| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Blémont, Émile |
Petitdidier, Léon-Émile |
1839 |
1927 |
French poet and playwright. A prolific poet and occasional dramatist, he was linked to Victor Hugo , to the poets of Parnassus and to the Symbolist poets. He will be internationally remembered for the words to the Christmas carol "Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabella" also known as "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle" which he wrote in 1901. |
| Blezzard, Judith |
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Author and Music Editor. Biographer of John Goss. Dr. Judith Blezzard is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Music, Liverpool University. Her work on church music manuscripts (particularly of early English Protestant music) resulted in her election to a Fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries of London. She has written and lectured extensively on various aspects of English church music. |
| Bliss, Paul |
Bliss, P. Paul; Bliss, Phillip Paul Jr. |
1872 |
1933 |
20th century American composer, lyricist and arranger. Son of Phillip Paul Bliss, also composer |
| Bliss, Phillip Paul |
Bliss, Phillip Paul Snr; Newton, Edward |
1838 |
1876 |
American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone |
| Blitheman, John |
|
1525 |
1591 |
Organist and Composer |
| Block, Alan |
Block, Alan W. |
|
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American Composer of Country Music |
| Blow, John |
|
1649 |
1708 |
Composer of choral music in English language |
| Blower, Maurice |
|
1894 |
1982 |
British Composer and Arranger. Blower was long associated with the Petersfield Festival, and is reasonably well known as a composer of mainly vocal music. He also composed a horn concerto for Dennis Brain. He wrote a symphony in C major, which dates from just before the Second World War but lay unplayed and forgotten in a loft for over six decades until 2005, when it was discovered by his son, Thomas. |
| Blunt, Bruce |
|
1899 |
1957 |
Poet |
| Blyton, Carey |
|
1932 |
|
British composer |
| Boccaccio, Giovanni |
|
1313 |
1375 |
Italian author and Poet |
| Bock, Fred |
|
1939 |
1998 |
Organist, Composer and music publisher |
| Bock, Jerry |
Bock, Jerrold Lewis; Bock, Jerrold Lewis |
1928 |
2010 |
American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical Fiorello! and the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist for the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof with Harnick. |
| Bode, Robert |
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20th century American poet and musician |
| Bodenschatz, Erhard |
|
1576 |
1636 |
German pastor, cantor and composer. He composed numerous motets. |
| Boe, Vigleik |
|
1872 |
1953 |
Norwegian/American Choir Director and Lutheran Minister |
| Boepple, Paul |
|
1896 |
1970 |
The Swiss-American choral conductor and teacher. when he retired. He is credited with exposing USA audiences to Josquin de Pres, Claude LeJeune, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Heinrich Schütz and other previously unheard composers for most Americans. |
| Boeringer, James |
|
1930 |
2014 |
Director of the Moravian Music Foundation from 1980 to 1984 and as organist for Calvary Moravian Church. Composer or Choral and Organ music. |
| Boerlin, Richard |
Boerlin, Richard A. |
|
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20th century American Author, Arranger, Conductor, Composer, Professor of double reed instruments at West Chester State University in Pennsylvania |
| Bogle , Eric |
|
1944 |
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Scottish-born folk singer-songwriter based in Australia. Two of his best known songs are "No Man's Land" (or "The Green Fields of France") and "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" |
| Boguslaw, Maria |
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| Böhm, Karl |
Böhm, Karl August Leopold |
1894 |
1981 |
Austrian conductor. |
| Boiardo, Conte di Scandiano, Matteo Maria |
|
1401 |
1494 |
Italian poet and dramatist, best known for his romance Orlando Innamorato |
| Bojesen, Michael |
|
1960 |
|
Danish choir conductor and Composer |
| Bollbach, Harry |
|
1904 |
1990 |
Composer |
| Bonavia, Feruccio |
|
1877 |
1950 |
Italian born Violinist, author and music critic |
| Bonheur, Theo |
|
1862 |
1930 |
British born Australian composer arranger music publisher bandmaster |
| Bonner, Garry |
Barten, Gary |
|
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American songwriter. Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner first drew attention as members of the Magicians, a New York-based quartet active between 1965 and 1966. |
| Bono |
Paul David Hewson |
1960 |
|
Member of U2 |
| Boodle, Christopher |
|
1952 |
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Organist and Composer |