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Early Romantic

Veena Kuppayyar

Veena Kuppayyar (1798–1860) was an exponent of Veena and a composer of Carnatic music. He was a student of the famous composer Tyagaraja. Kuppayar composed his songs in Telugu language and has left

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Vehnee Saturno

Venancio Saturno (born April 1, 1954), better known as Vehnee Saturno, is a Filipino composer, songwriter and record producer. He found success in 1982 by winning first place at the Metro Manila

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Veljo Tormis

Veljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in

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Venanzio Rauzzini

Venanzio Rauzzini (19 December 1746 – 8 April 1810) was an Italian castrato, composer, pianist, singing teacher and concert impresario. He is said to have first studied singing under a member of the

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Veniamin Basner

Veniamin Efimovich Basner (, 1 January 1925 in Yaroslavl – 3 September 1996 in St Petersburg) was a Russian composer. He was recognized by the Soviet Union as a People's Artist of Russia and a State

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Vera Baeva

Vera Baeva (; 18 March 1930 − 16 June 2017) was a Bulgarian writer and composer. She was born in Burgas and studied at the Sofia State Academy of Music with Dimiter Nenov, Marin Goleminov and

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Vera Brady Shipman

Vera Brady Shipman (May 26, 1889 – February 11, 1932) was an American composer, journalist, talent manager, and concert promoter, based in Kansas and Chicago. Early life Vera Corinne Brady was born

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Vera McKenna Clayton

Vera McKenna Clayton (née Vera McKenna; February 18, 1896 – October 6, 1978) was an American music teacher, clubwoman, and community member in Santa Cruz from the 1920s to the 1950s. Early life Vera

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Verdi Karns

Verdi Karns (April 30, 1882 – April 5, 1925), after 1908 Verdi Karns Sturgis, was an American composer of popular tunes. Early life Verdi Karns was born in Bluffton, Indiana, the daughter of Lewis

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Verdina Shlonsky

Verdina Shlonsky (; January 22, 1905 – February 20, 1990) was an Israeli composer, pianist, publicist and painter. Biography Verdina (Rosa) Shlonsky was born to a Hasidic Jewish family in Kremenchuk

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Veronika Krausas

Veronika Judita Krausas (born 1963) is a Canadian composer who lives and works in the United States. Biography She was born in Sydney, Australia but grew up in Canada after the age of four. Her

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Verse Simmonds

Maurice "Verse" Simmonds is a Virgin Islander singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. Based in Los Angeles and raised in the Virgin Islands, he moved to the United States

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Vesna Cáceres

Vesna Vaško (born 5 May 1971), known by the stage name Vesna Cáceres, is a Czech composer, singer, and accordionist. Background Vesna Vaško was born in Croatia in a Czech-Slovenian family. She has

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Vexi Salmi

Veikko Olavi "Vexi" Salmi (; 21 September 1942 – 8 September 2020) was a Finnish lyricist. He wrote the lyrics to numerous popular songs for several prominent artists, including Irwin Goodman, Jari

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