster Abbey, and a
Read → ClassicalPhilip Hayes (composer)
Philip Hayes (baptised 17 April 1738 – 19 March 1797) was an English composer, organist, singer and conductor. Life and career Hayes was born in Oxford. His early musical education was overseen by
Read → 20th CenturyPhilip Herschkowitz
Philip Herschkowitz (; Russian: Филипп Гершкович, Filipp Gershkovich) (7 September 1906 – 5 January 1989) was a Romanian-born composer and music theorist, pupil of Alban Berg and Anton Webern, who
Read → 20th CenturyPhilip James
Philip Frederick Wright James (May 17, 1890 – November 1, 1975) was an American composer, conductor and music educator. Life James was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. At an early age he began piano,
Read → Early RomanticPhilip Knapton
Philip Knapton (20 October 1788 – 20 June 1833) was an English organist and composer, active in the musical life of York. Life Knapton was born in York in 1788, son of Samuel Knapton, an organist and
Read → Post-WarPhilip Krumm
Philip Krumm (born April 7, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American composer who was "a pioneer of modal, repetitive pattern music". Krumm studied orchestration and composition with Raymond
Read → Post-WarPhilip Kruse
Philip Antony Kruse (born 13 May 1949) is a Norwegian orchestra leader, composer, arranger, producer, text writer, and musician (trumpet and vocals). He is the second son of Colonel Erling O. Kruse
Read → 21st CenturyPhilip Lasser
Philip Lasser (born August 4, 1963) is an American composer of contemporary classical music, music theorist, and pianist. He is a member of the faculty at the Juilliard School in New York City since
Read → 20th CenturyPhilip Martell
Philip Martell (6 October 1907 – 11 August 1993) was a British composer, arranger, musical director, orchestra leader, and most notably head of music at Hammer Studios. Early life Born in Whitechapel
Read → 21st CenturyPhilip Miller (composer)
Philip Miller is a South African composer and sound artist based in Cape Town. His work is multi-faceted, often developing from collaborative projects in theatre, film, video and sound installations.
Read → Post-WarPhilip Munger
Philip Munger (born November 3, 1946) is an American composer, music educator, political blogger, and environmentalist living in Alaska. He is perhaps best known for "The Skies are Weeping", a
Read → EntryPhilip Pope
Philip R. J. Pope is a British composer and actor. Education He was educated at Downside School and New College, Oxford. Performer Pope appeared in the Oxford Revue in Edinburgh Festival Fringe in
Read → 20th CenturyPhilip Radcliffe
Philip FitzHugh Radcliffe (27 April 1905 – 2 September 1986) was an English academic, musicologist and composer, born in Godalming, Surrey. Early life He was educated at Charterhouse and read
Read → RenaissancePhilip Rosseter
Philip Rosseter (1568 – 5 May 1623) was an English composer and musician, as well as a theatrical manager. His family seems to have been from Somerset or Lincolnshire, he may have been employed with
Read → Post-WarPhilip Sparke
Philip Allen Sparke (born 29 December 1951) is an English composer and musician born in London, noted for his concert band and brass band music. His early major works include The Land of the Long
Read → Post-WarPhilip Springer
Philip Springer (born May 12, 1926) is an American composer, best known for co-writing the classic Christmas song "Santa Baby". In a musical career spanning over 70 years, he is credited in 540
Read → RenaissancePhilip van Wilder
Philip van Wilder (Weldre, Welder, Wylder, Wyllender, de Vuildre, Wild, Wildroe; c. 1500 – February 24, 1554) was a lutenist and composer from the Habsburg Netherlands, active in England. Life and
Read → 21st CenturyPhilip Venables
Philip Venables is a British composer known for his operatic and theatrical works. Life and career Born in Chester, Venables studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music, where
Read → Post-WarPhilip Wilby
Philip Wilby (born Pontefract, 1949) is a British composer, organist and choir director. Education Educated at Leeds Grammar School and Keble College, Oxford, he joined the staff at the University of
Read → ClassicalPhilipp Christoph Kayser
Philipp Christoph Kayser (10 March 1755 – 24 December 1823) was a German pianist, composer, orchestra musician, music teacher and poet. He was a close friend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Life
Read → RenaissancePhilipp Dulichius
Philipp Dulichius (also Deulich, Deilich, Teilich, Dulich, Dulichs) (18 December 1562 – 24 March 1631) was a German composer. Life Dulichius Philip was born in Chemnitz, where his father, Caspar
Read → BaroquePhilipp Heinrich Erlebach
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (25 July 1657 – 17 April 1714) was a German Baroque composer, a prolific writer of church music and secular music. Much of his work is lost due to a fire. Life Erlebach was
Read → Early RomanticPhilipp Jakob Riotte
Philipp Jakob Riotte (16 August 1776 – 1856) was a German composer who lived primarily in Vienna. In the 1820s, his works were among the most-performed at the Theater an der Wien. He was a
Read → 20th CenturyPhilipp Jarnach
Philipp Jarnach (26 July 1892 17 December 1982 in Börnsen) was a German composer of contemporary music ("Neue Musik"), pianist, teacher, and conductor. Along with composers such as Hindemith, Jarnach
Read → 21st CenturyPhilipp Maintz
Philipp Maintz (born 28 February 1977, in Aachen) is a German composer. Career Maintz studied composition with Michael Reudenbach and Robert HP Platz, and electronic music with Karlheinz Essl. He
Read → RomanticPhilipp Scharwenka
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka (16 February 1847 – 16 July 1917) was a Polish-German composer and teacher of music. He was the older brother of Xaver Scharwenka. Early training Scharwenka was born in
Read → BaroquePhilipp Stolle
Philipp Stolle (1614 – 4 October 1675) was a German composer, tenor and theorbo player of the Baroque era. Stolle was born in 1614 at Radeburg. He was a pupil of Caspar Kittel. He worked for many
Read → Late RomanticPhilipp Wolfrum
Philipp Julius Wolfrum (17 December 1854 – 8 May 1919) was a German conductor, musicologist, composer, organist and academic teacher. He was influential to university education in church music in
Read → 21st CenturyPhilippe Baden Powell
Philippe Baden Powell (born 15 April 1978 in Paris) is a French-Brazilian pianist and composer. Biography Baden Powell started playing the piano at the age of 7. Taught by his father, the Brazilian
Read → RenaissancePhilippe Basiron
Philippe Basiron (Philippon de Bourges) (c. 1449just before 31 May 1491) was a French composer, singer, and organist of the Renaissance. He was an innovative and prominent composer of the late 15th
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Boesmans
Philippe Boesmans (17 May 1936 – 10 April 2022) was a Belgian pianist, composer and academic teacher. He studied to be a pianist at the Royal Conservatory of Liège, and was self-taught as a composer,
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Boivin
Philippe Boivin (born 1954) is a French contemporary composer. Life Born in Metz, after studying musicology at the Sorbonne, Boivin obtained his Certificate of Aptitude for Secondary Teaching
Read → 21st CenturyPhilippe Brault
Philippe Brault (born 1981) is a Canadian record producer and film score composer from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted as a two-time Prix Iris winner for Best Original Music, winning at the 21st
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Capdenat
Philippe Capdenat (17 July 1934 – 2 May 2025) was a French composer and academic teacher. First a mining engineer, he started composing avant-garde music, but turned to chamber music, music for the
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Chamouard
Philippe Chamouard (born 24 February 1952 in Paris) is a French composer of contemporary classical music. His catalogue includes orchestral, concertante, chamber, vocal and choral works, with
Read → BaroquePhilippe Courbois
Philippe Courbois (fl. 1705–1730) was a French Baroque composer. It is commonly stated that he was maître de musique of the Duchess of Maine, but Michele Cabrini convincingly refutes this claim in
Read → RenaissancePhilippe de Monte
Philippe de Monte (1521 – 4 July 1603), sometimes known as Philippus de Monte, was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance active all over Europe. He was a member of the 3rd generation
Read → MedievalPhilippe de Vitry
Philippe de Vitry (31 October 12919 June 1361) was a French composer-poet, bishop and music theorist in the style of late medieval music. An accomplished, innovative, and influential composer, he was
Read → 21st CenturyPhilippe Falliex
Philippe Falliex (Born 27 April 1966 in Lyon, France) is a French composer specializing in background music for television and radio programs. Stereolithe: 2001-present Since 2001, Philippe Falliex
Read → Late RomanticPhilippe Gaubert
Philippe Gaubert (5 July 1879 – 8 July 1941) was a French musician who was a distinguished performer on the flute. He was a respected conductor and a composer, primarily for the flute. Biography
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Hersant
Philippe Hersant (; born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. Selected works :: Hersant's works are largely published by Éditions Durand. ;Stage * Le
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Leduc
Philippe Leduc (born 1951 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Quebecois composer, conductor, author and arranger. Discography Albums Source: * Diginada (2010) * The Wings of Fire, Volume I: Blood
Read → 21st CenturyPhilippe Leroux
Philippe Leroux (born 24 September 1959) is a French composer living in Montreal, Quebec, who has been identified as "one of the most important composers in contemporary music." Biography Leroux was
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Manoury
Philippe Manoury (born 19 June 1952) is a French composer. Biography Manoury was born on June 19, 1952, in Tulle, France, and began composition studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris with
Read → Early RomanticPhilippe Musard
Philippe Musard (8 November 1792 – 31 March 1859) was a French composer who was crucial to the development and popularity of the promenade concert. One of the most famous personalities of Europe
Read → RenaissancePhilippe Rogier
Philippe Rogier (c. 1561 – 29 February 1596) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active at the Habsburg court of Philip II in Spain. He was one of the last members of the Franco-Flemish
Read → Post-WarPhilippe Sarde
Philippe Sarde (born 21 June 1948) is a French film composer. Considered among the most versatile and talented French film composers of his generation, Sarde has scored over two hundred films, film
Read → EntryPhilippe Tatartcheff
Philippe Tatartcheff (born in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Canadian poet and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist who wrote French language songs recorded by folk duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
Read → RenaissancePhilippe Verdelot
Philippe Verdelot (1480 to 14851530 to 1540) was a French composer of the Renaissance, who spent most of his life in Italy. He is commonly considered to be the father of the Italian madrigal, and
Read → MedievalPhilippus de Caserta
Philippus de Caserta, (; also Philipoctus, Filipotto, or Filipoctus) was a medieval music theorist and composer associated with the style known as ars subtilior. Life and career Philippus' name
Read → Post-WarPhill Niblock
Phillip Earl Niblock (October 2, 1933 – January 8, 2024) was an American composer, filmmaker, and videographer. In 1985, he was appointed director of Experimental Intermedia, a foundation for
Read → Post-WarPhillip Houghton
Phillip Houghton (26 April 1954 – 30 September 2017) was an Australian classical guitarist and composer. Born in Melbourne, he began studying music at the age of 20 at Melba Conservatorium of Music.
Read → Post-WarPhillip Ramey
Phillip Ramey (born September 12, 1939) is an American composer, pianist, and writer on music. Ramey was born in Elmhurst, Illinois. He studied composition with the Russian-born composer Alexander
Read → 21st CenturyPhyllis Chen
Phyllis Chen (born 1978) is an American composer, sound artist, and pianist. A member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, she co-composed their 2016 album On The Nature Of Thingness and is a
Read → 20th CenturyPhyllis Fergus
Phyllis Fergus Hoyt (October 2, 1887 – December 2, 1964 ) was a composer, reciter, pianist, and advocate for music by women composers. Life Phyllis Fergus was born in Chicago, where she attended a
Read → 20th CenturyPhyllis Tate
Phyllis Tate (6 April 1911 – 29 May 1987) was an English composer known for forming unusual instrumental combinations in her output. She is mainly remembered for her works for solo and chamber
Read → Post-WarPhyllis Zimmerman
Phyllis E. Zimmerman (1934–2012) was an American composer, choral conductor, and music educator. Biography Zimmerman was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Thiel College in Greenville,
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