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Composers whose names start with SE.
Sean Hickey
Sean Hickey is an American composer and record label executive, born in 1970 in Detroit, Michigan, and based in Brooklyn, New York for decades. In 2022, after two decades at Naxos, he was appointed
Read → 21st CenturySean Hogan
Sean Hogan is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Biography Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Hogan attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, studying music. In 2003 he won the Roots Artist of the
Read → 21st CenturySean Murray (composer)
Sean Murray is an American composer who has composed for numerous films, television shows and video games, such as God, the Devil and Bob (2000), starring Alan Cumming, James Garner and French
Read → Post-WarSeán Ó Riada
Seán Ó Riada (; born John Reidy; 1 August 1931 – 3 October 1971) was an Irish composer and arranger of Irish traditional music. Through his incorporation of modern and traditional techniques he
Read → 21st CenturySean O'Boyle
Sean Michael O'Boyle AM (born 1963) is an Australian composer and conductor. His River Symphony was performed by the Queensland Orchestra and released on ABC Classics in 2007 on a CD that also
Read → EntrySebastian Aguilera de Heredia
Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia (August 1561 – 16 December 1627) was a Spanish monk, musician and composer of the Renaissance period. Life Aguilera was the first organist at the cathedral in Huesca
Read → BaroqueSebastian Anton Scherer
Sebastian Anton Scherer (3 October 1631 – 26 August 1712) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque era. Scherer was born in Ulm, where he resided until his death. On 17 June 1653 he was
Read → RomanticSebastian Bach Mills
Sebastian Bach Mills (13 March 1839 – 21 December 1898) was an English pianist, composer and piano instructor who made his concert career in the United States and gave the first American performances
Read → 21st CenturySebastian Currier
Sebastian Currier (born March 16, 1959) is an American composer of music for chamber groups and orchestras. He was also a professor of music at Columbia University from 1999 to 2007. Life Currier was
Read → RenaissanceSebastián de Vivanco
Sebastián de Vivanco (c. 1551 in Ávila – October 26, 1622 in Salamanca) was a Spanish priest and composer of the Renaissance. Life Vivanco was born in Ávila, like Tomás Luis de Victoria; however, the
Read → BaroqueSebastián Durón
Sebastián Durón (19 April (baptized) 1660 – 3 August 1716) was a Spanish organist and composer of the Baroque period. Sebastián Durón Picazo was, with Antonio de Literes, the greatest Spanish
Read → BaroqueSebastian Knüpfer
Sebastian Knüpfer (6 September 1633 – 10 October 1676) was a German composer, conductor and educator. He was the Thomaskantor, cantor of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig and director of the towns's church
Read → 20th CenturySebastián Piana
Sebastián Piana (26 November 1903 – 17 July 1994) was an Argentine musician, composer, orchestra conductor, and pianist, dedicated to tango music. He was the composer of the music, among many other
Read → RenaissanceSebastián Raval
Sebastián Raval (c. 15501604) was a Spanish composer of vocal and instrumental music. Born in Cartagena, he served as a soldier of the Army of Flanders in Flanders and Sicily. He joined the order of
Read → 21st CenturySebastián Santa María
Sebastián Santa María Pérez (September 24, 1959 – October 20, 1996) was a Chilean-Swiss musician. He was born in 1959 in Santiago, Chile, but settled in Lausanne, Switzerland at age 17. He played the
Read → RenaissanceSebastian Westcott
Sebastian Westcott (also spelt Wescott or Westcote) (c. 1524 – 1582) was an English organist at St. Paul's Cathedral. He is especially known for staging performances of plays with the Children of
Read → RenaissanceSebastiano Festa
Sebastiano Festa (ca. 1490–1495 – 31 July 1524) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, active mainly in Rome. While his musical output was small, he was one of the earliest composers of
Read → BaroqueSébastien de Brossard
Sébastien de Brossard (; 12 September 165510 August 1730) was a French music theorist, composer and collector. Life Brossard was born in Dompierre, Orne. After studying philosophy and theology at
Read → ClassicalSébastien Demar
Jakob-Ignaz-Sebastian Demar (29 June 1763 – 25 July 1832) (often wrongly called Jean-Sébastien Demar or much more recently Jacques-Sébastien ) was a German pianist, composer, conductor, music teacher
Read → 21st CenturySébastien Izambard
Sébastien Izambard (; born 7 March 1973) is a French singer, composer and record producer. His vocal range is classified as popular melody or vox populi with a tenor tessitura. He has been a member
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Seedo (also Sidow) (c. 1700 – c. 1754), also called Mr Seedo, as his forename is unknown, was a German composer who worked primarily in England until 1736 when he became musical director to Friedrich
Read → Post-WarSei Ikeno
was a Japanese composer who wrote the film scores for directors such as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Yūzō Kawashima, Yasuzō Masumura and new wave filmmaker Yoshishige Yoshida. Ikeno was born in Sapporo,
Read → 21st CenturySeiichiro Kuribayashi
is a former Japanese musical composer, keyboardist, singer-songwriter, bassist and guitarist under Vermillion records label. Biography During high school at the age of 16, he went studying English
Read → Late RomanticSelim Palmgren
Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren (16 February 1878 – 13 December 1951 ) was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor. Palmgren was born in Pori, Finland, February 16, 1878. He studied at the
Read → 21st CenturySelma Mutal
Selma Mutal (born in Lima, Peru) is a Franco-Dutch film score composer. She is known for her collaborations with filmmakers Claudia Llosa, Javier Fuentes-León, and Tod Lending. Mutal has also scored
Read → Late RomanticSem Dresden
Samuel "Sem" Dresden (April 20, 1881 in Amsterdam – July 30, 1957 at The Hague) was a Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher. Life Dresden was born into a Jewish diamond-broking family and initially
Read → RomanticSemen Hulak-Artemovsky
Semen Stepanovych Hulak-Artemovsky (, also referred to as Semyon Gulak-Artemovsky and Artemovs’kyj) (February 16 1813 – April 17 1873), was an opera composer, baritone, actor, dramatist and pioneer
Read → Post-WarSeóirse Bodley
Seóirse Bodley (; 4 April 1933 – 17 November 2023) was an Irish composer and associate professor of music at University College Dublin (UCD). He was the first composer to become a Saoi of Aosdána, in
Read → RenaissanceSerafino Razzi
Serafino Razzi (1531–1613), born in Marradi and later residing in Florence, was a notable Italian Dominican friar celebrated for his contributions to music and literature. In 1563, he unveiled a
Read → Post-WarȘerban Nichifor
Șerban Nichifor (born 25 August 1954) is a Romanian composer, cellist and music educator. Biography Șerban Nichifor was born on 25 August 1954 to Ermil Nichifor (1916–1997) and Livia Nichifor, née
Read → Post-WarSerge Garant
Albert Antonio Serge Garant, (September 22, 1929 – November 1, 1986) was a Canadian composer, conductor, music critic, professor of music at the University of Montreal and radio host of Musique de
Read → Post-WarSerge Lancen
Serge Jean Mathieu Lancen (5 November 1922 – 10 July 2005) was a French composer and classical pianist. Life Born in Paris, already in his earliest childhood Lancen developed an extraordinary
Read → Post-WarSerge Nigg
Serge Nigg (6 June 1924 – 12 November 2008) was a French composer, born in Paris. Biography After initial studies with Ginette Martenot, Nigg entered the Paris Conservatory in 1941 and studied
Read → Post-WarSerge Tcherepnin
Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin (; born 2 February 1941) is a Russian-American composer and electronic-instrument builder of Russian-Chinese parentage. Tcherepnin is noted for creating the Serge
Read → Late RomanticSergei Bortkiewicz
Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz ( – 25 October 1952) was a Romantic composer and pianist. He moved to Vienna in 1922 and became a naturalized Austrian citizen in 1926. Life Early life and origins
Read → Late RomanticSergei Lyapunov
Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov (or Liapunov; , ; 30 November 18598 November 1924) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. Life Lyapunov was born in Yaroslavl in 1859. After the death of his
Read → 20th CenturySergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (27 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the Soviet Union. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across
Read → Late RomanticSergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April 187328 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a
Read → Post-WarSergei Slonimsky
Sergei Mikhailovich Slonimsky (; 12 August 1932 – 9 February 2020) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist and musicologist. Biography He was the son of the Soviet writer Mikhail Slonimsky and
Read → Late RomanticSergei Taneyev
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (, ; 25 November 1856 – 19 June 1915) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author. Life Taneyev was born in Vladimir, to a cultured and
Read → Late RomanticSergei Vasilenko
Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko (; 30 March 1872 – 11 March 1956) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and music teacher whose compositions showed a strong tendency towards mysticism. Vasilenko
Read → Late RomanticSergei Yuferov
Sergei Vladimirovich Yuferov (; also Sergei Iuferov, Serge Youferoff, Sergej Wladimirowich Juferow; born 1865 in Odessa) was a Russian (Ukrainian) composer and pianist. Yuferov studied with Alexander
Read → 20th CenturySergey Balasanian
Sergey Artemyevich Balasanian (; 26 August 1902 3 June 1982) was a Soviet Armenian composer. Life and career Sergey Artemyevich Balasanian was born on 26 August 1902 in Ashgabat, Russian Empire. He
Read → Post-WarSergey Kuryokhin
Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin (16 June 19549 July 1996, nicknamed The Captain) was a Russian composer, pianist, music director, experimental artist, film actor and writer, based in St. Petersburg,
Read → 21st CenturySergey Milnichenko
Sergei Grigoryevich Milnichenko (; born on July 13, 1966, in Tomsk, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian composer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. His career began in the Soviet era. Personal
Read → Post-WarSérgio Assad
Sérgio Assad (born 26 December 1952) is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair, in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the
Read → Post-WarSergio Bardotti
Sergio Bardotti (14 February 1939 – 11 April 2007) was an Italian lyricist, composer and record producer. Life and career Born in Pavia, Bardotti studied piano for seven years and graduated from
Read → Post-WarSergio Barroso
Sergio Fernández Barroso (also known as Sergio Barroso) (b. Havana, Cuba, 1946) is a Cuban composer, performer and professor. Academic Background Sergio Barroso studied piano, theory and organ with
Read → 21st CenturySérgio Cassiano
Sérgio Cassiano (born August 1967) is a Brazilian jazz composer, percussionist, writer, producer, and bandleader. Biography Early life and education Born and raised in the state of Pernambuco, Sergio
Read → Post-WarSergio Cervetti
Sergio Cervetti Guigou (born 9 November 1940 in Dolores, Soriano) is a Uruguayan composer and teacher domiciled in the United States. His early compositional language reflects the post serialist
Read → 20th CenturySergio de Karlo
Sergio de Karlo (December 15, 1911 – January 10, 2010) was a Cuban composer, singer and actor, considered the maestro of the Cuban Bolero. He composed more than 300 rumbas and boleros. De Karlo was
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Sergio Luque is a composer of vocal, instrumental and electroacoustic music. His work often involves computer-aided algorithmic composition and stochastic processes. His music has been performed by
Read → 21st CenturySergio Maltagliati
Sergio Maltagliati (born 1960 in Pescia, Italy) is an Italian Internet-based artist, composer, and visual-digital artist. His first musical experience with the Gialdino Gialdini Musical Band was in
Read → Post-WarSérgio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes (; 11 February 1941 – 5 September 2024) was a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his band Brasil '66. He released 35 albums and was known for playing
Read → Post-WarSergio Rendine
Sergio Rendine (7 September 1954 – 21 April 2023) was an Italian composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, cantatas and chamber music. He worked as a lecturer at the Conservatorio Alfredo Casella, for
Read → Post-WarSergiu Natra
Sergiu Natra (; 12 April 1924 – 23 February 2021) was an Israeli composer of classical music. Life and work Natra was born in Romania as Sergiu Nadler in April 1924 into a Jewish family of Austrian,
Read → Post-WarSerifatu Oladunni Oduguwa
Serifatu Oladunni Oduguwa (1949 – 1978), popularly known by her stagename Queen Oladunni Decency or Queen Mummy Juju, was a Nigerian singer and guitarist who specialized in the Jùjú genre of music.
Read → 21st CenturySerouj Kradjian
Serouj Kradjian (born in 1973) is a Canadian Grammy-nominated and Juno-winning pianist and composer. Early life and education Born in 1973, at fourteen earned a scholarship to study in Vienna, and
Read → 21st CenturySerra Miyeun Hwang
Serra Miyeun Hwang (born 1962) is an American composer. Her work uses elements of Korean folk music. She is also a percussionist, playing Korean drums. Biography Hwang was born in Seoul, South Korea
Read → BaroqueServaes de Koninck
Servaes de Koninck, or Servaes de Konink, Servaas de Koninck or Servaas de Konink, or Servaes de Coninck (1653/54 – c.1701) was a Flemish baroque composer of motets, Dutch songs, chamber and
Read → EntrySeth Bisen-Hersh
Seth Bisen-Hersh is an American author, performer, composer/lyricist, producer, and crossword puzzle constructor. Early life and education Bisen-Hersh grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey. He
Read → Late RomanticSeth Weeks
Silas Seth Weeks (September 8, 1868 – December 1953) was an American composer who played mandolin, violin, banjo and guitar. Although he played many instruments he concentrated professionally on the
Read → RenaissanceSethus Calvisius
Sethus Calvisius or Setho Calvisio, originally Seth Kalwitz (21 February 1556 – 24 November 1615), was a German music theorist, composer, chronologer, astronomer, and teacher of the late Renaissance.
Read → RenaissanceSettimia Caccini
Settimia Caccini (6 October 1591 – c. 1638, Italy) was a well-known Italian soprano and composer during the 1600s, being one of the first women to have a successful career in music. Caccini was
Read → 21st CenturySeung-Won Oh
Seung-Won Oh (; born 1969), also known as Seung-Ah Oh, She obtained her BA and MM from Ewha Womans University, as well as another MM from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. The Plain Dealer said
Read → EntrySeven Solos for Orchestra
Seven Solos for Orchestra is an orchestral cycle written by the French composer Pascal Dusapin between 1992 and 2009. As the title suggests, it consists of seven pieces that can be played
Read → BaroqueSevero De Luca
Severo De Luca (fl. 1684–1734) was an Italian composer of the Baroque period. Life It is believed that Severo De Luca was Neapolitan. After moving to Rome in 1688, De Luca worked for Spanish
Read → Late RomanticSevero Muguerza
Severo Muguerza (1883–1952) was a composer of Spanish, Basque, and Neapolitan zarzuelas and operettas. He was born in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain, and lived his later years in Cuba,
Read → 21st CenturySevil Aliyeva
Sevil Aliyeva (born 12 October 1955) is an Azerbaijani composer and the founder of Space TV. She is the daughter to the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, and the elder sister to the
Read → 21st CenturySevish
Sean Archibald (born 1988), also known as Sevish, is a British electronic music composer from London. Described by Aaron Krister Johnson as "a well-known creative force in the world of online
Read → EntrySexuality of Frederick the Great
Most modern scholars agree that Prussian King Frederick the Great (1712–1786) was primarily homosexual. However, the nature of his actual relationships remains a source of speculation. For instance,
Read → Post-WarSeymour Barab
Seymour Barab (January 9, 1921 – June 28, 2014) was an American composer of opera, songs and instrumental and chamber music, as well as a cellist, organist and pianist. He was best known for his
Read → Late RomanticSeymour Furth
Seymour Furth (1876, New York City − May 22, 1932, Boston) was an American songwriter, composer, and librettist active from the late 1890s until his death in 1932. He wrote popular songs for Broadway
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