| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Thayer, Pat |
|
1885 |
1969 |
Australian born 20th century composer |
| The Edge |
Evans, David Howell |
1961 |
|
English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. |
| Thekla [Mother], |
Sharf, Marina |
1919 |
2011 |
Russian whose family escaped on the death of the Royal family. She became an Abbess at Normanby in Yorkshire. As a leading theologian and religious thinker, she strongly influenced the great British composer, John Tavener, who converted to Orthodoxy from Presbyterianism. She also provided libretti for a series of important works including "Song for Athene" (1993) which was part of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, The Apocalypse (1993), Fall And Resurrection (1999), We Shall See Him |
| Thibault, Gilles |
Thibaut, Lucien |
1927 |
2000 |
French songwriter. From 1965, he wrote regularly for Johnny Hallyday, 38 songs in total, By June 1967, he co-wrote the lyrics of a dozen songs with and for Claude François, the most famous being Paul Anka's adaption to English under the title My Way. |
| Thiel, Carl |
|
1862 |
1939 |
German organist, church musician and professor of music. Thiel composed and edited spiritual vocal music and a cappella Music. Some of his works belong today to the repertoire of many church choirs. |
| Thiman, Eric Harding |
|
1900 |
1975 |
English composer, conductor and organist. Thiman's list of published works numbered about 1,300. These include a large number of partsongs (many for SS or SSA and piano, but also many for SATB) and many anthems and carols |
| Thomas, Ambroise |
Thomas, Ambroise Charles Louis |
1811 |
1896 |
French composer, best known for his operas Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868), after Shakespeare) and as Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 till his death |
| Thomas, Andre J. |
|
1952 |
|
American composer and conductor. He currently serves as a professor of music at Florida State University. Thomas conducts various choral organizations throughout the United States and internationally. He currently serves as the artistic director for the Tallahassee Community Chorus. his choral compositions have been published by seven different publishing companies. |
| Thomas, Dylan |
|
1914 |
1953 |
Welsh poet and writer, whose poems include "Under Milkwood" Thomas wrote exclusively in the English language. He has been acknowledged as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century and noted for his original, rhythmic and ingenious use of words and imagery. |
| Thomas, Edward |
Thomas, Philip Edward |
1878 |
1917 |
British poet, essayist, and novelist. He is commonly considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences, and his career in poetry only came after he had already been a successful writer and literary critic |
| Thomas, Elmer R. |
|
1931 |
2012 |
Dr. Thomas was professor emeritus and founder of the department of Choral Studies at CCM. He conducted and taught at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati where he built one of the leading choral programs in the United States and an extensive graduate program for conductors. |
| Thomas, Jimmie |
|
1939 |
|
American songwriter and blues musician. In 1969 he settled in London, where he produced records |
| Thomas, John Hugh |
|
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Staff member of music department of Cardiff University. The School of Music also has a Chamber Choir, conducted by John Hugh Thomas. The choir gives two concerts a year and has performed in Llandaff Cathedral and St Davids Cathedral. In July 1996 he was awarded the OBE for his services to music in Wales and in 2000 was made a Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. |
| Thomas, Len |
Thomas, Leonard |
|
|
American teacher, vocalist, arranger, adjudicator and conductor, |
| Thomas, Mansel |
Thomas, Mansel Treharne |
1909 |
1986 |
Welsh composer and conductor, who wrote vocal, choral (mixed, female, children’s and male voices), instrumental (solo and chamber), band and orchestral music, specialising in setting songs and poetry |
| Thomas, Paul |
Klammer, Edward |
|
|
Music editor for Concordia, pseudonym for Edward Klammer. Klammer launched his career as teacher and church musician in Lutheran worship. In 1950 he turned his career into a new direction when he accepted a position at Concordia Publishing House, official publication arm of the Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) to develop its music department as both editor and manager. |
| Thomas, W. E. |
Somerset-Thomas, Professor William Edwin; Thomas, William Edwin |
1867 |
1946 |
British born New Zealand composer and organist. Was appointed Professor of music at Auckland University and conductorship of the Auckland Choral Societyd |
| Thompson-Jenner, Linda |
Thompson, Linda Diane |
1950 |
|
American songwriter/lyricist, and former actress and beauty pageant winner. She was married to then Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner |
| Thompson, Dick |
Thompson, Richard |
|
|
Contemporary music arranger for Santa Barbara Publishers |
| Thompson, Edward |
|
|
|
English music arranger and editor |
| Thompson, Randall |
|
1899 |
1984 |
American composer, particularly noted for his choral works. Thompson composed three symphonies and numerous vocal works including Americana, The Testament of Freedom, Frostiana, and The Peaceable Kingdom, |
| Thomson, Virgil |
|
1896 |
1989 |
American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. |
| Thornley, Arthur |
|
1905 |
1977 |
English conductor who conducted the Leicester Symphony orchestra during WWII following Sir Malcolm Sargent |
| Thorsen, David |
|
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Professor Emeritus, and a founding member of the School of Music at California State University, Fullerton. He served as Coordinator of Choral Music and Director of the University Singers from 1960 until his retirement in 1995. |
| Thorvaldsdottir, Anna |
|
1971 |
|
Icelandic composer whose music is widely performed internationally and has been commissioned by many of the world's leading orchestras, ensembles, and arts organizations - such as the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Carnegie Hall |
| Thring, Rev Godfrey |
|
1823 |
1903 |
Anglican clergyman and hymn writer |
| Thygerson, Robert W. |
|
1931 |
|
American organist, composer, arranger primarily of sacred music |
| Ticheli, Frank |
|
1958 |
|
American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. He is Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California |
| Tierney, Patrick |
|
|
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An American arranger of choral music |
| Tilley, Alexander R. |
Tilley, Alexander Reid |
1944 |
|
Canadian Educator, composer, conductor. Tilley has composed or arranged over two dozen choral pieces for school or church use |