| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Horsley, William |
|
1774 |
1858 |
English musician. His compositions are numerous, and he is best known for his glees and hymns |
| Horton, Vaughn |
Horton, George Vaughn |
1911 |
1988 |
American singer songwriter |
| Horváth, Josef Maria |
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1931 |
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Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor. |
| Hough, Stephen |
|
1961 |
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British-born pianist, composer, writer. Became an Australian citizen in 2005 |
| Houghton, Lord |
Milnes, Richard Monckton , 1st Baron Houghton |
1809 |
1885 |
English poet, patron of literature and politician. He became a member of the famous Apostles Club, which then included Alfred Lord Tennyson, Arthur Hallam, Richard Chenevix Trench, Joseph Williams Blakesley, and others |
| House, R. |
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| Housman, Alfred Edward |
|
1859 |
1936 |
English poet and classicist |
| Hovhaness, Alan |
|
1911 |
2000 |
American composer. whose output assimilates the music of many cultures |
| Hovi, Seppo |
Hovi, Seppo Johan |
1946 |
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Finnish pianist, teacher and television presenter |
| Hovland, Egil |
|
1924 |
2013 |
Norwegian composer who wrote in diverse styles, including Norwegian-Romantic, Gregorian, neo-classical, twelve-tone, aleatoric, and serial. |
| How, Martin |
|
1931 |
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British composer and organist. Martin has spent most of his career with the Royal School of Church Music where he was known principally as a choir trainer specialising in the training and motivation of young singers |
| Howard, Bart |
Gustafson, Howard Joseph |
1915 |
2004 |
American composer and writer of the famous jazz standard "Fly Me To The Moon" with 49 other songs to his credit, |
| Howard, Ron |
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| Howe, Julia Ward |
|
1819 |
1910 |
American abolitionist, social activist, poet, and the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". |
| Howell, Dorothy |
Howell, Dorothy Gertrude |
1898 |
1982 |
English composer and pianist. |
| Howells, Herbert Norman |
|
1892 |
1983 |
English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music. |
| Howerton, George |
|
1905 |
1999 |
American musicologist and teacher,musically active from a young age, teaching piano and studying organ as a high school freshman. He became Director of Choral Activities at Northwestern University,and he was named Dean of the School of Music He published articles and books on choral music |
| Høybye, John |
|
1939 |
|
Danish choral conductor and composer John Høybye is well known through most of the world for his harmonious and easy-flowing choral music |
| Hudson, Will |
|
1908 |
1981 |
Canadian-born American composer/arranger |
| Huff, Mac |
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20th and 21st century American Pianist, Teacher, composer, arranger and choral music director |
| Hugh, Robert |
|
1957 |
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American Teacher and composer particularly of music for Youth Choirs |
| Hughes, Brian |
|
1938 |
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Welsh composer of choral and vocal music, as well as some chamber music |
| Hughes, Christopher Merrick |
Merrick |
1954 |
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British music producer, songwriter, and drummer for Adam and the Ants. Best known as producer of Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair, and as the co-writer of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", Hughes has a joint background as a musician, songwriter and producer. |
| Hughes, Herbert |
|
1882 |
1937 |
Irish composer, music critic and a collector and arranger of Irish folksongs. |
| Hughes, Howard Leo |
|
1930 |
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The American composer’s first published work was “Mass for Peace” followed by a wide range of liturgical compositions. He is organist and music director for the Marianist Center in Cupertino |
| Hughes, J. Edmund |
|
1947 |
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US music academic and educator |
| Hughes, John |
Hughes, John Wilden Jnr |
1950 |
2009 |
American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and/or scripted some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and early 1990s |
| Hughes, Langston |
Hughes, James Mercer Langston |
1902 |
1967 |
American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist |
| Hughes, Penelope |
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20th century composer |
| Hughes, Robert James |
|
1912 |
2007 |
Scottish born Australian composer |