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Composers whose names start with WO.
W. O. Forsyth
Wesley Octavius Forsyth (January 26, 1859 – May 7, 1937) was a Canadian pianist, composer and music educator based in Toronto, Ontario. Most of his compositions were written for the piano and voice.
Read → Post-WarWłodzimierz Korcz
Włodzimierz Korcz (born 13 November 1943 in Łódź) is a Polish composer, pianist, music producer and author of many popular songs. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Łódź and debuted in 1965.
Read → Post-WarWłodzimierz Kotoński
Włodzimierz Kotoński (23 August 1925 – 4 September 2014) was a Polish composer. Biography Born in Warsaw, Kotoński studied there with Piotr Rytel and Tadeusz Szeligowski at the PWSM, graduating in
Read → Early RomanticWojciech Grzymała
Wojciech Grzymała (23 April 1793 – 16 December 1871), also known as Albert Grzymala or Albert Grzymała, was a Polish soldier, politician, and banker who was a close associate in Paris of Polish
Read → Post-WarWojciech Trzciński
Wojciech Stanisław Trzciński (22 July 1949 – 1 February 2025) was a Polish composer, arranger, pianist, guitarist, conductor and music producer. Trzciński was a graduate of the Stephen Báthory 2nd
Read → 21st CenturyWojtek Urbański
Wojciech Urbański (born October 4, 1986, in Warsaw) is a composer, music producer, and arranger. He won a Fryderyk Award in 2022 for the album “4GET” by the band Rysy. He is also a recipient of the
Read → RomanticWoldemar Bargiel
Woldemar Bargiel (3 October 182823 February 1897) was a German composer and conductor of the Romantic period. Life Bargiel was born in Berlin and was the younger maternal half-brother of Clara
Read → BaroqueWolff Jakob Lauffensteiner
Wolff Jakob Lauffensteiner (1676–1754) was a lutenist active in the Bavarian court where he spent much of his career in service to the Elector of Bavaria in Munich. Some of Lauffensteiner's
Read → ClassicalWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of
Read → BaroqueWolfgang Carl Briegel
Wolfgang Carl Briegel (21 May 1626 – 19 November 1712, Darmstadt) was a German organist, teacher and composer. Biography Born 21 May 1626, in Königsberg, Bavaria, he was a student in Nuremberg and
Read → 20th CenturyWolfgang Fortner
Wolfgang Fortner (12 October 1907 – 5 September 1987) was a German composer, academic composition teacher and conductor. Life and career Fortner was born in Leipzig. From his parents, who were both
Read → Post-WarWolfgang Hildemann
Wolfgang Hildemann (June 17, 1925 — August 25, 1995 in Düsseldorf) was a German composer and music teacher who is known for the use of the twelve-tone technique. Life and education Hildemann was born
Read → Post-WarWolfgang Lesser
Wolfgang Lesser (31 May 1923 – 27 September 1999) was a German composer and music official of the GDR. Life and career Born in Breslau, Lesser, son of a merchant, attended the Realgymnasium in Berlin
Read → Post-WarWolfgang Pasquay
Wolfgang Pasquay (10 February 1931 – 8 April 2006) was a German classical pianist, composer and music educator. Youth Born in Cottbus, Pasquay received piano lessons as a child. From 1941 he attended
Read → BaroqueWolfgang Printz
Wolfgang Caspar Printz (10 October 1641 – 13 October 1717), normally referred to as Wolfgang Printz (with sometimes the variation of Kaspar), was a German composer who studied theology and was
Read → Post-WarWolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Michael Rihm (; 13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe. He was an influential post-war European
Read → Post-WarWolfgang Rübsam
Wolfgang Friedrich Rübsam (born October 16, 1946, in Gießen) is a German-American organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue. Biography After his musical training with Erich Ackermann in Fulda,
Read → Post-WarWolfgang Schoor
Wolfgang Schoor (18 September 1926 – 28 January 2007) was a German composer, who wrote orchestral works, song cycles and chamber music and the music for numerous children's and documentary films and
Read → Post-WarWolfgang von Schweinitz
Wolfgang von Schweinitz (born 7 February 1953 in Hamburg) is a German composer of classical music and an academic teacher. Career Schweinitz studied composition at the Hochschule für Musik und
Read → Post-WarWolfram Heicking
Wolfram Heicking (19 May 1927 – 19 August 2023) was a German composer, musicologist and professor at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin. He was renowned for his extensive body of work that
Read → Post-WarWolfram Menschick
Wolfram Menschick (28 October 1937 – 8 December 2010) was a German Catholic church musician, composer and academic teacher. From 1969 to 2002 he was responsible for the church music at Eichstätt
Read → MedievalWolfram von Eschenbach
Wolfram von Eschenbach (; c. 1160/80 – c. 1220) was a German knight, poet and composer, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric
Read → EntryWomen in Latin music
Women have made significant contributions to Latin music, a genre which predates the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Indigenous communities reserved music for women, who were given equal
Read → EntryWomen in music
Women in music have occupied many roles in the art over the centuries and have been responsible for a multitude of contributions, shaping movements, genres, and trends as singers, songwriters,
Read → 21st CenturyWonwoo
Jeon Won-woo (; born July 17, 1996), known mononymously as Wonwoo (), is a South Korean rapper and singer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, its
Read → 21st CenturyWoody Jackson
Woodrow Wilson Jackson III (born June 10, 1970) is an American composer and session musician. He is best known for his work with Rockstar Games, composing scores for its video games Red Dead
Read → 21st CenturyWoozi
Lee Ji-hoon (; born November 22, 1996), known by his stage name Woozi (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean
Read → 21st CenturyWorakls
Kevin Rodrigues (born 28 September 1988), known by his stage name Worakls, is a French electronic musician and composer. He is known for blending orchestral and electronic instrumentation with rock
Read → 21st CenturyWouter Kellerman
Wouter Kellerman (born 20 September 1961) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning South African flautist, producer, composer and philanthropist, who has won nine South African Music Awards. Classically
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