| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Paulus, Stephen |
|
1949 |
2014 |
American composer, best known for his operas and choral music. His best-known piece is his 1982 opera The Postman Always Rings Twice, one of several operas he composed for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis |
| Paviour, Paul |
|
1931 |
|
English born composer, organist and conductor based in Australia. He is best known for his contribution to the music of the Anglican Church and has composed and adapted at least 471 works in 639 publications |
| Paxton, William |
|
1737 |
1781 |
Cellist in England who composed works for cello and violin. Paxton won prizes for two canons: "O Lord in Thee" (1779), and "O Israel, trust in the Lord" (1780). His glee, "Breathe soft, ye winds", was also a favorite for many years. |
| Paynter, John P. |
|
1928 |
1996 |
American composer, music educator, conductor and arranger. As a composer and arranger, he has more than 400 works to his credit. He wrote outstanding arrangements of Malcolm Arnold's work |
| Payson, Arnold |
|
|
|
Music editor and translator |
| Paz, Octavio |
|
1914 |
1998 |
Mexican poet-diplomat and writer. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature. |
| Peacock, Thomas Love |
|
1785 |
1866 |
English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work |
| Peake, Mervyn |
|
1911 |
1968 |
English writer, artist and poet |
| Pears, Sir Peter |
Pears , Sir Peter Neville Luard |
1910 |
1986 |
British tenor, a singer of outstanding skill and subtlety who was closely associated with the works of Sir Benjamin Britten. |
| Pearsall, Robert Lucas de |
|
1795 |
1856 |
English composer. he is best known for his vocal works, particularly for his madrigals and part songs, which he composed as a means of reviving Renaissance-era styles. |
| Pearson, Arthur |
|
1864 |
1936 |
British organist and music teacher. He was the Borough Organist for 44 years and was the organist at St. Paul's Church, Huddersfield, for over 50 years. |
| Pearson, Edith |
Pearson, Edith May |
1909 |
|
British composer of light music |
| Pearson, William |
Pearson, William Dean |
1905 |
2000 |
Author, Editor, Arranger, Performer, Composer |
| Peele, George |
|
1558 |
1596 |
English translator, poet, and dramatist, who is most noted for his supposed but not universally accepted collaboration with William Shakespeare on the play Titus Andronicus. |
| Peerson, Martin |
|
1580 |
1651 |
English composer, organist and virginalist. Despite Roman Catholic leanings at a time when it was illegal not to subscribe to Church of England beliefs and practices, he was highly esteemed for his musical abilities and held posts at St Paul's Cathedral and, it is believed, Westminster Abbey. His output included both sacred and secular music in forms such as consort music, keyboard pieces, madrigals and motets. |
| Peery, Rob Roy |
|
1900 |
1973 |
American composer, teacher and music critic. In addition to composing works for piano , he arranged a number of liturgical and gospel works which are still in use today. |
| Pehkonen, Elis |
|
1942 |
|
English composer of Finnish extraction |
| Peñalosa, Francisco de |
|
1470 |
1535 |
Spanish composer of the middle Renaissance. Peñalosa wrote masses, Magnificat settings, motets and hymns. Eleven secular compositions have survived, including an ensalada (a form of quodlibet) Por las sierras de Madrid for six voices |
| Penn, Arthur A. |
|
1875 |
1941 |
American songwriter born in London, England, UK. Wrote the lyrics and music for the popular ballad "Smilin' Through" in 1919. Died in New London, Connecticut, USA. |
| Penn, S. |
|
|
|
Music arranger |
| Pepper, Harry S. |
|
1891 |
1970 |
British radio producer, screen writer and lyricist |
| Pepys, Samuel |
|
1633 |
1703 |
English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man |
| Perdigones, Rafael Ruiz |
Ruiz, Rafael |
|
|
Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones had recorded Spanish flamenco-pop as Los del Rio, a pop and dance duo which formed in 1962. They are best known for their smash-hit dance single "Macarena". |
| Peretti, Hugo |
|
1916 |
1986 |
American songwriter, trumpeter and record producer. |
| Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista |
Draghi, Giovanni Battista |
1710 |
1736 |
Italian composer, violinist and organist. Pergolesi was one of the most important early composers of opera buffa (comic opera). |
| Perkins, Carl |
|
1932 |
1998 |
American rockabilly musician |
| Perman, A. J. |
Perman, Albert James |
|
|
early 20th century Lyricist/poet |
| Perrin, Julie |
|
|
|
Australian artist whoe brings twenty years experience as a storyteller and arts educator. She now directs Tellingwords. Her professional background includes performance, teaching and creative writing. Julie collaborates with musicians to perform at festivals and conferences |
| Perronet, Edward |
|
1726 |
1792 |
The son of an Anglican priest, who worked closely with Anglican priest John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley for many years in England's eighteenth century revival. He is perhaps most famous for penning the lyrics to the well known hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name". |
| Perry, Dave |
|
1947 |
|
Dave and Jean Perry are well known for their excellent and exciting choral writing. After spending twenty-eight years as a high school choral director, Dave retired in order to devote more time to writing music. During his years as a choral music educator, he also taught musical theater, music theory, guitar, and humanities. In addition, Dave has twenty years of experience directing church youth choirs |